Rankings

• Regional Universities South: #27
• Historically Black Colleges and Universities: #13
• Top Public Schools: #12
• Best Value Schools: #41
• Nursing: #340
• Best Colleges for Veterans: #11
• Top Performers on Social Mobility: #7 Source

Mission And History

• Mission
• History
• Fast Facts

Accreditations

• University: North Carolina Central University
• Accrediting Organization: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
• Accreditation Granted Date: 1938-01-01
• Most Recent Reaffirmation Date: 2019-01-01
• Next Reaffirmation Due: 2029-01-01

Strategic Goals

• Academic Excellence: Enhance teaching, research, and community engagement. Position North Carolina Central University as a nationally recognized leader in academic innovation, excellence, and student success by expanding high-quality programs aligned with emerging industries, modernizing academic infrastructure and technology, elevating faculty and student achievement, and advancing research and scholarship to achieve Carnegie Research 2 (R2) status.
• Student Experience: Promote student success, satisfaction, and well-being. Cultivate a transformational student experience that prioritizes holistic development, belonging, wellness, and workforce readiness, ensuring that all students graduate prepared to thrive in a global economy and civic society.
• Institutional Sustainability: Ensure financial strength and resource optimization. Advance strategic, sustainable institutional growth and financial strength by expanding enrollment, modernizing infrastructure, optimizing resources, and enhancing philanthropic partnerships and community engagement.
• Operational Excellence: Improve efficiency and effectiveness in operations. Achieve operational excellence by optimizing people, processes, technology and facilities to create a high-performing, accountable, and service-oriented institution.
• Transformational Engagement: Expand NCCU's role as a catalyst of innovation and development. Strengthen NCCU’s impact as a driver of economic development by aligning academic, research, and community engagement efforts with Durham, the Research Triangle, North Carolina, the nation, and the world.
• Full Plan

Resources And Documents

• Strategic Plan Goals
• Campus Plan
• Campus Map
• Virtual Tour
• Annual Security And Safety
• Peer Institution

Updated on 01/01/2026