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== Institutions == Within its seventeen campuses, UNC houses two medical schools and one teaching hospital, ten nursing programs, two schools of dentistry, one veterinary school and hospital, and a school of pharmacy, as well as a two law schools, 15 schools of education, three schools of engineering, and a school for performing artists.<ref name="UNC Facts"/> The oldest university, the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]], first admitted students in 1795. The smallest and newest member is the [[North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics]], a residential two-year high school, founded in 1980 and a full member of the university since 2007. The largest university is [[North Carolina State University]], with 37,323 students as of fall 2023. While the official names of each campus are determined by the North Carolina General Assembly, abbreviations are determined by the individual school.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://media.www.dailytarheel.com/media/storage/paper885/news/2002/01/08/UndefinedSection/Unc-Leaders.Want.Abbreviation.Change-1346331.shtml|archive-url=https://archive.today/20081204112837/http://media.www.dailytarheel.com/media/storage/paper885/news/2002/01/08/UndefinedSection/Unc-Leaders.Want.Abbreviation.Change-1346331.shtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=2008-12-04|title=UNC Leaders Want Abbreviation Change|last=Wootson|first=Cleve R. Jr.|date=2002-01-08|newspaper=The Daily Tar Heel|access-date=2008-06-19}}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;" |- ! Official name<br/><small>(Previous name)</small> ! Official abbrev. ! Location ! Enrollment<br /><small>As of Fall 2023</small><ref name="UNC Enrollment">{{cite web |title=Enrollment by Institution |url=https://myinsight.northcarolina.edu/t/Public/views/db_enroll/EnrollmentbyInstitution?%3Aembed=y&%3AisGuestRedirectFromVizportal=y |website=myinsight.northcarolina.edu |publisher=University of North Carolina |access-date=7 March 2024}}</ref> ! [[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education|Carnegie Classification]] ! Founded ! Athletics (Affiliation) ! Joined system ! class="unsortable"| {{abbr|Refs|References}} |- |[[Appalachian State University]]<br/><small>(Appalachian State Teacher's College, until 1967)</small> | style="text-align:center;"|ASU,<br />App State<br />(for athletics) | style="text-align:center;"|[[Boone, North Carolina|Boone]], [[Watauga County, North Carolina|Watauga County]] | style="text-align:center;"|21,253 | style="text-align:center;"|[[masters university|master's university]] | style="text-align:center;"|1899 | style="text-align:center;"|[[Appalachian State Mountaineers|Mountaineers]] ([[NCAA Division I|NCAA D-I]], [[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]]) | style="text-align:center;"|1972 |<ref>{{cite web| title = Appalachian State University| work = Institutional Profiles| publisher = University of North Carolina| year = 2007| url = http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/ASU_Inst._Profile_07-08_10.pdf| access-date = 2008-03-18| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081121055239/http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/ASU_Inst._Profile_07-08_10.pdf| archive-date = 2008-11-21| url-status = dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = Appalachian State University| work = Carnegie Classifications| publisher = The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching| year = 2007| url = http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/ASU_Inst._Profile_07-08_10.pdf| access-date = 2008-03-18| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081121055239/http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/ASU_Inst._Profile_07-08_10.pdf| archive-date = 2008-11-21| url-status = dead}}</ref> |- |[[East Carolina University]]<br/><small>(East Carolina College, until 1967)</small> | style="text-align:center;"|ECU,<br />East Carolina<br />(for athletics) | style="text-align:center;"|[[Greenville, North Carolina|Greenville]], [[Pitt County, North Carolina|Pitt County]] | style="text-align:center;"|26,785 | style="text-align:center;"|[[doctoral university|doctoral/research university]] | style="text-align:center;"|1907 | style="text-align:center;"|[[East Carolina Pirates|Pirates]] ([[NCAA Division I|NCAA D-I]], [[American Athletic Conference|American]]) | style="text-align:center;"|1972 |<ref>{{cite web| title = East Carolina University| work = Institutional Profiles| publisher = University of North Carolina| year = 2007| url = http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/ECU_Inst._Profile_07-08_12.pdf| access-date = 2008-03-18| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110514151303/http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/ECU_Inst._Profile_07-08_12.pdf| archive-date = 2011-05-14| url-status = dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = East Carolina University| work = Carnegie Classifications| publisher = The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching| year = 2007| url = http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/ECU_Inst._Profile_07-08_12.pdf| access-date = 