North Carolina County of Origin of Students

NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF ORIGIN OF STUDENTS
FALL TERMS - RESIDENT CREDIT HEADCOUNT


Immediate 11-County Area	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998
Buncombe	771	750	727	757	766
Cherokee	173	179	170	158	171
Clay	69	73	93	65	60
Graham	57	70	59	53	63
Haywood	429	427	424	416	410
Henderson	256	250	239	265	293
Jackson	719	654	645	601	537
Macon	291	276	273	272	271
Madison	60	56	50	47	39
Swain	146	144	142	153	137
Transylvania	121	130	130	142	124
TOTAL	3,092	3,009	2,952	2,929	2,871
Percent of NC Students	51	50	49	49	49

Appalachian Counties (18)	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998
Burke	85	108	102	100	101
Caldwell	61	68	60	56	55
Forsyth	188	168	165	135	125
McDowell	106	103	97	88	89
Rutherford	81	56	68	80	65
Remaining 13 Counties	337	356	316	319	305
TOTAL	858	859	808	778	740
Percent of NC Students	14	14	13	13	13

Piedmont Counties (30)	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998
Catawba	181	181	176	167	156
Cleveland	87	95	91	84	97
Gaston	172	174	158	140	119
Guilford	134	135	148	163	161
Iredell	56	46	61	76	71
Mecklenburg	351	338	374	368	365
Wake	187	185	195	234	228
Remaining 23 Counties	698	724	750	725	665
TOTAL	1,866	1,878	1,953	1,957	1,862
Percent of NC Students	31	31	32	33	32

Eastern Counties (41)	283	305	299	334	334
Percent of NC Students	5	5	5	5	6

GRAND TOTAL	6,099	6,051	6,012	5,998	5,807

Percent of University Total	92	92	92	92	92

Source: NCHED A-1.3: Home Base of Students