High-quality colleges and universities
More than 100,000 students are enrolled in higher-education institutions in
the Charlotte region, including but not limited to:
UNCC
2019 total
enrollment:
29,317
UNC Charlotte Central Piedmont Community College
• UNC Charlotte has the largest
undergraduate population in the state of
North Carolina • Largest community college in North Carolina
• 1,000-acre wooded campus is located in the
state’s largest metropolitan area
• 77 bachelor’s, 62 master’s, and 23 doctoral
degree programs offered through seven
colleges
• UNC Charlotte’s undergraduate business
programs rank in the top 24% nationwide,
according to the 2016 edition of U.S. News
& World Report’s Best Colleges
• Over 1,800 associates degrees awarded in Visual and
Performing Arts
• Nearly 300 associates degrees awarded in Health
Professions
• Affordable, in-state tuition of less than $3,000 per year
Wingate University
• Low 14:1 student teacher ratio
• Offers 35 majors and 34 minors
Winthrop University
WU
2019 total
enrollment:
6,073
• Named to U.S. News Top 10 Southern
Public Schools and Best Colleges for
Veterans
• Winthrop was named to Money Magazine’s
“Best Colleges” in terms of value
Davidson College
• First liberal arts college to eliminate loans in
financial aid packages
• Competes in 21 NCAA Division I sports
• Alma mater to 23 Rhodes Scholars
Lenoir-Rhyne University
• Low 12:1 student to faculty ratio
• 71% of classes have less than 20 students
Gardner-Webb University
GWU • The University was recently ranked ninth
MBA Program in the world
2019 total
enrollment:
3,810 • Gardner-Webb is named #1 Online MBA
for Veterans in the Carolinas
• Ranked 16th Best Buy in the South by U.S. News
and World Report
Queens University of Charlotte
• Top 1% among small, private business schools in
the nation
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