Imagine if we took athletics seriously. Strange how the same time we are reaching new heights in academics, despite having the biggest budget ever, we are a joke in revenue sports. Itâs almost like itâs by design.
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Thatâs really great to see the level of investment they have made, especially since they are not alumni. We need more local leaders to see - and invest in - the university.
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With host Fiona Ritchieâs retirement, this weekend marks the finale of this long time program that had its beginnings on campus in 1983 when WFAE was still a University operation.
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UNCC with 3rd largest system enrollment behind NC State and UNC-CH per Fall 2024 numbers:
https://www.northcarolina.edu/news/enrollment-increases-across-the-unc-system/
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I am glad you posted the enrollment numbers. I do not post often, but I read all of the comments. This may be abit lengthy l, but I want you guys opinion.
I went to the Reddit forum to see what other were thinking after our ECU victory. But I saw several other forums over that couple years comparing CLT to ECU and App St.
But one thing caught my eye. One person from ECU stated that there is no way that CLT has as many students living on campus as ECU. I was not so sure about that. And I think two CLT students posted that CLT is a commuter school. So I did research to compare the biggest schools in NC, VA, SC, and GA. I compared total enrollment and students living on campus. Here it goes in my next post.
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This is total enrollment in order of size:
1 Alabama 40, 846
2 NC State 38,468
3 South Carolina 38,300
4 VA Tech 38,264
5 GA State 34,995
6 Auburn 33,885
7 UNC-CH 32,438
8 UGA 31,514
9 UNC CHARLOTTE 31,091
10 UVA 30,647
11 Clemson 28,747
12 VCU 28,594
13 ECU 26,941
14 GA Southern 26,106
15 Old Dominion 23,494
16 App State 21,570
17 UAB 20,905
18 UNC Greensboro 18,012
I hope my enrollment numbers match the post before mine. I did not check. They are probably close if not identical.
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Below is the list in order of size for schools with most students living on campus (w/ percentage of total enrollment):
1 UVA 11,954 (39%)
2 UGA 10,113 (32%)
3 VA Tech 9,300 (24%)
4 NC State 9,200 (24%)
5 Alabama 9,000 (22%)
6 UNC-CH 8,500 (26%)
7 South Carolina 7,425 (19%)
8 Clemson 7,000 (24%)
9 App State 6,300 (29%)
10 UNC CHARLOTTE 6,000 (19%)
11 VCU 6,000 (21%)
12 UNC Greensboro 5,700 (32%)
13 ECU 5,500 (18%)
14 Old Dominion 5,300 (23%)
15 GA State 5,200 (15%)
16 GA Southern 5,000 (19%)
17 Auburn 4,800 (14%)
18 UAB 3,360 (16%)
Also, in previous post , regarding total enrollment UNCG is 18th with 18,000.
I am surprised that Auburn is only 4,800 living on campus. Is this a mistake?
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Beds cost money. So do the buildings they reside in. Most schools only have room for a 3rd to a quarter of enrollment.
As you can see, CLT ranked 9th in total enrollment and 10th in number of students living on campus. So, why does this persist that CLT is a commuter school. Hell, even one or two CLT students on Reddit called it a commuter school.
Even back in the late 1970s, CLT had approx 8,000 students and of that total 2,000 lived in the four dorms and there were 3 apartment complexes on campus. The university wantrd to maintain 33 percent of enrollment on campus. I think they were close to 33 percent in 1979. So, by the percentage standards of today. CLT was not a commuter school then. So, where does this commuter school legacy come from?
Do a higher percentage of students living on campus go home on weekends at CLT creating the perception of a commuter school? Is this it?
Someone on Reddit mentioned that most of students at CLT are from Mecklenburg and Cabarrus counties. We know this is not true, but a high number are the 12 county region. But I read recently in the Observer that the most students at CLT are now from wake county. This is the beginning of the student body being spread more outside the 12 county region. As the university concentrates more on academics, I think this dispersion may continue.
But I am interested in everyoneâs thoughts on this. Help me out . Why do many still consider CLT a commuter school?
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Great stuff.
Most people are equal parts ignorant and lazy. Plus, if the facts donât fit their narrative, they conveniently sidestep them.
Charlotte is no longer a commuter school.
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clt says we have thousands of student apartments adjacent to campus. these students are âcommutersâ when they walk to class
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I even have this debate with family members who are pro-UNCC. I didnât consider myself a commuter when I lived in Colville.
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Great stuff! As an FYI, Iâm the one with went through your posts and did a little âcleaning upâ on layout etc.
FWIW, I didnât realize âcommuter schoolâ was still a thing. IMO, such thinking is pretty juvenile, waste of time, etc. 
I cannot find the article again but I tracked down the #s during Covid and I seem to recall that something like 65- 70% of our 31k students live on or around campus.
This is not a commuter school. That is a relic of an idea from 30 years ago. This school reminds me of UT in terms of on campus and close to campus students. The last couple of decades have completely changed the profile of the school.
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Not exactly sure how USN&WR determined these percentages, but sound about right:
https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/university-of-north-carolina-charlotte-2975/student-life
And as NA points out, once you factor in the students who live within UCity and environs, the number is much higher.
Commuter school my ass! 
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One of the apartment community builders or the newspaper in a story about them produced the stats about who lived I think it was within a 1.5 mile radius of campus and thatâs where I was drawing those #s from.
I wish I could find it again. I thought it was in the Observer but apparently not.
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I read that too. Will search as well.
Here are figures for another large Georgia school:
Kennesaw State U:
⢠Enrollment: 45,000
⢠On-campus: 5,500 (12%)
And staying within the Peach State, Georgia State U is interesting because itâs official enrollment numbers include the Perimeter College at GSU campuses in Metro ATL for a total of 52,500:
⢠GSU downtown: 35,000+
⢠PC campuses (5): 17,000+
GSU and PC (formerly Georgia Perimeter College) merged in 2016.