2008-03-18| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110514151303/http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/ECU_Inst._Profile_07-08_12.pdf| archive-date = 2011-05-14| url-status = dead}}</ref> |- |[[Elizabeth City State University]]<br/><small>(Elizabeth City State College, until 1969)</small> | style="text-align:center;"|ECSU | style="text-align:center;"|[[Elizabeth City, North Carolina|Elizabeth City]], [[Pasquotank County, North Carolina|Pasquotank County]] | style="text-align:center;"|2,165 | style="text-align:center;"|[[baccalaureate college]] | style="text-align:center;"|1891 | style="text-align:center;"|[[Elizabeth City State Vikings|Vikings]] ([[NCAA Division II|NCAA D-II]], [[Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association|CIAA]]) | style="text-align:center;"|1972 |<ref>{{cite web| title = Elizabeth City State University| work = Institutional Profiles| publisher = University of North Carolina| year = 2007| url = http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/ECSU_Inst._Profile_07-08_14.pdf| access-date = 2008-03-18| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081121022140/http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/ECSU_Inst._Profile_07-08_14.pdf| archive-date = 2008-11-21| url-status = dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = Elizabeth City State University| work = Carnegie Classifications| publisher = The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching| year = 2007| url = http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/ECSU_Inst._Profile_07-08_14.pdf| access-date = 2008-03-18| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081121022140/http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/ECSU_Inst._Profile_07-08_14.pdf| archive-date = 2008-11-21| url-status = dead}}</ref> |- |[[Fayetteville State University]]<br/><small>(Fayetteville State College, until 1969)</small> | style="text-align:center;"|FSU | style="text-align:center;"|[[Fayetteville, North Carolina|Fayetteville]], [[Cumberland County, North Carolina|Cumberland County]] | style="text-align:center;"|6,847 | style="text-align:center;"|master's university | style="text-align:center;"|1867 | style="text-align:center;"|[[Fayetteville State Broncos and Lady Broncos|Broncos]] ([[NCAA Division II|NCAA D-II]], [[Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association|CIAA]]) | style="text-align:center;"|1972 |<ref>{{cite web| title = Fayetteville State University| work = Institutional Profiles| publisher = University of North Carolina| year = 2007| url = http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/FSU_Inst._Profile_07-08_16.pdf| access-date = 2008-03-18| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110514151443/http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/FSU_Inst._Profile_07-08_16.pdf| archive-date = 2011-05-14| url-status = dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = Fayetteville State University| work = Carnegie Classifications| publisher = The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching| year = 2007| url = http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/FSU_Inst._Profile_07-08_16.pdf| access-date = 2008-03-18| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110514151443/http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/FSU_Inst._Profile_07-08_16.pdf| archive-date = 2011-05-14| url-status = dead}}</ref> |- |[[North Carolina A&T State University]]<br/><small>(The Agricultural and Technical College of North Carolina, until 1969)</small> | style="text-align:center;"|NC A&T | style="text-align:center;"|[[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro]], [[Guilford County, North Carolina|Guilford County]] | style="text-align:center;"|13,885 | style="text-align:center;"|doctoral/research university | style="text-align:center;"|1891 | style="text-align:center;"|[[North Carolina A&T Aggies|Aggies]] ([[NCAA Division I|NCAA D-I]], [[Coastal Athletic Association|CAA]]) | style="text-align:center;"|1972 |<ref>{{cite web| title = North Carolina Agriculture and Technical State University| work = Institutional Profiles| publisher = University of North Carolina| year = 2007| url = http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/NCAT_Inst._Profile_07-08_18.pdf| access-date = 2008-03-18| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110514151400/http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/NCAT_Inst._Profile_07-08_18.pdf| archive-date = 2011-05-14| url-status = dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = North Carolina Agriculture and Technical State University| work = Carnegie Classifications| publisher = The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching| year = 2007| url = http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/NCAT_Inst._Profile_07-08_18.pdf| access-date = 2008-03-18| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110514151400/http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/NCAT_Inst._Profile_07-08_18.pdf| archive-date = 2011-05-14| url-status = dead}}</ref> |- |[[North Carolina Central University]]<br/><small>(North Carolina College at Durham, until 1969)</small> | style="text-align:center;"|NCCU,<br />NC Central<br />(for athletics) | style="text-align:center;"|[[Durham, North