NC General Statutes

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116-4 (2026)

Constituent institutions of the University of North Carolina

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The University of North Carolina shall be composed of the following institutions of higher education: the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina State University at Raleigh, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, the University of North Carolina at Asheville, the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Appalachian State University, East Carolina University, Elizabeth City State University, Fayetteville State University, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, North Carolina Central University, North Carolina School of the Arts, redesignated effective August 1, 2008, as the "University of North Carolina School of the Arts," Pembroke State University, redesignated effective July 1, 1996, as the "University of North Carolina at Pembroke", Western Carolina University and Winston-Salem State University, and the constituent high school, the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics. (1971, c. 1244, s. 1; 1995 (Reg. Sess., 1996), c. 603, s. 2; 2006-66, s. 9.11(b); 2008-192, s. 2.)

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 23 cases (8 in the last 5 years), 1964–2025 · leading case: Googerdy v. North Carolina Agric. & Technical State Univ., 386 F. Supp. 2d 618 (M.D.N.C. 2005).
Googerdy v. North Carolina Agric. & Technical State Univ., 386 F. Supp. 2d 618 (M.D.N.C. 2005). · cites it 2× “See N.C. Gen.Stat. § 116-4 (naming A & T as one of the constituent institutions of the University of North Carolina system); Huang v.”
Jones v. Pitt Cnty. Mem'l Hosp., Inc., 410 S.E.2d 513 (N.C. Ct. App. 1991). · cites it 3× “The court found that ECU School of Medicine is a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina pursuant to N.C.G.S. §§ 116-4 (1987) and 116-40.4 (1987), and this finding is not disputed by the parties.”
Frazier v. North Carolina Cent. Univ., ex rel. Univ. of North Carolina, 779 S.E.2d 515 (N.C. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “It is well established that the actions of the University of North Carolina ("the University") and its constituent institutions-which include NCCU, see N.C. Gen.Stat. § 116-4 (2013)-are "specifically made subject to the judicial review procedures" provided by N.”
Bryant v. Locklear, 947 F. Supp. 915 (E.D.N.C. 1996). · cites it 2× “against a respondent (other, than a government, government agency or ‘political subdivision) if the complaining party demonstrates that the respondent engaged in a discriminatory practice or discriminatory practices with malice or with reckless indifference to the federally…”
In Re the Appeal of Appalachian Student Hous. Corp., 598 S.E.2d 701 (N.C. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 2× “See N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116-4 (2003). Therefore, all real and personal property owned by ASU is owned by the State of North Carolina and exempt from taxation.”
Nova Univ. v. Bd. of Governors of the Univ. of North Carolina, 287 S.E.2d 872 (N.C. 1982). · cites it 2× “To this end it shall govern the 16 constituent institutions [defined in G.S. 116-4], subject to the powers and responsibilities given in this Article to the boards of trustees of the institutions, and to this end it shall maintain close liaison with the State Board of Education,…”
Truesdale v. Univ. of North Carolina, 371 S.E.2d 503 (N.C. Ct. App. 1988). “G.S. 116-4. Thus, the doctrine of sovereign immunity will bar any action against UNC or WSSU.”
Bd. of Governors of the Univ. of North Carolina v. United States Dep't of Labor, 722 F. Supp. 1301 (E.D.N.C. 1989). · cites it 2× “5 N.C.Gen.Stat. § 116-4. The entire system is ruled by a Board of Governors which also controls, supervises and manages the affairs of the constituent institutions.”
State v. Ellis, 763 S.E.2d 574 (N.C. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “As with the municipality in Turner , the legislature has provided, in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116-4 (2013), that North Carolina State University is a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina, “a body politic and corporate” expressly authorized under N.”
In Re Carter, 137 S.E.2d 150 (N.C. 1964). “G.S. 116-4 provides for the election of 100 Trustees of the University of North Carolina by the General Assembly.”
Chapman v. Thomas, 743 F.2d 1056 (4th Cir. 1984). “N.C.G.S. § 116-4 (1978). . This action was initiated as a class action for damages and permanent injunctive relief against the state agencies named as defendants and against the two university officials named as defendants in both their official and individual capacities.”
Mitchell v. Winston Salem State Univ. (M.D.N.C. 2020). · cites it 3× “) Defendant WSSU is a “constituent institution of the University of North Carolina established pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116-4 .” (Id. ¶ 2.) Defendant Elwood Robinson is the Chancellor of WSSU.”
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