North Carolina Best Colleges Comparison

Colleges In North Carolina Statistics

There are 203 colleges in North Carolina - 78 public and 125 private schools. The 2023 average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $17,713 and the average graduate tuition & fees is $17,298. The average SAT scores of enrolled students is 1,141 and the average acceptance rate is 69% for North Carolina Best Colleges Comparison.

The next table shows the key academic facts for all colleges in North Carolina. You may want to check more statistics and compare all North Carolina colleges at North Carolina Statistics page.

2022-2023 Colleges In North Carolina Statistics
	Top 20 colleges in North Carolina	All colleges in North Carolina
Number of Schools	20 schools (11 public, 9 private)	203 schools (78 public, 125 private)
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	$7,308 (in-state) $34,329 (out-of-state)	$3,583 (in-state) $17,713 (out-of-state)
Graduate Tuition & Fees	$8,727 (in-state) $24,815 (out-of-state)	$8,436 (in-state) $17,298 (out-of-state)
Average Financial Aid	$18,715	$9,590
Test Scores	1,231 SAT, 25 ACT	1,141 SAT, 23 ACT
Acceptance Rate	63.54%	68.55%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	24.14%	25.51%
Population	259,324	561,257
Undergraduate	194,312	479,669
Graduate	65,012	81,588
Graduation Rate	69.25%	43.80%
Transfer-out Rate	23.00%	21.40%
Students to Faculty Ratio	13.70 to 1	13.04 to 1

Top Colleges In North Carolina Comparison

The next table lists the top 20 colleges in North Carolina for academic year 2022-2023. Duke University ranked top in the North Carolina Best Colleges Comparison and Davidson College and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill follows it. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $34,329 for undergraduate programs $24,815 for graduate programs. The average SAT score of the top colleges in North Carolina is 1,231 and the acceptance rate is 63.54%. The average students to faculty ratio is 13.70 to 1 for top colleges in North Carolina. You can sort the schools by clicking column name that you want to sort.

2022-2023 Top colleges in North Carolina Comparison
Rank^*	Name	Tuition & Fees	Average Financial Aid	Population	Acceptance Rate	Test Scores	Students to Faculty Ratio
1	Duke University Request Info Private, 4-yearsDurham, NC	$65,805	$50,142	18,023	6%	1,550 SAT 35 ACT	6 to 1
2	Davidson College Request Info Private, 4-yearsDavidson, NC	$60,300	$45,583	1,927	17%	1,430 SAT 32 ACT	9 to 1
3	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Request Info Public, 4-yearsChapel Hill, NC	$39,330 ($8,989)	$16,747	31,705	17%	1,460 SAT 32 ACT	17 to 1
4	North Carolina State University at Raleigh Request Info Public, 4-yearsRaleigh, NC	$31,767 ($8,895)	$8,676	36,700	47%	1,360 SAT 30 ACT	16 to 1
5	Wake Forest University Request Info Private, 4-yearsWinston-Salem, NC	$64,758	$45,828	8,963	21%	-	10 to 1
6	Elon University Request Info Private, 4-yearsElon, NC	$44,536	$15,222	7,123	74%	1,260 SAT 28 ACT	11 to 1
7	Salem College Request Info Private, 4-yearsWinston-Salem, NC	$32,236	$25,284	469	87%	-	16 to 1
8	Meredith College Request Info Private, 4-yearsRaleigh, NC	$43,936	$29,127	1,587	73%	1,220 SAT 25 ACT	10 to 1
9	University of North Carolina Wilmington Request Info Public, 4-yearsWilmington, NC	$22,985 ($7,317)	$6,644	17,843	69%	1,300 SAT 26 ACT	17 to 1
10	Appalachian State University Request Info Public, 4-yearsBoone, NC	$24,537 ($7,541)	$8,383	20,436	83%	1,180 SAT 24 ACT	16 to 1
11	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Request Info Public, 4-yearsCharlotte, NC	$21,876 ($7,214)	$7,577	29,551	80%	1,180 SAT 23 ACT	20 to 1
12	University of North Carolina at Greensboro Request Info Public, 4-yearsGreensboro, NC	$23,339 ($7,593)	$8,339	17,978	92%	1,190 SAT 24 ACT	17 to 1
13	Queens University of Charlotte Request Info Private, 4-yearsCharlotte, NC	$43,285	$23,707	1,873	71%	1,170 SAT 25 ACT	9 to 1
14	Western Carolina University Request Info Public, 4-yearsCullowhee, NC	$8,532 ($4,532)	$4,444	11,635	85%	1,150 SAT 22 ACT	16 to 1
15	Gardner-Webb University Request Info Private, 4-yearsBoiling Springs, NC	$33,450	$20,529	3,144	75%	1,105 SAT 22 ACT	11 to 1
16	University of North Carolina at Asheville Request Info Public, 4-yearsAsheville, NC	$24,809 ($7,461)	$6,883	2,914	74%	1,240 SAT 24 ACT	12 to 1
17	North Carolina A & T State University Request Info Public, 4-yearsGreensboro, NC	$20,408 ($6,748)	$9,567	13,487	56%	1,050 SAT 20 ACT	19 to 1
18	East Carolina University Request Info Public, 4-yearsGreenville, NC	$23,638 ($7,361)	$8,597	27,151	92%	-	18 to 1
19	Winston-Salem State University Request Info Public, 4-yearsWinston-Salem, NC	$17,391 ($6,735)	$8,749	5,004	73%	945 SAT 16 ACT	15 to 1
20	Methodist University Request Info Private, 4-yearsFayetteville, NC	$39,664	$24,270	1,811	76%	1,140 SAT 25 ACT	9 to 1
	Average	$34,329 ($7,308)	$18,715	259,324	63.54%	1,231 SAT 25.4706 ACT	13.70 to 1

^*Ranking data provided by CollegeEvaluator.