Carolina|Durham]], [[Durham County, North Carolina|Durham County]] | style="text-align:center;"|7,965 | style="text-align:center;"|master's university | style="text-align:center;"|1909 | style="text-align:center;"|[[North Carolina Central Eagles|Eagles]] ([[NCAA Division I|NCAA D-I]], [[Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference|MEAC]]) | style="text-align:center;"|1972 |<ref>{{cite web| title = North Carolina Central University| work = Institutional Profiles| publisher = University of North Carolina| year = 2007| url = http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/NCCU_Inst._Profile_07-08_20.pdf| access-date = 2008-03-18| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110514151245/http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/NCCU_Inst._Profile_07-08_20.pdf| archive-date = 2011-05-14| url-status = dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = North Carolina Central University| work = Carnegie Classifications| publisher = The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching| year = 2007| url = http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/NCCU_Inst._Profile_07-08_20.pdf| access-date = 2008-03-18| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110514151245/http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/NCCU_Inst._Profile_07-08_20.pdf| archive-date = 2011-05-14| url-status = dead}}</ref> |- |[[North Carolina State University]]<br/><small>(North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering, until 1963)</small> | style="text-align:center;"|NCSU,<br />NC State or State <br />(for athletics) | style="text-align:center;"|[[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]], [[Wake County, North Carolina|Wake County]] | style="text-align:center;"|37,323 | style="text-align:center;"|doctoral/research university | style="text-align:center;"|1887 | style="text-align:center;"|[[NC State Wolfpack|Wolfpack]] ([[NCAA Division I|NCAA D-I]], [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]]) | style="text-align:center;"|1932 |<ref>{{cite web| title = North Carolina State University| work = Institutional Profiles| publisher = University of North Carolina| year = 2007| url = http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/NCSU_Inst._Profile_07-08_24.pdf| access-date = 2008-03-18| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110514151229/http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/NCSU_Inst._Profile_07-08_24.pdf| archive-date = 2011-05-14| url-status = dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = North Carolina State University| work = Carnegie Classifications| publisher = The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching| year = 2007| url = http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/NCSU_Inst._Profile_07-08_24.pdf| access-date = 2008-03-18| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110514151229/http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/NCSU_Inst._Profile_07-08_24.pdf| archive-date = 2011-05-14| url-status = dead}}</ref> |- |[[University of North Carolina at Asheville]]<br/><small>(Asheville-Biltmore College until 1969)</small> | style="text-align:center;"|UNCA or<br />Asheville | style="text-align:center;"|[[Asheville, North Carolina|Asheville]], [[Buncombe County, North Carolina|Buncombe County]] | style="text-align:center;"|2,925 | style="text-align:center;"|baccalaureate college | style="text-align:center;"|1927 | style="text-align:center;"|[[UNC Asheville Bulldogs|Bulldogs]] ([[NCAA Division I|NCAA D-I]], [[Big South Conference|Big South]]) | style="text-align:center;"|1969 |<ref>{{cite web| title = University of North Carolina at Asheville| work = Institutional Profiles| publisher = University of North Carolina| year = 2007| url = http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/UNCA_Inst._Profile_07-08_26.pdf| access-date = 2008-03-18| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110514023546/http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/UNCA_Inst._Profile_07-08_26.pdf| archive-date = 2011-05-14| url-status = dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = University of North Carolina at Asheville| work = Carnegie Classifications| publisher = The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching| year = 2007| url = http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/UNCA_Inst._Profile_07-08_26.pdf| access-date = 2008-03-18| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110514023546/http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/UNCA_Inst._Profile_07-08_26.pdf| archive-date = 2011-05-14| url-status = dead}}</ref> |- |[[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]]<br/><small>(University of North Carolina, until 1963)</small> | style="text-align:center;"|UNC-Chapel Hill,<ref>{{cite news |title=UNC Leaders Want Abbreviation Change |url=https://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2002/01/unc_leaders_want_abbreviation_change |access-date=2021-01-19 |work=[[The Daily Tar Heel]] |date=January 8, 2002}}</ref><ref>[http://media.www.dailytarheel.com/content/image-everything-unc Oh, Four Oh Four]{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. Media.www.dailytarheel.com. Retrieved on 2013-07-29.