| FISCAL | Bookstock | Microform | Audiovisual | Subscription | Operating |
| YEAR | Volumes | Units | Units | Units | Expenditures |
| 1980 | 294,484 | 163,659 | 15,091 | 1,477 | $951,509.56 |
| 1981 | 299,581 | 193,059 | 15,396 | 1,477 | $990,351.00 |
| 1982 | 306,248 | 373,594 | 16,460 | 1,422 | $1,120,062.00 |
| 1983 | 309,718 | 218,107 | 16,522 | 1,536 | $1,168,028.00 |
| 1984 | 314,817 | 258,540 | 16,591 | 1,572 | $1,191,001.00 |
| 1985 | 319,549 | 257,870 | 16,834 | 1,676 | $1,322,070.00 |
| 1986 | 327,323 | 257,099 | 19,386 | 1,718 | $1,570,114.00 |
| 1987 | 332,954 | 257,102 | 19,596 | 1,692 | $1,886,047.00 |
| 1988 | 340,573 | 234,985 | 19,078 | 1,713 | $1,852,112.00 |
| 1989 | 348,268 | 257,134 | 19,654 | 1,752 | $1,936,409.00 |
| FISCAL | Bookstock | Microform | Audiovisual | Subscription | Operating |
| YEAR | Volumes | Units | Units | Units | Expenditures |
| 1990 | 355,852 | 370,117 | 16,961 | 1,752 | $1,928,682.00 |
| 1991 | 373,917 | 456,896 | 20,263 | 1,804 | $2,140,223.00 |
| 1992 | 382,467 | 522,218 | 18,718 | 1,802 | $2,151,286.00 |
| 1993 | 380,201 | 555,411 | 20,997 | 1,879 | $2,566,193.00 |
| 1994 | 390,532 | 612,156 | 21,757 | 1,939 | $2,867,204.00 |
| 1995 | 405,183 | 665,139 | 23,086 | 2,049 | $3,058,427.00 |
| 1996 | 416,021 | 905,087 | 23,459 | 3,622 | $3,038,928.00 |
| 1997 | 430,892 | 932,182 | 23,767 | 3,722 | $3,220,863.00 |
| 1998 | 448,769 | 958,271 | 3,972 | $3,374,942.00 | |
| 1997-98 Per Student Ratio | |||||
| NCA&T | 60.1 | 128.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | $451.92 |
| UNC Total | 99.8 | 141.9 | 2.1 | 0.8 | $570.41 |
| Source: NCHED A-6, SA | |||||