Enrollment History
North Carolina State University, 1889-2002
( Data from University Planning & Analysis)
| YEAR | FALL | SPR. | SUM I | SUM II | WINT. | SUM | YEAR |
| 2002-2003* | 29,637 | ||||||
| 2001-2002* | 29,286 | 27,370 | 9,572 | 5,304 | |||
| 2000-2001* | 28,619 | 26,737 | 9,486 | 5,386 | |||
| 1999-2000* | 28,011 | 26,363 | 8,640 | 6,330 | |||
| 1998-1999* | 27,960 | 26,079 | 8,243 | 5,548 | |||
| 1997-1998 | 27,529 | 25,564 | 7,929 | 5,490 | |||
| 1996-1997 | 27,169 | 25,137 | 8,161 | 5,510 | |||
| 1995-1996 | 27,537 | 25,222 | 8,088 | 5,441 | |||
| 1994-1995 | 27,577 | 25,726 | 8,159 | 5,671 | |||
| 1993-1994 | 27,170 | 25,507 | 8,186 | 5,570 | |||
| 1992-1993 | 27,156 | 25,542 | 8,477 | 5,931 | |||
| 1991-1992 | 27,236 | 25,507 | 8,502 | 6,428 | |||
| 1990-1991 | 26,683 | 25,141 | 8,745 | 6,517 | |||
| 1989-1990 | 26,209 | 24,265 | 8,678 | 5,771 | |||
| 1988-1989 | 25,537 | 23,406 | 8,304 | 5,811 | |||
| 1987-1988 | 24,021 | 22,778 | 8,110 | 5,309 | |||
| 1986-1987 | 24,558 | 21,832 | 7,714 | 5,195 | |||
| 1985-1986 | 24,023 | 22,246 | 7,562 | 5,343 | |||
| 1984-1985 | 23,602 | 21,914 | 7,398 | 5,026 | |||
| 1983-1984 | 22,632 | 21,380 | 7,401 | 5,518 | |||
| 1982-1983 | 22,468 | 20,992 | 7,464 | 5,626 | |||
| 1981-1982 | 21,554 | 20,264 | 7,074 | 5,262 | |||
| 1980-1981 | 21,225 | 18,986 | 6,643 | 5,246 | |||
| 1979-1980 | 19,597 | 18,728 | 4,747 | 6,003 | |||
| 1978-1979 | 18,476 | 17,737 | 5,465 | 4,494 | |||
| 1977-1978 | 17,730 | 17,000 | 4,881 | 4,017 | |||
| 1976-1977 | 16,903 | 16,498 | 4,768 | 3,900 | |||
| 1975-1976 | 17,471 | 16,542 | 4,890 | 3,923 | |||
| 1974-1975 | 15,751 | 15,465 | 5,221 | 4,212 | |||
| 1973-1974 | 14,257 | 13,445 | 4,576 | 3,611 | |||
| 1972-1973 | 13,809 | 12,829 | 4,414 | 3,269 | |||
| 1971-1972 | 13,483 | 12,761 | 4,395 | 3,173 | |||
| 1970-1971 | 13,340 | 12,547 | 4,632 | 3,338 | |||
| 1969-1970 | 12,691 | 11,792 | 4,722 | 3,318 | |||
| 1968-1969 | 11,994 | 11,153 | 4,808 | 3,401 | |||
| 1967-1968 | 10,845 | 10,392 | 4,699 | 3,317 | |||
| 1966-1967 | 10,203 | 9,474 | 4,292 | 2,890 | |||
| 1965-1966 | 9,806 | 9,094 | 3,943 | 2,811 | |||
| 1964-1965 | 8,878 | 8,329 | 3,824 | 2,854 | |||
| 1963-1964 | 7,451 | 7,529 | 3,602 | 2,725 | |||
| 1962-1963 | 7,234 | 6,624 | 2,988 | 2,003 | |||
| 1961-1962 | 7,117 | 6,446 | 2,681 | 1,822 | |||
| 1960-1961 | 6,510 | 5,949 | 2,400 | 1,723 | |||
| 1959-1960 | 6,122 | 5,608 | 2,303 | 1,550 | |||
| 1958-1959 | 5,692 | 5,449 | 2,284 | 1,701 | |||
| 1957-1958 | 5,766 | 5,444 | 2,159 | 1,495 | |||
| 1956-1957 | 5,579 | 5,305 | 2,021 | 1,323 | |||
