For 2023-2024 admission, the average acceptance rate of North Carolina colleges is 57.54%, 292,506 accepted out of 508,381 applicants.
For North Carolina college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 47,295 (10.26%) compared to last year, from 461,086 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year increased by 2,432, which is more than 4.71% last year.
North Carolina colleges' acceptance rate increased by 0.81% compared to last year, which means easier to get into North Carolina colleges. The yield decreased by 1.26%.
Among North Carolina colleges, Duke University has the lowest acceptance rate of 7.00% with 3,246 accepted students out of 46,365 applicants. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has the most number of applicants of 57,902 and North Carolina State University at Raleigh has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 5,767.
The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in North Carolina. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.
| School | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke University | 46,365 -3,651 | 3,246 72 | 1,785 40 | 7.00% 0.65% | 54.99% 0.01% |
| Davidson College | 7,347 868 | 1,029 -69 | 504 -38 | 14.01% -2.94% | 48.98% -0.38% |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 57,902 1,561 | 11,001 1,362 | 4,730 295 | 19.00% 1.89% | 43.00% -3.01% |
| Wake Forest University | 17,479 622 | 3,845 243 | 1,423 53 | 22.00% 0.63% | 37.01% -1.02% |
| Shaw University | 10,699 8,264 | 3,210 1,724 | 193 -7 | 30.00% -31.03% | 6.01% -7.45% |
| Louisburg College | 830 -196 | 266 -620 | 266 31 | 32.05% -54.30% | 100.00% 73.48% |
| University of North Carolina School of the Arts | 1,423 284 | 470 108 | 221 11 | 33.03% 1.25% | 47.02% -10.99% |
| Carolina University | 547 76 | 186 -59 | 119 29 | 34.00% -18.02% | 63.98% 27.25% |
| Bennett College | 723 -319 | 246 -219 | 49 19 | 34.02% -10.61% | 19.92% 13.47% |
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh | 40,049 4,481 | 16,020 -759 | 5,767 140 | 40.00% -7.17% | 36.00% 2.46% |
| Brevard College | 2,582 376 | 1,033 153 | 238 64 | 40.01% 0.12% | 23.04% 3.27% |
| Johnson C Smith University | 4,273 1,967 | 1,837 1,254 | 276 10 | 42.99% 17.71% | 15.02% -30.61% |
| North Carolina A & T State University | 30,717 4,955 | 14,130 -396 | 2,685 -390 | 46.00% -10.39% | 19.00% -2.17% |
| Cabarrus College of Health Sciences | 63 14 | 31 9 | 24 7 | 49.21% 4.31% | 77.42% 0.15% |
| Saint Augustine's University | 3,160 -1,758 | 1,864 -1,030 | 168 -173 | 58.99% 0.14% | 9.01% -2.77% |
| Montreat College | 2,154 714 | 1,422 442 | 199 -11 | 66.02% -2.04% | 13.99% -7.44% |
| Chamberlain University-North Carolina | 3 -5 | 2 -2 | 2 -1 | 66.67% 16.67% | 100.00% 25.00% |
| Elon University | 18,791 1,240 | 12,590 -479 | 1,637 -55 | 67.00% -7.46% | 13.00% 0.05% |
| Queens University of Charlotte | 4,357 1,203 | 2,963 715 | 415 112 | 68.01% -3.26% | 14.01% 0.53% |
| Winston-Salem State University | 9,273 1,645 | 6,398 800 | 896 41 | 69.00% -4.39% | 14.00% -1.27% |
| Elizabeth City State University | 5,360 1,433 | 3,752 840 | 338 -12 | 70.00% -4.15% | 9.01% -3.01% |
| Chowan University | 2,360 101 | 1,699 -259 | 153 -62 | 71.99% -14.69% | 9.01% -1.97% |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington | 17,370 510 | 12,854 1,249 | 2,699 329 | 74.00% 5.17% | 21.00% 0.58% |
| Livingstone College | 4,748 674 | 3,514 916 | 281 64 | 74.01% 10.24% | 8.00% -0.35% |
