There are 1342 Colleges & Universities in North Carolina, serving a population of 10,052,564 people in an area of 48,605 square miles. There is 1 College & University per 7,490 people, and 1 College & University per 36 square miles.
The state of North Carolina is ranked 24th in Colleges & Universities per capita, and 16th in Colleges & Universities per square mile.