unitid 199157 · Durham, NC · public 4-year · city (large)
North Carolina Central University
- enrollment 2023
- 8,456
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
87%
59th pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
6,081
58th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
59%
undergrads on Pell grants
93rd pctl among public 4-years
completion
42%
finish within 150% time
42nd pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$26,556
73rd pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$15,359
after aid, aided students
68th pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$42,968
after entry, Title IV students
26th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$28,250
98th pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $13,032 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k48%
- 30-48k22%
- 48-75k15%
- 75-110k10%
- 110k+6%
- Median family income
- $27,183
- First-generation students
- 33%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $6,699
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 1.5× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law. | 130 | $74,587 | — |
| Social Sciences, General. | 122 | — | $34,562 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 114 | $45,281 | $29,500 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 106 | $50,247 | $30,518 |
| Psychology, General. | 99 | $42,637 | $29,727 |
| Library Science and Administration. | 71 | $52,313 | — |
| Social Work. | 69 | $54,375 | — |
| Biology, General. | 61 | $53,779 | $30,420 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General. | 59 | $41,014 | $31,976 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 52 | $40,853 | $29,662 |
| Public Administration. | 50 | $65,070 | — |
| Social Work. | 47 | $45,179 | $31,000 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.