| Meredith College | 1,563 -212 | 1,172 -127 | 328 -4 | 74.98% 1.80% | 27.99% 2.43% |
| Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte | 4,677 -53 | 3,508 39 | 421 29 | 75.01% 1.67% | 12.00% 0.70% |
| Methodist University | 2,738 341 | 2,054 240 | 349 23 | 75.02% -0.66% | 16.99% -0.98% |
| Mid-Atlantic Christian University | 290 80 | 220 87 | 46 18 | 75.86% 12.53% | 20.91% -0.14% |
| Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary | 124 64 | 95 47 | 77 44 | 76.61% -3.39% | 81.05% 12.30% |
| High Point University | 15,625 3,179 | 12,031 2,214 | 1,444 -57 | 77.00% -1.88% | 12.00% -3.29% |
| University of Mount Olive | 1,748 -90 | 1,363 -8 | 273 5 | 77.97% 3.38% | 20.03% 0.48% |
| North Carolina Wesleyan University | 2,417 38 | 1,885 257 | 245 -4 | 77.99% 9.56% | 13.00% -2.29% |
| Catawba College | 2,547 -652 | 1,987 -159 | 318 20 | 78.01% 10.93% | 16.00% 2.11% |
| Mars Hill University | 1,393 -204 | 1,087 -98 | 315 60 | 78.03% 3.83% | 28.98% 7.46% |
| Warren Wilson College | 943 38 | 736 -24 | 199 7 | 78.05% -5.93% | 27.04% 1.78% |
| Fayetteville State University | 5,043 927 | 4,034 690 | 807 21 | 79.99% -1.25% | 20.00% -3.50% |
| University of North Carolina at Charlotte | 22,699 1,344 | 18,159 1,152 | 4,540 383 | 80.00% 0.36% | 25.00% 0.56% |
| Lees-McRae College | 1,787 54 | 1,447 384 | 203 -9 | 80.97% 19.63% | 14.03% -5.91% |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University | 6,299 847 | 5,102 583 | 357 -38 | 81.00% -1.89% | 7.00% -1.74% |
| Carolinas College of Health Sciences | 27 10 | 22 10 | 22 15 | 81.48% 10.89% | 100.00% 41.67% |
| Guilford College | 3,775 378 | 3,171 334 | 381 -14 | 84.00% 0.49% | 12.02% -1.90% |
| Wingate University | 21,210 918 | 18,029 547 | 721 -107 | 85.00% -1.15% | 4.00% -0.74% |
| Salem College | 1,951 792 | 1,697 683 | 153 62 | 86.98% -0.51% | 9.02% 0.05% |
| Western Carolina University | 18,183 266 | 15,819 618 | 2,056 124 | 87.00% 2.16% | 13.00% 0.29% |
| Gardner-Webb University | 4,670 -1,058 | 4,063 -230 | 406 3 | 87.00% 12.05% | 9.99% 0.60% |
| Appalachian State University | 24,001 1,746 | 21,361 2,872 | 4,272 355 | 89.00% 5.92% | 20.00% -1.19% |
| University of North Carolina at Greensboro | 12,379 864 | 11,141 554 | 2,562 219 | 90.00% -1.94% | 23.00% 0.87% |
| North Carolina Central University | 14,192 5,769 | 12,773 5,666 | 1,405 326 | 90.00% 5.62% | 11.00% -4.18% |
| East Carolina University | 22,289 906 | 20,060 316 | 4,012 224 | 90.00% -2.33% | 20.00% 0.81% |
| Belmont Abbey College | 2,972 215 | 2,675 -4 | 401 7 | 90.01% -7.16% | 14.99% 0.28% |
| University of North Carolina at Pembroke | 7,635 4,215 | 7,024 3,955 | 913 199 | 92.00% 2.26% | 13.00% -10.26% |
| Greensboro College | 3,143 1,794 | 2,892 1,755 | 202 19 | 92.01% 7.73% | 6.98% -9.12% |
| Campbell University | 3,680 -180 | 3,459 40 | 588 69 | 93.99% 5.41% | 17.00% 1.82% |
| University of North Carolina Asheville | 5,465 1,187 | 5,137 1,958 | 616 109 | 94.00% 19.69% | 11.99% -3.96% |
| Pfeiffer University | 1,637 338 | 1,555 658 | 202 37 | 94.99% 25.94% | 12.99% -5.40% |
| Barton College | 2,228 99 | 2,139 125 | 278 -22 | 96.01% 1.41% | 13.00% -1.90% |
| William Peace University | 1,286 -148 | 1,247 341 | 162 26 | 96.97% 33.79% | 12.99% -2.02% |
| Southeastern College-Charlotte | 239 46 | 232 59 | 132 44 | 97.07% 7.43% | 56.90% 6.03% |
| Manna University | 20 -5 | 20 -5 | 18 -3 | 100.00% | 90.00% 6.00% |