</ref><br />UNC-CH, North Carolina, or Carolina<br />(for athletics) | style="text-align:center;"|[[Chapel Hill, North Carolina|Chapel Hill]], [[Orange County, North Carolina|Orange County]] | style="text-align:center;"|32,234 | style="text-align:center;"|doctoral/research university | style="text-align:center;"|1789 | style="text-align:center;"|[[North Carolina Tar Heels|Tar Heels]] ([[NCAA Division I|NCAA D-I]], [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]]) | style="text-align:center;"|1932 |<ref>{{cite web| title = University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill| work = Institutional Profiles| publisher = University of North Carolina| year = 2007| url = http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/UNC_CH_Inst._Profile_07-08_28.pdf| access-date = 2008-03-18| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110514151452/http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/UNC_CH_Inst._Profile_07-08_28.pdf| archive-date = 2011-05-14| url-status = dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill| work = Carnegie Classifications| publisher = The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching| year = 2007| url = http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/UNC_CH_Inst._Profile_07-08_28.pdf| access-date = 2008-03-18| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110514151452/http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/UNC_CH_Inst._Profile_07-08_28.pdf| archive-date = 2011-05-14| url-status = dead}}</ref> |- |[[University of North Carolina at Charlotte]]<br/><small>(Charlotte College, until 1965)</small> | style="text-align:center;"| UNC Charlotte,<br />Charlotte<br />(for athletics) | style="text-align:center;"|[[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]], [[Mecklenburg County, North Carolina|Mecklenburg County]] | style="text-align:center;"|30,298 | style="text-align:center;"|doctoral/research university | style="text-align:center;"|1946 | style="text-align:center;"|[[Charlotte 49ers|49ers]] ([[NCAA Division I|NCAA D-I]], [[American Athletic Conference|American]]) | style="text-align:center;"|1965 |<ref>{{cite web| title = University of North Carolina at Charlotte| work = Institutional Profiles| publisher = University of North Carolina| year = 2007| url = http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/UNCC_Inst._Profile_07-08_30.pdf| access-date = 2008-03-18| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110514151253/http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/UNCC_Inst._Profile_07-08_30.pdf| archive-date = 2011-05-14| url-status = dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = University of North Carolina at Charlotte| work = Carnegie Classifications| publisher = The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching| year = 2007| url = http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/UNCC_Inst._Profile_07-08_30.pdf| access-date = 2008-03-18| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110514151253/http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/UNCC_Inst._Profile_07-08_30.pdf| archive-date = 2011-05-14| url-status = dead}}</ref> |- |[[University of North Carolina at Greensboro]]<br/><small>(The Woman's College of the University of North Carolina, until 1963)</small> | style="text-align:center;"|UNCG | style="text-align:center;"|[[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro]], [[Guilford County, North Carolina|Guilford County]] | style="text-align:center;"|17,743 | style="text-align:center;"|doctoral/research university | style="text-align:center;"|1891 | style="text-align:center;"|[[UNC Greensboro Spartans|Spartans]] ([[NCAA Division I|NCAA D-I]], [[Southern Conference|SoCon]]) | style="text-align:center;"|1932 |<ref>{{cite web| title = University of North Carolina at Greensboro| work = Institutional Profiles| publisher = University of North Carolina| year = 2007| url = http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/UNCG_Inst._Profile_07-08_32.pdf| access-date = 2008-03-18| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081121004546/http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/UNCG_Inst._Profile_07-08_32.pdf| archive-date = 2008-11-21| url-status = dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = University of North Carolina at Greensboro| work = Carnegie Classifications| publisher = The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching| year = 2007| url = http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/UNCG_Inst._Profile_07-08_32.pdf| access-date = 2008-03-18| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081121004546/http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/UNCG_Inst._Profile_07-08_32.pdf| archive-date = 2008-11-21| url-status = dead}}</ref> |- |[[University of North Carolina at Pembroke]]<br/><small>(Pembroke State University, until 1996)</small> | style="text-align:center;"|UNCP | style="text-align:center;"|[[Pembroke, North Carolina|Pembroke]], [[Robeson County, North Carolina|Robeson County]] | style="text-align:center;"|7,630 | style="text-align:center;"|master's university | style="text-align:center;"|1887 | style="text-align:center;"|[[UNC Pembroke