The status of space in North Carolina institutions of higher education at the end of the drop-add period of the 1987 fall term at each college is presented. Indications of the uses being made of the space are given, and norms and historical information are presented for the past 5 years to enable institutions to make their own assessments of their facilities. The study's primary purpose is to provide higher education administrators with a detailed statistical profile of the facilities of their own campuses and of the other colleges and universities in North Carolina. It also presents data that can provide the basis for comparative assessments of the extent to which space is used for instructional purposes. Data for all 113 institutions of higher education in North Carolina are provided. The four categories of information are as follows: utilization of instructional space; interior space characteristics; building characteristics; and accessibility of facilities to the mobility impaired. An institutional index is provided. Contains 9 references. (SM)