Private nonprofit · College

Carolina Christian College

Winston Salem, North Carolina · Large city

Admit rate
$22,366
Avg net price
15%
Graduation rate
$40,672
Median earnings

Carolina Christian College is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Winston Salem, North Carolina (large city setting), enrolling 52 undergraduates. It has a Churches of Christ religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 52 undergradsLarge cityOtherCold winters

About Winston Salem, North Carolina

Winston-Salem is a city in Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States, and its county seat. Followers of the Moravian Church had interacted with Cherokees. The city of Winston-Salem is a product of the merging of the two neighboring towns of Winston and Salem in 1913. Old Salem is a restored Moravian settlement founded in 1766. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Bachelor's
To the ocean
183 miles
Nearest airport
18 miles to Piedmont Triad (GSO) · major hub

How Carolina Christian College compares

Graduation rate15%

Higher than 4% · #55 of 56 in North Carolina

First-year retention0%

Higher than 1%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$40,672

Higher than 15% · #42 of 57 in North Carolina

Average net price$22,366

Cheaper than 39% · #41 cheapest of 57 in North Carolina

Student–faculty ratio9 : 1

Lower than 83%

Undergraduate enrollment52

Larger than 4%

Percentiles compare Carolina Christian College with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in North Carolina.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

71students
  • Undergraduate5273%
  • Graduate1927%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White7.7%
  • Black62%
  • Hispanic23%
  • Asian1.9%
  • Other or multiracial5.8%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
52
Graduate enrollment
19
Student–faculty ratio
9 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
48%
First-generation students
Students over 25
36%
Median family income
$13,895
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$22,500
Endowment
$300,269

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition
$9,970
Room & board
$8,600
Books & supplies
$800
Total cost of attendance
$28,817
Average net price
$22,366

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
15%
Graduated on time (4 years)
11%
First-year retention
0%
Transferred to another college
23%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$40,672
Median debt at graduation
Students with federal loans
63%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
16
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
31%
Housing charge (year)
$4,400
Meal plan (year)
$2,000
Application fee
$50
Athletics
Other
Varsity athletes
29 (18 men · 11 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (2)

Basketball18
Soccer11

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$30–48k
$21,780
$48–75k
$75–110k
$28,817
$110k+

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$96,190

$21,780/year × about 4.4 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Campus climate

Summer high
88°F
Winter low
31°F
Annual rain
43.2″
Annual snow
7″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.34.5JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Winston Salem Rynlds AP, NC US station (2.1 mi from campus).

What Carolina Christian College graduates study — and earn

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Colleges near Carolina Christian College

Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.