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Acceptance rates, test-score ranges, and average net price for selective colleges in North Carolina — source-cited from College Scorecard / IPEDS. Want the number that matters for your student? Model your admit odds at each.
We track 60 notable colleges in North Carolina (19 public · 41 private · ~$18,328 median net price), with Duke among the most selective at ~6%.
| College | City | Accept. | SAT 25–75 | Avg net price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | Durham | 6% | 1500–1570 | $29,612 |
| Davidson | Davidson | 13% | 1400–1530 | $17,379 |
| UNC | Chapel Hill | 15% | 1390–1530 | $11,655 |
| Wake Forest | Winston-Salem | 22% | 1410–1520 | $28,719 |
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Figures are estimates compiled from public datasets (College Scorecard / IPEDS) and primary sources; verify with each institution before relying on them.
These outputs are estimates from a baseline model — not guarantees of admission, cost, or outcome.
| Raleigh |
| 42% |
| 1300–1470 |
| $17,303 |
| Johnson C Smith University | Charlotte | 45% | — | $20,894 |
| North Carolina A & T State University | Greensboro | 50% | 1020–1190 | $10,846 |
| Livingstone College | Salisbury | 59% | — | $13,479 |
| Queens University of Charlotte | Charlotte | 62% | 1140–1340 | $30,857 |
| Elizabeth City State University | Elizabeth City | 64% | 920–1080 | $6,364 |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington | Wilmington | 64% | 1230–1340 | $20,109 |
| Elon University | Elon | 66% | 1130–1280 | $41,555 |
| Mars Hill University | Mars Hill | 68% | — | $19,910 |
| Meredith College | Raleigh | 74% | 1098–1348 | $22,488 |
| Belmont Abbey College | Belmont | 75% | 960–1200 | $24,639 |
| Methodist University | Fayetteville | 75% | 1080–1250 | $24,704 |
| Catawba College | Salisbury | 75% | 1030–1300 | $17,879 |
| High Point University | High Point | 75% | 1110–1320 | $38,707 |
| University of Mount Olive | Mount Olive | 76% | — | $18,853 |
| Gardner-Webb University | Boiling Springs | 77% | 975–1198 | $17,674 |
| Winston-Salem State University | Winston-Salem | 78% | 830–1020 | $13,479 |
| University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Charlotte | 80% | 1140–1330 | $15,435 |
| Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte | Charlotte | 80% | 880–1130 | $27,426 |
| Guilford College | Greensboro | 80% | 1120–1260 | $22,270 |
| North Carolina Wesleyan University | Rocky Mount | 80% | — | $17,432 |
| Western Carolina University | Cullowhee | 82% | 1080–1270 | $13,315 |
| Fayetteville State University | Fayetteville | 82% | 890–1090 | $7,892 |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University | Hickory | 85% | — | $20,689 |
| North Carolina Central University | Durham | 87% | — | $15,359 |
| Campbell University | Buies Creek | 87% | — | $24,516 |
| University of North Carolina at Greensboro | Greensboro | 89% | 1150–1355 | $10,965 |
| East Carolina University | Greenville | 89% | 1070–1240 | $15,739 |
| Appalachian State University | Boone | 90% | 1120–1280 | $16,836 |
| Wingate University | Wingate | 91% | 1010–1210 | $20,748 |
| University of North Carolina Asheville | Asheville | 92% | 1170–1360 | $12,250 |
| University of North Carolina at Pembroke | Pembroke | 93% | 970–1200 | $10,260 |
| Barton College | Wilson | 94% | — | $23,626 |
| College of the Albemarle | Elizabeth City | — | — | $2,253 |
| Gaston College | Dallas | — | — | $6,592 |
| Cabarrus College of Health Sciences | Concord | 23% | — | $17,618 |
| University of North Carolina School of the Arts | Winston Salem | 30% | 1140–1370 | $14,906 |
| Saint Augustine's University | Raleigh | 34% | — | $24,313 |
| Carolina University | Winston-Salem | 40% | — | $20,828 |
| Brevard College | Brevard | 42% | 870–1220 | $23,509 |
| Bennett College | Greensboro | 51% | 820–1060 | $28,299 |
| Manna University | Fayetteville | 53% | — | $15,210 |
| Louisburg College | Louisburg | 56% | — | $22,694 |
| Carolinas College of Health Sciences | Charlotte | 60% | 950–1380 | — |
| Mid-Atlantic Christian University | Elizabeth City | 62% | 830–1210 | $18,328 |
| Chowan University | Murfreesboro | 69% | — | $14,086 |
| Montreat College | Montreat | 69% | — | $27,061 |
| Greensboro College | Greensboro | 70% | — | $17,882 |
| Warren Wilson College | Swannanoa | 71% | — | $21,249 |
| Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary | Wake Forest | 75% | 1000–1250 | $13,090 |
| Salem College | Winston-Salem | 77% | 1066–1243 | $18,277 |
| Lees-McRae College | Banner Elk | 77% | — | $28,340 |
| Shaw University | Raleigh | 80% | — | $16,512 |
| Southeastern College-Charlotte | Charlotte | 94% | — | $30,611 |
| William Peace University | Raleigh | 94% | 1080–1225 | $21,649 |
| Pfeiffer University | Misenheimer | 96% | — | $19,076 |