| 1955-1956 | 4,836 | 4,692 | 1,695 | 1,019 | |||
| 1954-1955 | 4,281 | 4,312 | 1,495 | ||||
| 1953-1954 | 4,063 | 3,619 | 1,337 | 193 | 3,846 | ||
| 1952-1953 | 3,934 | 3,584 | 3,719 | 110 | |||
| 1951-1952 | 3,709 | 3,372 | 1,061 | 100 | 3,514 | ||
| 1950-1951 | 4,036 | 3,620 | 1,407 | 96 | 3,823 | ||
| 1949-1950 | 4,601 | 4,232 | 4,541 | 1,475 | |||
| 1948-1979 | 5,227 | 4,913 | 5,081 | 2,026 | |||
| 1947-1978 | 5,334 | 4,864 | 5,151 | 2,773 | |||
| 1946-1947 | 4,902 | 4,478 | 4,664 | 2,362 | |||
| 1945-1946 | 1,266 | 2,710 | 2,170 | 2,212 | |||
| 1944-1945 | 822 | 561 | 699 | 248 | |||
| 1943-1944 | 1,024 | 614 | 872 | 271 | |||
| 1942-1943 | 2,410 | 1,311 | 2,050 | 499 | |||
| 1941-1942 | 2,426 | 2,082 | 2,239 | 1,306 | |||
| 1940-1941 | 2,531 | 2,236 | 2,341 | 856 | |||
| 1939-1940 | 2,382 | 2,161 | 2,258 | 787 | |||
| 1938-1939 | 2,157 | 1,939 | 2,026 | 804 | |||
| 1937-1938 | 2,100 | 1,844 | 1,892 | 831 | |||
| 1936-1937 | 1,941 | 1,693 | 1,775 | 885 | |||
| 1935-1936 | 1,959 | 1,640 | 1,751 | 666 | |||
| 1934-1935 | 1,802 | 1,609 | 1,682 | 346 | |||
| 1933-1934 | 1,488 | 1,401 | 272 | ||||
| 1932-1933 | 1,633 | 1,577 | 1,538 | 310 | |||
| 1931-1932 | 1,790 | 1,619 | 1,668 | 309 | |||
| 1930-1931 | 1,834 | 1,625 | 1,689 | 394 | |||
| 1929-1930 | 1,856 | 1,586 | 1,629 | 407 | |||
| 1928-1929 | 1,652 | 1,516 | 332 | ||||
| 1927-1928 | 1,448 | 1,323 | 1,351 | 358 | |||
| 1926-1927 | 1,377 | 1,188 | 1,319 | 396 | |||
| 1925-1926 | 1,308 | 1,172 | 877 | ||||
| 1924-1925 | 1,345 | 1,092 | 1,269 | 750 | |||
| 1923-1924 | 1,146 | 628 | |||||
| 1922-1923 | 1,008 | 888 | 753 | ||||
| 1921-1922 | 1,008 | 927 | |||||
| 1920-1921 | 971 | 932 | 879 | ||||
| 1919-1920 | 671 | 1,049 | |||||
| 1918-1919 | 567 | 1,020 | |||||
| 1917-1918 | 647 | 552 | |||||
| 1916-1917 | 610 | 742 | |||||
| 1915-1916 | 723 | ||||||
| 1914-1915 | 702 | ||||||
| 1913-1914 | 682 | ||||||
| 1912-1913 | 669 | ||||||
| 1911-1912 | 619 | ||||||
| 1910-1911 | 630 | ||||||
| 1909-1910 | 566 | ||||||
| 1908-1909 | 459 | ||||||
| 1907-1908 | 470 | ||||||
| 1906-1907 | 436 | ||||||
| 1905-1906 | 484 | ||||||
| 1904-1905 | 475 | ||||||
| 1903-1904 | 856 | ||||||
| 1902-1903 | 504 | ||||||
| 1901-1902 | 367 | ||||||
| 1900-1901 | 301 | ||||||
| 1899-1900 | 298 | ||||||
| 1898-1899 | 242 | ||||||
| 1897-1898 | 255 | ||||||
| 1896-1897 | 247 | ||||||
| 1895-1896 | 193 | ||||||
| 1894-1895 | 240 | ||||||
| 1893-1894 | 192 | ||||||
| 1892-1893 | 114 | ||||||
| 1891-1892 | 110 | ||||||
| 1890-1891 | 84 | ||||||
| 1889-1890 | 71 |
*Beginning with fall 1998, the enrollment counts include off-campus extension enrollment.
