Founded: In 1963 and opened in 1965, established by the N.C. General Assembly

Mission: To train students for professional careers in the arts

Status: Public, coeducational, one of the 17 campuses of the University of North Carolina

Campus: 77 acres in Winston-Salem, N.C., near Old Salem, a national tourist attraction. Accessible by interstates 40, 85 and 77. Twenty minutes from Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro.

Accreditation: By the Commission on Colleges and the Council on Accreditation and School Improvement of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar: Three terms (fall, winter and spring), August/September to May/June. Also a Summer Session.

Schools: Five – Dance, Design and Production (includes a Visual Arts Program), Drama, Filmmaking, and Music – plus High School and Undergraduate Academic Programs

Enrollment (fall 2007): 1,144 includes 276 high school/middle school, 739 undergraduate, 124 graduate, 5 special

Student Profile (fall 2007): 575 from North Carolina, 560 out-of-state.  From 71 North Carolina counties, 45 states, 23 foreign countries.  194 in Dance, 242 in Design and Production, 127 in Drama, 258 in Filmmaking, 282 in Music, 39 in Visual Arts.  600 male; 539 female.

Faculty Profile: 186 includes 144 full-time and 42 part-time, which includes many notable guest artists each year 

Student/Faculty Ratio: 8:1

Tuition (2007-08):

High school: 0 (in-state*), $7,202 (out-of-state)

Undergraduate: $3,224 (in-state), $14,654 (out-of-state)

Graduate: $3,636 (in-state), $15,220 (out-of-state)

* The state of North Carolina now pays the full cost of attending NCSA (tuition, fees, and room and board) for all in-state students who are accepted into the high school program.

Housing: Eight residence halls -- six for college students, two for high school students. Also offering an on-campus student apartment complex and an off-campus student apartment complex within walking distance.

Facilities: Eleven performance and screening spaces comparable to the best in the industry

Operating Budget (2007-08): $45 million

Endowment (balance as of June 30, 2007, NCSA and NCSA Foundation): $27.7 million

Degrees, Diplomas Awarded:

Dance – High School Diploma (8th-12th grades), Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.), College Arts

                 Diploma

Design and Production – B.F.A., College Arts Diploma, Master of Fine Arts (three years)

Drama – High School Diploma (12th grade only), B.F.A., College Arts Diploma

Filmmaking – B.F.A., College Arts Diploma, M.F.A. (two years)

Music – High School Diploma (9th-12th grades), Bachelor of Music, College Arts Diploma, Master of Music (two years)

Visual Arts – High School Diploma (11th & 12th grades)

For more statistical information about North Carolina School of the Arts, please click on the following links.

High school statistics:  http://www.ncarts.edu/institutionalresearch/HSFactbook.pdf

College statistics:  http://www.ncarts.edu/institutionalresearch/Factbook.pdf