North Carolina Colleges & Universities

Belmont, NC — Private Benedictine Catholic liberal arts college; home of the Crusaders; only Benedictine college in the Carolinas

Boiling Springs, NC — Private Baptist university; home of the Runnin' Bulldogs

Boone, NC — Public university in the Blue Ridge Mountains; home of the Mountaineers; famous for shocking No. 5 Michigan 34-32 in 2007

Buies Creek, NC — Private Baptist university; home of the Fighting Camels; strong pharmacy and law programs

Chapel Hill, NC — Public flagship research university, est. 1789; home of the Tar Heels; alma mater of Michael Jordan, James Worthy, Bob McAdoo

Charlotte, NC — Private HBCU, est. 1867; home of the Golden Bulls

Charlotte, NC — Public research university; home of the 49ers; fastest-growing UNC system campus

Cullowhee, NC — Public university in the Blue Ridge Mountains; home of the Catamounts

Davidson, NC — Private liberal arts college; home of the Wildcats; alma mater of Steph Curry; 2008 Elite Eight run captivated the country

Durham, NC — Private research university, est. 1838; home of the Blue Devils; perennial basketball powerhouse

Durham, NC — Public HBCU, est. 1910; home of the Eagles; first public liberal arts HBCU in the U.S.

Elon, NC — Private liberal arts university; home of the Phoenix

Fayetteville, NC — Public HBCU, est. 1867; home of the Broncos

Greensboro, NC — Private Quaker liberal arts college, est. 1837; home of the Quakers; historic significance in abolitionist movement

Greensboro, NC — Public HBCU; home of the Aggies; largest HBCU in the United States

Greensboro, NC — Public liberal arts university; home of the Spartans; founding member of UNC System

Greenville, NC — Public research university; home of the Pirates; strong athletics and medical programs

Hickory, NC — Private Lutheran university; home of the Bears

High Point, NC — Private Methodist university; home of the Panthers; known for its transformative student experience

Misenheimer, NC — Private United Methodist university; home of the Falcons

Raleigh, NC — Public flagship land-grant university; home of the Wolfpack; alma mater of David Thompson; famous 1974 NCAA championship ending UCLA's 61-game streak

Raleigh, NC — Private HBCU, est. 1867; home of the Falcons; multiple CIAA championships

Raleigh, NC — Private HBCU, est. 1865; home of the Bears; first HBCU established in the South

Salisbury, NC — Private liberal arts college; home of the Indians/Storm; Reformed Church tradition

Salisbury, NC — Private HBCU, est. 1879; home of the Blue Bears; affiliated with the AME Zion Church

Wilmington, NC — Public university; home of the Seahawks; strong marine sciences program

Wilson, NC — Private liberal arts college affiliated with the Christian Church; home of the Bulldogs

Wingate, NC — Private Baptist university; home of the Bulldogs

Private research university in Winston-Salem, NC; ACC member; founded 1834 in Wake Forest, relocated 1956

Historically Black university in Winston-Salem, NC; CIAA member; founded 1892