Statistical data on higher education activities in North Carolina during 1985-1986 includes simple counts of enrollment and degrees conferred, as well as complex analyses of the flow of student transfers among institutions. The following sections are presented: current enrollment, enrollment trends, undergraduate transfers, degrees conferred, faculty, library resources, cost to students, admissions, student financial aid, student housing, and general. Among the 83 statistical tables are the following: headcount enrollment in state institutions by institution, residence status, full- and part-time status, and sex; headcount enrollment in community colleges and technical institutes and colleges by institution; average age of total headcount in the University of North Carolina; home county of in-state undergraduate students by institution; undergraduate transfers to North Carolina institutions by type of institution; number and percent of degrees conferred by North Carolina institutions by field of study, type of institution, and level of degrees; academic rank and sex of full-time faculty in North Carolina institutions; undergraduate tuition and required fees combined; average Scholastic Aptitude Test scores of entering freshmen; and financial aid for professional students. (SW)