Colleges / North Carolina Colleges in North Carolina. All 54 four-year colleges in North Carolina that report admissions (16 public, 38 private), with acceptance rates, SAT ranges, average price after grants and the first 2026–27 deadline. Most applied to first. Open a college to check your chances.
College Admitted SAT middle 50% Net price First deadline UNC Chapel Hill 17% 1400–1530 $11,140 EA Oct 15 Duke Durham 5.2% 1510–1570 $23,422 ED Nov 2 NC State Raleigh 40% 1310–1440 $14,860 EA Nov 1 NC A&T Greensboro 51% 1020–1180 $10,258 EA Nov 1 UNC Charlotte Charlotte 78% 1150–1340 $13,768 EA Nov 1 East Carolina University Greenville 89% 1060–1220 $14,470 Rolling UNC Wilmington Wilmington 65% 1240–1350 $18,606 EA Nov 1 Appalachian State University Boone 94% 1110–1270 $14,712 Rolling Wingate University Wingate 85% 990–1270 $21,464 Rolling Western Carolina University Cullowhee 71% 1090–1250 $12,252 EA Nov 1 Wake Forest Winston-Salem 21% 1420–1490 $27,790 ED Nov 15 Elon University Elon 63% 1190–1340 $41,849 ED Nov 1 North Carolina Central University Durham 86% 815–980 $13,884 Rolling High Point University High Point 77% 1110–1300 $43,578 ED Nov 1 UNC Asheville Asheville 86% 1015–1270 $14,175 EA Nov 1 UNC Greensboro Greensboro 90% 1100–1280 $10,592 EA Nov 1 Shaw University Raleigh 31% – $14,111 Rolling Winston-Salem State University Winston-Salem 69% 820–1050 $12,948 RD Jun 28 Davidson Davidson 13% 1410–1500 $26,510 ED Nov 15 University of North Carolina at Pembroke Pembroke 97% 835–1068 $9,687 RD Mar 1 Elizabeth City State University Elizabeth City 71% – $7,363 Rolling Fayetteville State University Fayetteville 80% 855–1045 $7,298 – Livingstone College Salisbury 74% – $15,162 Rolling Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte Charlotte 75% 920–1140 $29,481 EA Nov 1 Gardner-Webb University Boiling Springs 87% 1040–1260 $24,035 Rolling Queens University of Charlotte Charlotte 68% 1110–1300 $27,178 ED Nov 15 Johnson C Smith University Charlotte 43% – $19,326 Rolling Guilford College Greensboro 84% 1010–1250 $22,620 ED Nov 15 Campbell University Buies Creek 94% – $24,517 Rolling Lenoir-Rhyne University Hickory 88% – $24,042 Rolling Greensboro College Greensboro 92% – $19,783 RD Jul 23 Catawba College Salisbury 79% 1100–1250 $18,319 EA Nov 15 Belmont Abbey College Belmont 90% 940–1190 $23,463 EA Oct 31 Barton College Wilson 96% – $23,804 Rolling Methodist University Fayetteville 75% 1110–1220 $25,786 Rolling Brevard College Brevard 40% 870–1220 $26,938 Rolling North Carolina Wesleyan University Rocky Mount 78% – $19,111 Rolling Chowan University Murfreesboro 72% 880–1145 $15,845 Rolling Montreat College Montreat 66% – $26,294 Rolling Salem College Winston-Salem 87% 1078–1315 $19,000 Rolling Saint Augustine's University Raleigh 35% – $18,373 – Lees-McRae College Banner Elk 81% – $26,009 EA Dec 15 University of Mount Olive Mount Olive 78% 930–1110 $17,893 – Pfeiffer University Misenheimer 95% – $21,402 Rolling Meredith College Raleigh 75% 1110–1260 $23,405 EA Oct 30 University of North Carolina School of the Arts Winston Salem 33% 1175–1345 $11,163 – Mars Hill University Mars Hill 78% – $19,842 – William Peace University Raleigh 97% 1140–1280 $24,503 Rolling Warren Wilson College Swannanoa 78% 1210–1370 $27,913 ED Nov 1 Bennett College Greensboro 34% 858–946 $20,928 – Carolina University Winston-Salem 34% – $19,111 – Mid-Atlantic Christian University Elizabeth City 76% – $26,793 – Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Wake Forest 77% 920–1230 $11,395 – Cabarrus College of Health Sciences Concord 49% 970–1060 $14,344 –
ED = early decision, EA = early action, REA = restrictive early action, RD = regular decision. Deadlines are from Common App’s requirements grid; colleges not on the Common App show a dash. Admit rates come from each college’s Common Data Set when it publishes one, otherwise IPEDS (fall 2023 ). All application deadlines .
Hardest colleges to get into in North Carolina Duke admitted 5.2% of 55,541 applicants.Davidson admitted 13% of 8,933 applicants.UNC admitted 17% of 76,247 applicants.Wake Forest admitted 21% of 19,600 applicants.Shaw University admitted 31% of 10,699 applicants.Which of these fit you?
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