Fayetteville State University has the lowest graduation rate, which is the percentage of graduate candidates who complete their degree or certificate within 150 percent of normal time (for example, within 6 years for 4-years BS degree). Its graduatation rate was 43% last year.
North Carolina Central University with 44% and University of North Carolina at Pembroke with 45% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of North Carolina Public Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rate.
For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $17,329 and graduate tuition & fees is $20,405 for the academic year 2023-2024.
The average acceptance rate is 79.80% and the average SAT score is 1,112 at the schools.
| School Name | Graduation Rate | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Yield | Acceptance Rate | SAT Score | Total Population | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | Fayetteville State University Fayetteville, NCPublic, 4-year | 43.00% 5.68% | $7,969 ($3,969) | 20.00% | 79.99% | 950 | 6,787 | 18 to 1 |
| 2 2 | North Carolina Central University Durham, NCPublic, 4-year | 44.00% 6.77% | $19,578 ($6,542) | 11.00% | 90.00% | 1,060 | 7,553 | 14 to 1 |
| 3 1 | University of North Carolina at Pembroke Pembroke, NCPublic, 4-year | 45.00% 1.83% | $7,571 ($3,571) | 13.00% | 92.00% | - | 7,666 | 14 to 1 |
| 4 1 | Winston-Salem State University Winston-Salem, NCPublic, 4-year | 49.00% 3.22% | $17,391 ($6,735) | 14.00% | 69.00% | 940 | 5,004 | 15 to 1 |
| 5 - | North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NCPublic, 4-year | 56.00% 2.93% | $20,408 ($6,748) | 19.00% | 46.00% | 1,080 | 13,487 | 19 to 1 |
| 6 - | University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NCPublic, 4-year | 57.00% 0.55% | $23,339 ($7,593) | 23.00% | 90.00% | 1,180 | 17,978 | 17 to 1 |
| 7 - | Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NCPublic, 4-year | 60.00% 1.36% | $8,532 ($4,532) | 13.00% | 87.00% | 1,155 | 11,635 | 16 to 1 |
| 8 1 | East Carolina University Greenville, NCPublic, 4-year | 65.00% 0.78% | $23,638 ($7,361) | 20.00% | 90.00% | 1,130 | 27,151 | 18 to 1 |
| 9 1 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NCPublic, 4-year | 69.00% 3.35% | $21,876 ($7,214) | 25.00% | 80.00% | 1,220 | 29,551 | 20 to 1 |
| 10 - | University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NCPublic, 4-year | 74.00% 2.25% | $22,985 ($7,317) | 21.00% | 74.00% | 1,290 | 17,843 | 17 to 1 |
| Average | 56.20% | $17,329 ($6,158) | 17.90% | 79.80% | 1,112 | 14,466 | 17 to 1 |