- Johnson C. Smith University (BS degree; Private):
- Located in Charlotte, North Carolina.
- Serves 1,428 undergraduates – 56 percent female and 84 percent URM
- North Carolina A&T State University (BS & MS degrees; UNC System):
- Located in Greensboro, North Carolina.
- Serves 10,629 undergraduates – 57 percent female and 89 percent URM
- North Carolina Central University (BS, MS, Ph.D. degrees; UNC System):
- Located in Durham, North Carolina.
- Serves 6,434 undergraduates – 68 percent female and 89.2 percent URM
- The University of North Carolina at Pembroke (BS & MS degrees; UNC System):
- Located in Pembroke, rural south central North Carolina.
- This historically Native American university serves 5,481 undergraduates – 61 percent female and 58 percent URM
Other partners that SPIRE has worked with in the past include:
- Elizabeth City State University (BS degree; UNC System)
- Fayetteville State University (BS & MS degrees; UNC System)
- Shaw University (BS degree; Private)
- Winston-Salem State University (BS & MS degrees; UNC System)
