The following is a list of colleges and universities in the U.S. state of North Carolina.
Four-year colleges and universities in North Carolina
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| align="center"|1867
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|align="center"|Barton College
|align="center"|Wilson
|align="center"|Private<br /><small>(Disciples of Christ)</small>
|align="center"|Baccalaureate college
|align="center"|1,235
|align="center"|1902
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| align="center"|Belmont Abbey College
|align="center"|Belmont
|align="center"|Private<br /><small>(Catholic)</small>
|align="center"|Baccalaureate college
|align="center"|1,388
|align="center"|1876
|-
| align="center"|Bennett College
|align="center"|Greensboro
|align="center"|Private<br /><small>(Methodist)</small>
|align="center"|Baccalaureate college
|align="center"|180
|align="center"|1873
|-
|align="center"|Brevard College
|align="center"|Brevard
|align="center"|Private
|align="center"|Baccalaureate college
|align="center"|875
|align="center"|1853
|-
| align="center"|Cabarrus College of Health Sciences
|align="center"|Concord
|align="center"|Private
|align="center"|Special-focus institution
|align="center"|924
|align="center"|1942
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|align="center"|Campbell University
|align="center"|Buies Creek
|align="center"|Private<br /><small>(Baptist)</small>
|align="center"|Doctoral/Professional university
|align="center"|4,963
|align="center"|1887
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|align="center"|Carolina Christian College
|align="center"|Winston-Salem
|align="center"|Private<br /><small>(Churches of Christ)</small>
|align="center"|Special-focus institution
|align="center"|71
|align="center"|1945
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|align="center"|Carolina College of Biblical Studies
|align="center"|Fayetteville
|align="center"|Private<br /><small>(Nondenominational)</small>
|align="center"|Special-focus institution
|align="center"|212
|align="center"|1973
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|align="center"|Carolina University
|align="center"|Winston-Salem
|align="center"|Private<br /><small>(Nondenominational)</small>
|align="center"|Master's university
|align="center"|880
|align="center"|1945
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|align="center"|Carolinas College of Health Sciences
|align="center"|Charlotte
|align="center"|Public
|align="center"|Special-focus institution
|align="center"|632
|align="center"|1990
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|align="center"|Catawba College
|align="center"|Salisbury
|align="center"|Private<br /><small>(United Church of Christ)</small>
|align="center"|Baccalaureate college
|align="center"|1,376
|align="center"|1851
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|align="center"|Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary
|align="center"|Charlotte
|align="center"|Private<br /><small>(Nondenominational)</small>
|align="center"|Special-focus institution
|align="center"|58
|align="center"|1996
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|align="center"|Chowan University
|align="center"|Murfreesboro
|align="center"|Private<br /><small>(Baptist)</small>
|align="center"|Baccalaureate college
|align="center"|675
|align="center"|1848
|-
|align="center"|Davidson College
|align="center"|Davidson
|align="center"|Private<br /><small>(Presbyterian)</small>
|align="center"|Baccalaureate college
|align="center"|1,869
|align="center"|1837
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|align="center"|Duke University
|align="center"|Durham
|align="center"|Private<br /><small>(Methodist)</small>
|align="center"|Research university
|align="center"|17,499
|align="center"|1838
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| align="center"|East Carolina University
| align="center"|Greenville
| align="center"|Public
| align="center"|Research university
| align="center"|26,940
| align="center"|1907
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| align="center"|Elizabeth City State University
| align="center"|Elizabeth City
| align="center"|Public
| align="center"|Baccalaureate college
| align="center"|2,258
| align="center"|1891
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| align="center"|Elon University
| align="center"|Elon
| align="center"| Private<br /><small>(Nonsectarian)</small>
| align="center"|Doctoral/Professional university
| align="center"|7,239
| align="center"|1889
|-
| align="center"|Fayetteville State University
| align="center"|Fayetteville
| align="center"|Public
| align="center"|Master's university
| align="center"|7,107
| align="center"|1867
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| align="center"|Gardner-Webb University
| align="center"|Boiling Springs
| align="center"|Private<br /><small>(Nondenominational)</small>
| align="center"|Doctoral/Professional university
| align="center"|3,104
| align="center"|1905
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| align="center"|Greensboro College
| align="center"|Greensboro
| align="center"|Private<br /><small>(Methodist)</small>
| align="center"|Master's university
| align="center"|967
| align="center"|1838
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| align="center"|Guilford College
