Sponsored research funding up 97.4%
Enrollment up 5.5%
Fundraising up 8.6%
40% of the student body housed on campus
The Eagles have soared to the No. 11 spot among the top historically Black colleges and universities in the 2024 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges Rankings. Additionally, in the category of southern regional universities, NCCU rose to No. 24 among the best-value schools from last year’s No. 44 spot.
North Carolina Central University’s (NCCU) 143rd Commencement Exercises will be held in McDougald-McLendon Arena on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at 9 a.m. (graduate and professional) and 2 p.m. (baccalaureate).
The Eagle Promise is like no other: We confidently commit to your academic success and promise that you will be prepared in a one-of-a-kind environment that empowers you to champion your future.
Chancellor Johnson O. Akinleye, 12th chancellor of North Carolina Central University (NCCU), has announced his retirement, effective at the end of the 2023–2024 academic year on June 30, 2024. A national search has been initiated to identify NCCU’s next chancellor.
For more than a century, NC Central has prepared students to transform communities.
We made the commitment as the nation's first public liberal arts institution for African American students. We sustain it as a future-focused modern university.
As one of the nation’s preeminent community-engaged universities, we have produced leaders who are in touch with the world around them for more than 110 years. Students can discover NCCU’s competitive educational opportunities and graduate positioned for success in a number of industries.
Johnson O. Akinleye, Ph.D., was elected as the 12th Chancellor of North Carolina Central University on June 26, 2017. Through his leadership, Dr. Akinleye has worked to expand the university’s academic partnerships, including new agreements with community colleges, and introduced to the campus a robust online distance-education program (NCCU Online), K–12 initiatives, and a security strategy to increase safety for campus constituents.
A Salute from the Nest
Saturday, April 27, 2024
NCCU Student Center Event Hall
Cocktail Hour: 6 p.m. | Program: 7 p.m.
Proceeds benefit the Dr. Johnson and Juanita Akinleye Scholarship Fund.
Join us for a weekly jam at Missy Lane's Assembly Room, featuring NCCU Jazz Studies.
Join us for the launch of the Monterey Jazz Festival Partnership with NCCU Jazz Studi
Join us for NCCU's inaugural Career Signing Day on April 19, 2024, in the NCCU Student Center!
Calling all first-time freshman, transfer, second-degree, and international students who have confirmed their 2024 confirmation, paid the enrollment deposit,
Experience the sloping hills and verdant green of North Carolina Central University. Discover special places on campus—including our classrooms, laboratories, residence halls and more. Our virtual tour is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and can be accessed from the comfort of your home.