Twenty-five UNCA students have received Fulbright Awards for study abroad. The college offers 15 undergraduate majors and 22 minors. The college has an enrollment of 640 and an average class size of 15. The main campus is situated on 70 acres in Montreat, adjacent to Black Mountain. Montreat is surrounded by thousands of acres of forest with hiking trails, numerous rivers and streams.
Students live in dormitories that provide views of the mountains surrounding the campus.
On the Montreat campus, students may choose from more than two dozen majors and minors ranging from business administration to Bible and religion to music to environmental studies. A nationally recognized Discovery program offers a unique 21-day wilderness adventure for academic credit. The college offers a variety of scholarships and assists students with federal and state grants, loans and work-study programs. Montreat College's School of Professional and Adult Studies has permanent campuses in Asheville and Charlotte and satellite classes taught in Murphy, Marion and Spindale and is designed especially for the adult learner who has completed some college work and who desires to finish a degree in an accelerated program by attending class one night a week. This off-campus program offers B.B.A., M.B.A. and A.S. degrees.