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¹û½´ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø at a Glance
Key ¹û½´ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø Facts
Founded in 1889 in ¹û½´ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø, North Carolina
690 ACREcampus
Motto: Numen Lumen
(intellectual and spiritual light)
Colors: maroon & gold
Mascot: The Phoenix
Enrollment & Cost 2023-24
6,402undergraduate students
805graduate students
7,207total students
¹û½´ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø students come from:
48states and the District of Columbia
54countries
Top states (undergrad): NC, MA, NJ, NY, VA, MD
$44,536tuition & fees
$16,121food & housing
First-year Class Profile 2023-24
18,788total applications
13,855admitted
1,677first-year enrollment
4.09GPA average
1277SAT average
28ACT average
Academics
4 - 1 - 4academic calendar
(includes January term)
(includes January term)
70+majors
497full-time faculty
11:1student/faculty ratio
20average class size
78%graduation rate
90%first-year retention rate
Students by major:
(includes double and triple majors)
2,979arts & sciences
2,145business
1,292communications
297education
160nursing
420other/undecided
Graduate Programs
805total enrollment
Programs:
- Accounting (MSA)
- Business (MBA)
- Education (M.Ed.)
- Higher Education (MHE)
- Interactive Media (MA)
- JDM (JD+MBA)
- Law (JD)
- MS Business Analytics
- Physical Therapy (DPT)
- Physician Assistant Studies (PA)
The ¹û½´ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø Experiences
Undergraduate participation:
75%volunteer service
81%internships
62%study abroad*
54%leadership
23%undergraduate research
*Travel limitations due to the COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted participation during the 2021-22 academic year.
Athletics
17intercollegiate men’s and women’s sports in NCAA Division I (FCS in football)
18intramural sports
26club sports for men and women