| 1 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | Wilmington | Public, 4-year | 775 |
| 2 | East Carolina University | Greenville | Public, 4-year | 410 |
| 3 | Western Carolina University | Cullowhee | Public, 4-year | 301 |
| 4 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | Greensboro | Public, 4-year | 235 |
| 5 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill | Public, 4-year | 215 |
| 6 | Duke University | Durham | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 206 |
| 7 | Fayetteville State University | Fayetteville | Public, 4-year | 184 |
| 8 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Charlotte | Public, 4-year | 150 |
| 9 | Forsyth Technical Community College | Winston-Salem | Public, 2-year | 146 |
| 10 | Gaston College | Dallas | Public, 2-year | 141 |
| 11 | Winston-Salem State University | Winston-Salem | Public, 4-year | 139 |
| 12 | Cabarrus College of Health Sciences | Concord | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 132 |
| 13 | Fayetteville Technical Community College | Fayetteville | Public, 2-year | 118 |
| 14 | Wake Technical Community College | Raleigh | Public, 2-year | 115 |
| 15 | Gardner-Webb University | Boiling Springs | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 111 |
| 16 | Rowan-Cabarrus Community College | Salisbury | Public, 2-year | 107 |
| 17 | Chamberlain University | Charlotte | For-profit, 4-year | 102 |
| 18 | Cape Fear Community College | Wilmington | Public, 2-year | 100 |
| 19 | Appalachian State University | Boone | Public, 4-year | 99 |
| 20 | Carolinas College of Health Sciences | Charlotte | Public, 4-year | 98 |
| 21 | Queens University of Charlotte | Charlotte | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 85 |
| 22 | Central Piedmont Community College | Charlotte | Public, 2-year | 76 |
| 23 | Davidson-Davie Community College | Thomasville | Public, 2-year | 76 |
| 24 | University of North Carolina at Pembroke | Pembroke | Public, 4-year | 76 |
| 25 | Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College | Asheville | Public, 2-year | 75 |