Braves|Braves]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uncpbraves.com/landing/index|title=UNC Pembroke|access-date=2015-02-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215041344/http://uncpbraves.com/landing/index|archive-date=2015-02-15|url-status=dead}}</ref> ([[NCAA Division II|NCAA D-II]], [[Conference Carolinas|Carolinas]]) | style="text-align:center;"|1972 |<ref>{{cite web| title = University of North Carolina at Pembroke| work = Institutional Profiles| publisher = University of North Carolina| year = 2007| url = http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/UNCP_Inst._Profile_07-08_34.pdf| access-date = 2008-03-18| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110514151337/http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/UNCP_Inst._Profile_07-08_34.pdf| archive-date = 2011-05-14| url-status = dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = University of North Carolina at Pembroke| work = Carnegie Classifications| publisher = The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching| year = 2007| url = http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/UNCP_Inst._Profile_07-08_34.pdf| access-date = 2008-03-18| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110514151337/http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/UNCP_Inst._Profile_07-08_34.pdf| archive-date = 2011-05-14| url-status = dead}}</ref> |- |[[University of North Carolina Wilmington]]<br/><small>(Wilmington College, until 1969)</small> | style="text-align:center;"|UNCW | style="text-align:center;"|[[Wilmington, North Carolina|Wilmington]], [[New Hanover County, North Carolina|New Hanover County]] | style="text-align:center;"|17,987 | style="text-align:center;"|doctoral/research university | style="text-align:center;"|1947 | style="text-align:center;"|[[UNC Wilmington Seahawks|Seahawks]] ([[NCAA Division I|NCAA D-I]], [[Coastal Athletic Association|CAA]]) | style="text-align:center;"|1969 |<ref>{{cite web| title = University of North Carolina at Wilmington| work = Institutional Profiles| publisher = University of North Carolina| year = 2007| url = http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/UNCW_Inst._Profile_07-08_36.pdf| access-date = 2008-03-18| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110514151345/http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/UNCW_Inst._Profile_07-08_36.pdf| archive-date = 2011-05-14| url-status = dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = University of North Carolina at Wilmington| work = Carnegie Classifications| publisher = The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching| year = 2007| url = http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/UNCW_Inst._Profile_07-08_36.pdf| access-date = 2008-03-18| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110514151345/http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/UNCW_Inst._Profile_07-08_36.pdf| archive-date = 2011-05-14| url-status = dead}}</ref> |- |[[University of North Carolina School of the Arts]]<br/><small>(North Carolina School of the Arts, until 2008)</small> | style="text-align:center;"|UNCSA | style="text-align:center;"|[[Winston-Salem, North Carolina|Winston-Salem]], [[Forsyth County, North Carolina|Forsyth County]] | style="text-align:center;"|1,074 | style="text-align:center;"|[[special-focus institution]] | style="text-align:center;"|1963 | style="text-align:center;"|The Fighting Pickle (N/A) | style="text-align:center;"|1972 |<ref>{{cite web| title = North Carolina School of the Arts| work = Institutional Profiles| publisher = University of North Carolina| year = 2007| url = http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/NCSA_Inst._Profile_07-08_22.pdf| access-date = 2008-03-18| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110514084023/http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/NCSA_Inst._Profile_07-08_22.pdf| archive-date = 2011-05-14| url-status = dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = North Carolina School of the Arts| work = Carnegie Classifications| publisher = The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching| year = 2007| url = http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/NCSA_Inst._Profile_07-08_22.pdf| access-date = 2008-03-18| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110514084023/http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/NCSA_Inst._Profile_07-08_22.pdf| archive-date = 2011-05-14| url-status = dead}}</ref> |- |[[Western Carolina University]]<br/><small>(Western Carolina College, until 1967)</small> | style="text-align:center;"|WCU,<br />Western Carolina<br />(for athletics) | style="text-align:center;"|[[Cullowhee, North Carolina|Cullowhee]], [[Jackson County, North Carolina|Jackson County]] | style="text-align:center;"|11,628 | style="text-align:center;"|master's university | style="text-align:center;"|1889 | style="text-align:center;"|[[Western Carolina Catamounts|Catamounts]] ([[NCAA Division I|NCAA D-I]], [[Southern Conference|SoCon]]) | style="text-align:center;"|1972 |<ref>{{cite web| title = Western Carolina University| work = Institutional Profiles| publisher = University of North Carolina| year = 2007| url = http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/WCU_Inst._Profile_07-08_38.pdf| access-date = 2008-03-08| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081121003813/http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/WCU_Inst._Profile_07-08_38.pdf| archive-date = 2008-11-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = Western Carolina University| work = Carnegie Classifications| publisher = The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching| year = 2007| url = http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/WCU_Inst._Profile_07-08_38.pdf| access-date = 2008-03-08| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081121003813/http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/WCU_Inst._Profile_07-08_38.pdf| archive-date = 2008-11-21}}</ref> |- |[[Winston-Salem State University]]<br/><small>(Winston-Salem Teacher's College, until 1969)</small> | style="text-align:center;"|WSSU | style="text-align:center;"|[[Winston-Salem, North Carolina|Winston-Salem]], [[Forsyth County, North Carolina|Forsyth County]] | style="text-align:center;"|4,776 | style="text-align:center;"|baccalaureate college | style="text-align:center;"|1892 | style="text-align:center;"|[[Winston-Salem State Rams|Rams]] ([[NCAA Division II|NCAA D-II]], [[Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association|CIAA]]) | style="text-align:center;"|1972 |<ref>{{cite web| title = Winston-Salem State University| work = Institutional Profiles| publisher = University of North Carolina| year = 2007| url = http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/WSSU_Inst._Profile_07-08_40.pdf| access-date = 2008-03-18| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110514080259/http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/WSSU_Inst._Profile_07-08_40.pdf| archive-date = 2011-05-14| url-status = dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = Winston-Salem State University| work = Carnegie Classifications| publisher = The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching| year = 2007| url = http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/WSSU_Inst._Profile_07-08_40.pdf| access-date = 2008-03-18| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110514080259/http://intranet.northcarolina.edu/docs/assessment/Profiles/2007-08/WSSU_Inst._Profile_07-08_40.pdf| archive-date = 2011-05-14| url-status = dead}}</ref> |- |[[North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics]] | style="text-align:center;"|NCSSM | style="text-align:center;"|[[Durham, North Carolina|Durham]], [[Durham County, North Carolina|Durham County]] | style="text-align:center;"|680 | style="text-align:center;"|[[residential high school]] | style="text-align:center;"|1980 | style="text-align:center;"|Unicorns ([[North Carolina High School Athletic Association|NCHSAA]]) | style="text-align:center;"|2007 |<ref>{{cite web| title = North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics | url = http://www.ncssm.edu/| access-date = 2008-03-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ncssm.edu/about-ncssm/facts.php |title=NCSSM Fast Facts |publisher=North Carolina School of Science and Math |access-date=2010-08-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080919063321/http://www.ncssm.edu/about-ncssm/facts.php |archive-date=2008-09-19 }}</ref> |} ===Notes=== The enrollment numbers are the official headcounts (including all full-time and part-time, undergrad and postgrad students) from University of North Carolina website.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.northcarolina.edu/web/facts.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527154058/https://www.northcarolina.edu/web/facts.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=2010-05-27|title=University of North Carolina Facts}}</ref> This does not include the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics; the figure for NCSSM is taken from its own website.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ncssm.edu/about-ncssm/facts.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080919063321/http://www.ncssm.edu/about-ncssm/facts.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=2008-09-19|title=North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Facts}}</ref> The following universities became four-year institutions after their founding (date each became a four-year institution in parentheses):{{citation needed|date=December 2019}} *East Carolina University (1920) *North Carolina Central University (1925) *Winston-Salem State University (1925) *Western Carolina University (1929) *Appalachian State University (1929) *Elizabeth City State University (1937) *University of North Carolina at Pembroke (1939) *Fayetteville State University (1939) *University of North Carolina at Asheville (1963) *University of North Carolina at Charlotte (1963) *University of North Carolina at Wilmington (1963) With the exception of the University of North Carolina at Pembroke and the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, the institutions that joined the University of North Carolina in 1972 did so under their current name. As of 1972, all public four-year institutions in North Carolina are members of the university.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}
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