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North Carolina Colleges by the Numbers
64 college profiles in our North Carolina directory. Available measures vary by school. Open a profile to check each figure’s year, student group and source.
State overview and medians
North Carolina has 64 college profiles in this directory; available measures vary by school — from North Carolina State University at Raleigh at 27,371 undergraduates down to campuses a fraction of that size. Among the listed schools with reported rates, the lowest historical acceptance rate is at Duke University at 5.7% admitted; the highest is at Pfeiffer University at 96%. Reported tuition (in-state for public schools) runs from $3,648 at the cheapest campus to $68,758 at the most expensive — a $65,110 spread inside North Carolina alone.
North Carolina's ten-year earnings benchmark of $45,873 sits 15% below the national median of reported school-level earnings in the reference group, not the median income of all college students. In the Fall 2024 filings for North Carolina, 1 listed school reported requiring test scores and 17 reported not considering them. 5 had no recorded policy. Check each school's current admissions requirements.
Each North Carolina profile names its data years and student groups. Check these before comparing North Carolina schools.
North Carolina medians
| Acceptance rate | Tuition (in-state) | Median annual earnings, 10 years after entry | 6-year graduation: first-time, full-time entrants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 74.9% | $19,500 | $45,873 | 46.7% |
Medians across 60 active bachelor's-degree institutions in North Carolina; the directory below lists 64 published profiles. These are medians of school-level figures, not medians across all students. Missing measures are excluded from each median.
All North Carolina colleges in our data
Admissions and score ranges: Fall 2024. Tuition is published price, not total attendance cost; public-school prices are in-state. Scroll the table sideways for more measures.
| College | City | Acceptance | SAT section sums / ACT | Tuition | Undergrads | Annual earnings, 10 years after entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachian State University | Boone | 90.1% | 1120–1280 | $7,579 | 19,444 | $51,836 |
| Barton College | Wilson | 94.2% | — | $37,250 | 982 | $47,913 |
| Belmont Abbey College | Belmont | 74.7% | 960–1200 | $19,500 | 1,276 | $47,937 |
| Bennett College | Greensboro | 50.7% | 820–1060 | $19,140 | 178 | $36,654 |
| Brevard College | Brevard | 42.2% | 870–1220 | $32,280 | 815 | $43,545 |
| Cabarrus College of Health Sciences | Concord | 23.4% | ACT 21–23 | $16,550 | 712 | $58,708 |
| Campbell University | Buies Creek | 87.2% | not considered | $41,600 | 2,680 | $54,886 |
| Carolina Christian College | Winston Salem | — | — | $9,970 | 52 | $40,672 |
| Carolina University | Winston-Salem | 39.5% | not considered | $17,575 | 460 | $32,864 |
| Carolinas College of Health Sciences | Charlotte | 59.9% | 950–1380 | $18,882 | 533 | $64,624 |
| Catawba College | Salisbury | 75.2% | 1030–1300 | $34,300 | 1,235 | $48,793 |
| Chamberlain University-North Carolina | Charlotte | — | — | $20,785 | 202 | $92,405 |
| Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary | Charlotte | — | — | $12,858 | 24 | $33,696 |
| Chowan University | Murfreesboro | 68.8% | not considered | $27,910 | 603 | $38,412 |
| Davidson College | Davidson | 13.4% | 1400–1530 | $64,410 | 1,867 | $81,400 |
| Duke University | Durham | 5.7% | 1500–1570 | $68,758 | 6,442 | $97,800 |
| East Carolina University | Greenville | 89.2% | 1070–1240 | $7,361 | 19,896 | $55,146 |
| Elizabeth City State University | Elizabeth City | 64.2% | 920–1080 | $6,536 | 1,975 | $40,026 |
| Elon University | Elon | 66.3% | 1130–1280 | $46,958 | 6,452 | $74,545 |
| Fayetteville State University | Fayetteville | 82.1% | 890–1090 | $4,353 | 5,762 | $40,144 |
| Gardner-Webb University | Boiling Springs | 77.2% | 975–1198 | $34,760 | 1,856 | $48,039 |
| Greensboro College | Greensboro | 70.1% | not considered | $21,000 | 708 | $46,566 |
| Guilford College | Greensboro | 80% | 1120–1260 | $41,362 | 1,001 | $47,590 |
| Heritage Bible College | Dunn | — | — | $8,688 | 22 | $30,672 |
| High Point University | High Point | 75.3% | 1110–1320 | $45,312 | 5,129 | $61,389 |
| Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte | Charlotte | 79.9% | 880–1130 | $42,419 | 1,184 | $43,418 |
| Johnson C Smith University | Charlotte | 45.2% | not considered | $21,300 | 1,244 | $42,680 |
| Lees-McRae College | Banner Elk | 76.8% | not considered | $33,250 | 873 | $43,415 |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University | Hickory | 84.6% | not considered | $31,900 | 1,359 | $45,543 |
| Livingstone College | Salisbury | 59.2% | not considered | $18,296 | 924 | $32,600 |
| Louisburg College | Louisburg | 55.8% | not considered | $24,120 | 402 | $34,818 |
| Manna University | Fayetteville | 52.7% | not considered | $9,105 | 183 | — |
| Mars Hill University | Mars Hill | 67.9% | not considered | $37,736 | 1,044 | $44,781 |
| Meredith College | Raleigh | 74.2% | 1098–1348 | $45,630 | 1,188 | $51,539 |
| Methodist University | Fayetteville | 75.1% | 1080–1250 | $41,250 | 1,448 | $48,050 |
| Mid-Atlantic Christian University | Elizabeth City | 62.2% | 830–1210 | $17,280 | 132 | $38,342 |
| Montreat College | Montreat | 69.2% | not considered | $36,450 | 762 | $45,151 |
| North Carolina A & T State University | Greensboro | 49.9% | 1020–1190 | $6,813 | 12,182 | $44,440 |
| North Carolina Central University | Durham | 87% | ACT 19–22 | $6,699 | 6,081 | $42,968 |
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh | Raleigh | 41.7% | 1300–1470 | $8,799 | 27,371 | $68,758 |
| North Carolina Wesleyan University | Rocky Mount | 80.2% | not considered | $35,736 | 1,214 | $45,873 |
| Pfeiffer University | Misenheimer | 96% | not considered | $35,070 | 655 | $51,562 |
| Queens University of Charlotte | Charlotte | 62.1% | 1140–1340 | $45,846 | 1,211 | $57,673 |
| Saint Augustine's University | Raleigh | 33.8% | not considered | $16,896 | 172 | $35,730 |
| Salem College | Winston-Salem | 76.7% | 1066–1243 | $33,848 | 423 | $44,640 |
| Shaw University | Raleigh | — | not considered | $17,538 | 875 | $34,409 |
| Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary | Wake Forest | 74.6% | 1000–1250 | $11,318 | 585 | — |
| Southeastern College-Charlotte | Charlotte | 93.7% | not considered | $25,080 | 252 | $31,548 |
| Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible College | Wendell | — | — | $11,739 | 64 | — |
| University of Mount Olive | Mount Olive | 75.8% | ACT 18–24 | $27,366 | 1,796 | $47,139 |
| University of North Carolina Asheville | Asheville | 91.9% | 1170–1360 | $7,501 | 2,910 | $44,030 |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill | 15.3% | 1390–1530 | $8,994 | 20,752 | $72,200 |
| University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Charlotte | 79.6% | 1140–1330 | $7,239 | 24,453 | $57,289 |
| University of North Carolina at Greensboro | Greensboro | 88.5% | 1150–1355 | $7,661 | 14,062 | $48,160 |
| University of North Carolina at Pembroke | Pembroke | 93.3% | 970–1200 | $3,648 | 5,330 | $43,407 |
| University of North Carolina School of the Arts | Winston Salem | 30% | 1140–1370 | $9,477 | 945 | $38,357 |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington | Wilmington | 64.2% | 1230–1340 | $7,277 | 14,922 | $54,967 |
| Wake Forest University | Winston-Salem | 21.7% | 1410–1520 | $67,642 | 5,485 | $78,158 |
| Warren Wilson College | Swannanoa | 71.3% | ACT 25–29 | $41,500 | 707 | $36,260 |
| Watts College of Nursing | Durham | — | — | — | 124 | — |
| Western Carolina University | Cullowhee | 81.8% | 1080–1270 | $4,630 | 10,024 | $49,458 |
| William Peace University | Raleigh | 94.3% | 1080–1225 | $34,176 | 666 | $46,643 |
| Wingate University | Wingate | 91.1% | 1010–1210 | $41,636 | 2,668 | $52,649 |
| Winston-Salem State University | Winston-Salem | 78.3% | 830–1020 | $6,126 | 4,170 | $45,344 |
Scores shown are among students who submitted them; "not considered" describes that historical cycle. SAT endpoints sum section percentiles and are not total-score percentiles or admission cutoffs. A dash means the measure is unavailable in this source, not zero. School profiles explain missing and withheld values.
Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release. The summary snapshot does not verify the exact observation years for earnings; it must not be read as current pay. Annual earnings cover federally aided students who worked and were not enrolled when measured, 10 years after entry, and may be shared across institutions. See each profile for its source limitations. Retrieved 2026-09-01.