North Carolina A & T State University Overview
Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, North Carolina A & T State University is a public institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.
What Is North Carolina A & T State University Known For?
- The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at NC A&T.
- For the 2019-2020 academic year, 64% of the faculty were full-time.
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North Carolina A & T State University Rankings
Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.
Program Level Awards
These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at NC A&T.
Awards From Around the Web
The following table lists some notable awards NC A&T has earned from around the web.
Rank | Ranking Name | Source |
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#1 | Best Network & System Administration/Administrator Graduate Degree Schools | College Factual |
#1 | Best Value Colleges for Animal Sciences, Other | College Factual |
#1 | Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Network & System Administration/Administrator | College Factual |
#6 | Best Value Colleges for Other Engineering | College Factual |
#23 | Best Value Colleges for Mechanical Engineering | College Factual |
#50 | Best Value Colleges for Engineering | College Factual |
Where Is North Carolina A & T State University?

Contact details for NC A&T are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 1601 E Market St, Greensboro, NC 27411 |
Phone: | 336-334-7500 |
Website: | www.ncat.edu |
Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/ncatsuaggies |
Twitter: | http://twitter.com/ncatsuaggies |
How Do I Get Into NC A&T?
You can apply to NC A&T online at: https://aggieadmissions.ncat.edu/undergraduateadmissions/default.asp
Admission Requirements for NC A&T
Submission | Required? |
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High School GPA | required |
High School Rank | recommended |
High School Transcript | required |
College Prep Program | required |
Recommendations | neither required nor recommended |
SAT or ACT Scores | required |
TOEFL | required |
How Hard Is It To Get Into NC A&T?
Approximately 33% of accepted students are men and 67% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 56%, and the acceptance rate for women is 57%.
Average Test Scores
About 73% of students accepted to NC A&T submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 480 and 570. Math scores were between 480 and 560.
Can I Afford North Carolina A & T State University?
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.
Student Loan Debt
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At NC A&T, approximately 79% of students took out student loans averaging $6,555 a year. That adds up to $26,220 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at NC A&T is 9.1%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.
North Carolina A & T State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are also 1,623 graduate students at the school.
Gender Diversity
Of the 9,933 full-time undergraduates at NC A&T, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of North Carolina A & T State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 71 |
Black or African American | 8,459 |
Hispanic or Latino | 427 |
White | 343 |
International Students | 43 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 590 |
Geographic Diversity
North Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at North Carolina A & T State University. At this time, 30 states are represented by the student population at the school.
Over 43 countries are represented at NC A&T. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, India, and Ghana.
Online Learning at North Carolina A & T State University
The following chart shows how the online learning population at NC A&T has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 16th most popular in North Carolina for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.
Online Affordability Rankings of NC A&T
During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at North Carolina A & T State University was $6,657 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $20,167. The following table shows how NC A&T is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.
Major | Tuition for In-State Students | Tuition for Out-of-State Students |
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Economics | #1 | #4 |
Industrial Production Technology | #1 | #13 |
Information Technology | #1 | #30 |
Electronics Engineering Technology | #1 | #7 |
Engineering Technologies | #4 | #52 |
Public Health | #10 | #34 |
Instructional Media Design | #13 | #111 |
Management Information Systems | #15 | #64 |
Teacher Education Grade Specific | #16 | #100 |
Computer & Information Sciences | #22 | #74 |
Teacher Education Subject Specific | #25 | #114 |
Education | #25 | #88 |
Social Sciences | #25 | #103 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities | #37 | #220 |
Liberal Arts General Studies | #37 | #220 |
Computer Information Systems | #42 | #96 |
Business, Management & Marketing | #72 | #363 |
Online Growth Rankings of NC A&T
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at North Carolina A & T State University was 92.3%. This is the #441 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at NC A&T regardless of major.
The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of NC A&T majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.
Major | 1-Year Growth Rate |
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Business Administration & Management | 19% |
Business, Management & Marketing | 16% |
Civil Engineering | 5% |
Computer & Information Sciences | 25% |
Computer Information Systems | 38% |
Computer Science | 12% |
Engineering | 6% |
Health Professions | 13% |
Information Technology | 10% |
Nursing | 6% |
Public Health | 42% |
Social Sciences | 8% |
The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at NC A&T ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at NC A&T.
Major | Growth Rate Rank | |
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Economics | #3 | |
Management Information Systems | #4 | |
Electronics Engineering Technology | #11 | |
Information Technology | #34 | |
Computer Information Systems | #36 | |
Engineering Technologies | #38 | |
Public Health | #39 | |
Instructional Media Design | #50 | |
Social Sciences | #53 | |
Teacher Education Subject Specific | #67 | |
Computer & Information Sciences | #100 | |
Education | #205 | |
Business Administration & Management | #225 | |
Business, Management & Marketing | #295 | |
Health Professions | #323 |
When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.
North Carolina A & T State University Undergraduate Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
References
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- Image Credit: By Educatedblkman1914 under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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