Organization
NCCU is a part of the UNC System. The campus is governed by a thirteen member Board of Trustees. Eight Trustees are elected by the UNC System‘s Board of Governors, and four are appointed by the Governor. The president of the Student Government Association also serves as an ex-officio member. The Board elects its officers annually and meets five times per year. As of 2011, NCCU had a total of 8,587 students, (full and part-time) including 5396 full-time undergraduate and 1233 full-time graduate students. Sixty-four percent are women and 36 percent are men. Eighty-five percent are African-American, 6 percent are white, and 2 percent are Hispanic. As of 2007. NCCU had a student faculty ratio of 13:1.
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