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Largest computer science programs in North Carolina
North Carolina computer science programs, ranked by awards conferred in 2024, the latest IPEDS completions year on file. At least 5 schools must offer the program for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Awards conferred |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Charlotte | Public, 4-year | 1,081 |
| 2 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh | Raleigh | Public, 4-year | 647 |
| 3 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill | Public, 4-year | 384 |
| 4 | Duke University | Durham | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 337 |
| 5 | Appalachian State University | Boone | Public, 4-year | 115 |
| 6 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | Greensboro | Public, 4-year | 110 |
| 7 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | Wilmington | Public, 4-year | 94 |
| 8 | East Carolina University | Greenville | Public, 4-year | 93 |
| 9 | North Carolina A & T State University | Greensboro | Public, 4-year | 88 |
| 10 | Wake Forest University | Winston-Salem | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 44 |
| 11 | Elon University | Elon | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 43 |
| 12 | High Point University | High Point | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 35 |
| 13 | Davidson College | Davidson | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 32 |
| 14 | Fayetteville State University | Fayetteville | Public, 4-year | 31 |
| 15 | University of North Carolina at Pembroke | Pembroke | Public, 4-year | 29 |
| 16 | University of North Carolina Asheville | Asheville | Public, 4-year | 23 |
| 17 | Western Carolina University | Cullowhee | Public, 4-year | 22 |
| 18 | Elizabeth City State University | Elizabeth City | Public, 4-year | 15 |
| 19 | Gardner-Webb University | Boiling Springs | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 11 |
| 20 | Winston-Salem State University | Winston-Salem | Public, 4-year | 11 |
| 21 | Methodist University | Fayetteville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 8 |
| 22 | Meredith College | Raleigh | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 7 |
| 23 | University of Mount Olive | Mount Olive | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 3 |
| 24 | Shaw University | Raleigh | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 3 |
Completions counts total awards conferred, summed across every credential level, from IPEDS.
How to read this. A larger school naturally confers more awards in a common program; this counts total completions, not selectivity. A campus that is part of one multi-campus system is shown as a single row when more than two of its campuses would otherwise appear.
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