North Carolina Central University Description:
Admissions Data (2011):
- Percent of Applicants Admitted: 61%
- What Are Your Chances? (from Cappex.com)
- Test Scores -- 25th / 75th Percentile
- SAT Critical Reading: 380 / 460
- SAT Math: 390 / 470
- SAT Writing: 370 / 450
- ACT Composite: 15 / 19
- ACT English: 13 / 18
- ACT Math: 16 / 18
- ACT Writing: 5 / 10
Enrollment (2010):
- Total Enrollment: 8,645 (6,520 undergraduates)
- Gender Breakdown: 34% Male / 66% Female
- 83% Full-time
Costs (2011 - 12):
- Tuition and Fees: $4,801 (in-state); $15,374 (out-of-state)
- Books: $1,500 (why so much?)
- Room and Board: $8,342
- Other Expenses: $2,310
- Total Cost: $16,953 (in-state); $27,526 (out-of-state)
North Carolina Central University Financial Aid (2009 - 10):
- Percentage of Students Receiving Aid: 97%
- North Carolina Central Scholarships (Cappex.com)
- Percentage of Students Receiving Types of Aid
- Grants: 89%
- Loans: 86%
- Average Amount of Aid
- Grants: $9,148
- Loans: $5,000
Most Popular Majors:
Transfer, Graduation and Retention Rates:
- First Year Student Retention (full-time students): 69%
- Transfer Out Rate: 15%
- 4-Year Graduation Rate: 18%
- 6-Year Graduation Rate: 38%
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North Carolina Central University Mission Statement:
"North Carolina Central University is a comprehensive university offering programs at the baccalaureate, master's, and selected professional levels. It is the nation's first public liberal arts institution founded for African-Americans. The university upholds a strong liberal arts tradition and a commitment to academic excellence in a diverse educational and cultural environment. It seeks to encourage intellectual productivity and to increase the academic and professional skills of its students and faculty.
The mission of the university is to prepare students academically and professionally to become leaders prepared to advance the consciousness of social responsibility in a diverse, global society. The university will serve its traditional clientele of African-American students; it will also expand its commitment to meet the educational needs of a student body that is diverse in race and other socioeconomic qualities.
Teaching, supported by research, is the primary focus of the university. As a part of that focus, the university encourages its faculty to pursue intellectual development and rewards effective teaching and research. The university recognizes, however, the mutually reinforcing impact of scholarship and service on effective teaching and learning. North Carolina Central University, therefore, encourages and expects faculty and students to engage in scholarly, creative, and service activities, which benefit the community."
