North Carolina Central University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
North Carolina Central University is a public master's university in Durham, NC (city setting), with 5,973 undergraduates (71% women). It admitted 90% of 14,192 applicants — bottom quarter for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 980–1100 on the SAT and 17–18 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $39,824 a year for out-of-state students and $26,788 in-state; aided first-year students paid $13,884 on average after grants (top quarter for affordability in its division). 46% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in social sciences, business, criminal justice & protective services. The campus reported 2.33 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where North Carolina Central University ranks
2 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 46%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $6,542 in-state · $19,578 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 12 burglaries · 34 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research North Carolina Central University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
North Carolina Central University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Basketball | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 17 | 2 over | 5 | $1.5M | $88,502 | 955 | |
| Women's Basketball | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 16 | 1 over | 6 | $1.3M | $79,956 | 980 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 8 | room 9 | 1 | $92k | $11,446 | 966 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 9 | room 8 | 1 | $97k | $10,764 | 962 | |
| Football | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 110 | 5 over | 1 | $4.9M | $44,516 | 947 | |
| Men's Golf | Northeast Conference | 7 | room 2 | 2 | $101k | $14,419 | 1000 | |
| Women's Golf | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 6 | room 3 | 2 | $309k | $51,559 | — | |
| Softball | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 20 | room 5 | 4 | $517k | $25,856 | 954 | |
| Men's Tennis | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 9 | room 1 | 2 | $299k | $33,276 | 994 | |
| Women's Tennis | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 7 | room 3 | 3 | $349k | $49,839 | 994 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 24 | room 21 | 1 | $183k | $7,631 | 968 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 24 | room 21 | 1 | $194k | $8,073 | 964 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 19 | 1 over | 2 | $517k | $27,225 | 994 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.