| align="center"|Greensboro
| align="center"|Private<br /><small>(Quakers)</small>
| align="center"|Baccalaureate college
| align="center"|1,180
| align="center"|1837
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| align="center"|Heritage Bible College
| align="center"|Dunn
| align="center"|Private<br /><small>(Pentecostal)</small>
| align="center"|Faith-related institution
| align="center"|26
| align="center"|1971
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| align="center"|High Point University
| align="center"|High Point
| align="center"|Private<br /><small>(Methodist)</small>
| align="center"|Baccalaureate college
| align="center"|6,331
| align="center"|1924
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| align="center"|Hood Theological Seminary
| align="center"|Salisbury
| align="center"|Private<br /><small>(A.M.E. Zion)</small>
| align="center"|Special-focus institution
| align="center"|115
| align="center"|1879
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| align="center"|Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte
|align="center"|Charlotte
| align="center"|Private
| align="center"|Baccalaureate college
| align="center"|1,184
| align="center"|1914
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| align="center"|Johnson C. Smith University
|align="center"|Charlotte
| align="center"|Private<br /><small>(Presbyterian)</small>
| align="center"|Baccalaureate college
| align="center"|1,302
| align="center"|1867
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| align="center"|Lees-McRae College
| align="center"|Banner Elk
| align="center"|Private<br /><small>(Presbyterian)</small>
| align="center"|Baccalaureate college
| align="center"|910
| align="center"|1900
|-
| align="center"|Lenoir–Rhyne University
| align="center"|Hickory
| align="center"|Private<br /><small>(Lutheran)</small>
| align="center"|Master's university
| align="center"|2,256
| align="center"|1891
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| align="center"|Livingstone College
|align="center"|Salisbury
| align="center"|Private<br /><small>(A.M.E. Zion)</small>
| align="center"|Baccalaureate college
| align="center"|936
| align="center"|1879
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| align="center"|Manna University
| align="center"|Fayetteville
| align="center"|Private<br /><small>(Nondenominational)</small>
| align="center"|Baccalaureate college
| align="center"|268
| align="center"|1978
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| align="center"|Mars Hill University
| align="center"|Mars Hill
| align="center"|Private<br /><small>(Nondenominational)</small>
| align="center"|Baccalaureate college
| align="center"|1,110
| align="center"|1856
|-
| align="center"|Meredith College
| align="center"|Raleigh
| align="center"|Private
| align="center"|Baccalaureate college
| align="center"|1,465
| align="center"|1891
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| align="center"|Methodist University
|align="center"|Fayetteville
| align="center"|Private<br /><small>(Methodist)</small>
| align="center"|Master's university
| align="center"|1,822
| align="center"|1956
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| align="center"|Mid-Atlantic Christian University
| align="center"|Elizabeth City
| align="center"|Private<br /><small>(Christian Churches)</small>
| align="center"|Baccalaureate college
| align="center"|140
| align="center"|1948
|-
| align="center"|Montreat College
| align="center"|Montreat
| align="center"|Private<br /><small>(Presbyterian)</small>
| align="center"|Baccalaureate college
| align="center"|962
| align="center"|1916
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| align="center"|North Carolina A&T State University
| align="center"|Greensboro
| align="center"|Public
| align="center"|Research university
| align="center"|14,311
| align="center"|1891
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| align="center"|North Carolina Central University
| align="center"|Durham
| align="center"|Public
| align="center"|Master's university
| align="center"|8,579
| align="center"|1909
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| align="center"|North Carolina State University
| align="center"|Raleigh
| align="center"|Public
| align="center"|Research university
| align="center"|38,464
| align="center"|1887
|-
| align="center"|North Carolina Wesleyan University
|align="center"|Rocky Mount
| align="center"|Private<br /><small>(Methodist)</small>
| align="center"|Baccalaureate college
| align="center"|1,419
| align="center"|1956
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| align="center"|Pfeiffer University
| align="center"|Misenheimer
| align="center"|Private<br /><small>(Methodist)</small>
| align="center"|Master's university
| align="center"|889
| align="center"|1885
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| align="center"|Queens University of Charlotte
| align="center"|Charlotte
| align="center"|Private<br /><small>(Presbyterian)</small>
| align="center"|Master's university
| align="center"|1,599
| align="center"|1857
|-
| align="center"|Saint Augustine's University
| align="center"|Raleigh
| align="center"|Private<br /><small>(Episcopal)</small>
| align="center"|Baccalaureate college<br>(Unaccredited)
| align="center"|