North Carolina Public Colleges Ranked by Largest Enrollment

List of Public Colleges by Enrollment

Below is a ranking of the 74 public colleges in North Carolina with the largest enrollment of full and part time students. North Carolina State University at Raleigh tops the list with a population of 36,700 students.

List of North Carolina Public Colleges Ranked by Largest Enrollment
School Enrollment
Surry Community College

Dobson, NC

2,797
Blue Ridge Community College

Flat Rock, NC

2,794
Wayne Community College

Goldsboro, NC

2,732
Craven Community College

New Bern, NC

2,701
Nash Community College

Rocky Mount, NC

2,645
Randolph Community College

Asheboro, NC

2,469
Wilkes Community College

Wilkesboro, NC

2,321
Stanly Community College

Albemarle, NC

2,319
College of the Albemarle

Elizabeth City, NC

2,314
Richmond Community College

Hamlet, NC

2,290
Southwestern Community College

Sylva, NC

2,256
Lenoir Community College

Kinston, NC

2,199
Elizabeth City State University

Elizabeth City, NC

2,149
Cleveland Community College

Shelby, NC

1,946
Robeson Community College

Lumberton, NC

1,901
Isothermal Community College

Spindale, NC

1,876
Wilson Community College

Wilson, NC

1,779
Western Piedmont Community College

Morganton, NC

1,749