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Founded: 1887 as the Croatan Normal School to educate Native American teachers.

Type of school: Public, four-year master's degree-granting university. Part of the University of North Carolina system.

Accreditation: Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Total enrollment:
5,937 students -- Fall 2007
Undergraduate: 5,237
Graduate: 700

Diversity:
Total minority enrollment is 49 percent

Native American: 18 percent
African American: 26 percent
Hispanic: 3 percent
Asian: 2 percent

65+ International students representing over 17 different countries

Male: 36 percent
Female: 64 percent

Campus location: Pembroke, North Carolina, a quiet, safe community located 15 minutes from Lumberton. Located just off Interstate 95 and Highway 74 at the mid-point between Boston and Miami, the campus is convenient to all major metro areas of the Carolinas as well as world famous beaches and resorts. UNCP has the lowest crime stats of any school in the University of North Carolina system.

Degrees:
44 undergraduate programs,
16 graduate programs in business and education

Student/faculty ratio: 17:1

Class size: 30 on average

Outcome: 90 percent of students are employed or attending graduate school within 12 months of graduation.

Faculty: 249 full-time

Student organizations: 80-plus clubs and organizations

Athletics: NCAA Division II, Peach Belt Conference

Men's:
Basketball, Baseball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Soccer, Track and Field, Wrestling

Women's:
Basketball, Cross Country, Golf, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, Track and Field, Volleyball