Colleges in North Carolina: admission rates, test scores and cost

52 colleges in North Carolina that mostly award bachelor's degrees and report an admission rate, most selective first. Net price is the average a year after grants and scholarships; at public colleges it's the price for in-state students.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release).

Colleges in North Carolina, most selective first
College	Admission rate	SAT middle 50%	Average net price	Graduation rate
Duke University	5.7%	1500–1570	$23,706	96%
Davidson College	13%	1400–1530	$15,060	90%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	15%	1390–1530	$11,305 in-state	91%
Wake Forest University	22%	1410–1520	$28,165	90%
University of North Carolina School of the Arts	30%	1140–1370	$14,859 in-state	80%
Carolina University	40%	Not reported	$12,351	27%
North Carolina State University at Raleigh	42%	1300–1470	$16,486 in-state	85%
Brevard College	42%	870–1220	$25,617	40%
Johnson C Smith University	45%	Not reported	$21,397	34%
North Carolina A & T State University	50%	1020–1190	$9,884 in-state	56%
Bennett College	51%	820–1060	$27,547	32%
Livingstone College	59%	Not reported	$10,838	20%
Queens University of Charlotte	62%	1140–1340	$29,421	57%
Mid-Atlantic Christian University	62%	830–1210	$19,001	21%
Elizabeth City State University	64%	920–1080	$8,048 in-state	46%
University of North Carolina Wilmington	64%	1230–1340	$19,570 in-state	72%
Elon University	66%	1130–1280	$35,785	81%
Mars Hill University	68%	Not reported	$20,442	46%
Chowan University	69%	Not reported	$19,783	27%
Montreat College	69%	Not reported	$25,095	43%
Greensboro College	70%	Not reported	$18,187	42%
Warren Wilson College	71%	Not reported	$23,319	40%
Meredith College	74%	1098–1348	$22,801	72%
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary	75%	1000–1250	$8,500	50%
Belmont Abbey College	75%	960–1200	$25,416	50%
Methodist University	75%	1080–1250	$25,760	39%
Catawba College	75%	1030–1300	$15,993	48%
High Point University	75%	1110–1320	$41,019	72%
University of Mount Olive	76%	Not reported	$18,927	42%
Salem College	77%	1066–1243	$18,975	32%
Lees-McRae College	77%	Not reported	$28,253	47%
Gardner-Webb University	77%	975–1198	$21,150	48%
Winston-Salem State University	78%	830–1020	$12,817 in-state	47%
University of North Carolina at Charlotte	80%	1140–1330	$15,142 in-state	68%
Guilford College	80%	1120–1260	$22,813	43%
North Carolina Wesleyan University	80%	Not reported	$20,318	45%
Shaw University	80%	Not reported	$24,242	20%
Western Carolina University	82%	1080–1270	$13,025 in-state	61%
Fayetteville State University	82%	890–1090	$10,009 in-state	37%
Lenoir-Rhyne University	85%	Not reported	$18,641	50%
North Carolina Central University	87%	Not reported	$16,708 in-state	47%
Campbell University	87%	Not reported	$25,057	59%
University of North Carolina at Greensboro	89%	1150–1355	$12,291 in-state	58%
East Carolina University	89%	1070–1240	$16,880 in-state	63%
Appalachian State University	90%	1120–1280	$16,082 in-state	71%
Wingate University	91%	1010–1210	$21,511	43%
University of North Carolina Asheville	92%	1170–1360	$14,999 in-state	52%
University of North Carolina at Pembroke	93%	970–1200	$10,522 in-state	44%
Barton College	94%	Not reported	$24,367	47%
William Peace University	94%	1080–1225	$23,002	49%
Pfeiffer University	96%	Not reported	$22,696	48%
Chamberlain University-North Carolina	100%	Not reported	$38,460	0%

Graduation rate: first-time, full-time students who finished within six years. A dash means the college didn't report that number.

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