North Carolina's 36 Independent Colleges & Universities [1]
North Carolina's 36 Independent Colleges & Universities
Colleges & universities are listed with their current locations and estimated dates of establishment.
Barton College [2] (Wilson, 1902)
Bennett College [3] (Greensboro, 1873)
Belmont Abbey College [4] (Belmont, 1876)
Brevard College [5] (Brevard, 1853)
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences [6] (Concord, 1942)
Campbell University [7] (Buies Creek, 1887)
Catawba College [8] (Salisbury, 1851)
Chowan University [9] (Murfreesboro, 1848)
Davidson College [10] (Davidson, 1837)
Duke University [11] (Durham, 1838)
Elon University [12] (Elon, 1889)
Gardner-Webb University [13] (Boiling Springs, 1905)
Greensboro College [14] (Greensboro, 1838)
Guilford College [15] (Greensboro, 1837)
High Point University [16] (High Point, 1924)
Johnson C. Smith University [17] (Charlotte, 1867)
Lees-McRae College [18] (Banner Elk, 1900)
Lenoir-Rhyne University [19] (Hickory, 1891)
Livingstone College [20] (Salisbury, 1879)
Louisburg College [21] (Louisburg, 1787)
Mars Hill University [22] (Mars Hill, 1856)
Meredith College [23] (Raleigh, 1891)
Methodist College [24] (Fayetteville, 1956)
Montreat College [25] (Montreat, 1916)
University of Mount Olive [26] (Mount Olive, 1951)
N.C. Wesleyan College [27] (Rocky Mount, 1956)
Pfeiffer University [28] (Misenheimer, c.1885)
Queens University of Charlotte [29] (Charlotte, 1857)
St. Andrews University [30] (Laurinburg, 1896)
Saint Augustine's University [31] (Raleigh, 1867)
Salem College [32] (Winston-Salem, 1772)
Shaw University [33] (Raleigh, 1865)
Wake Forest University [34] (Winston-Salem, 1834)
Warren Wilson College [35] (Asheville, 1894)
William Peace University [36] (Raleigh, 1857)
Wingate University [37] (Wingate, 1896)
Additional Resources:
North Carolina Independent Colleges & Universities. 2021. Accessed Oct. 17, 2023. https://ncicu.org/ [38]
Image credits:
Main building at Peace College, Raleigh, NC, 2010. From the State Library of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC. www.ncdcr.gov [39]. This image is in the public domain.
1 January 1991 | Anonymous