North Carolina Colleges With The Highest ACT Scores

The 2024 average ACT score of North Carolina colleges is 24 which is 1 point(s) higher than previous ACT score of 23.

Duke University has the highest ACT score of 34 among 27 North Carolina colleges that consider ACT score for admission.

Of those 27 North Carolina colleges, 8 schools' ACT scores increased compared to last year, and 2 schools' scores decreased. 11 schools' scores are same as last year.

The table below shows the 10 North Carolina colleges with the highest ACT scores along with important academic statistics.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $43,827 and graduate tuition & fees is $29,810 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 49.00% and the average SAT score is 1,360 at the schools.

Table. North Carolina Colleges With The Highest ACT Scores Comparison
	School Name	ACT Score	SAT Score	Acceptance Rate	Yield	Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	Total Population	Graduation Rate	Students to Faculty Ratio
1 -	Duke University Durham, NCPrivate, 4-year	34 -	1,550	7.00%	54.99%	$65,805	18,023	96.00%	6 to 1
2	Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NCPrivate, 4-year	33	1,460	22.00%	37.01%	$64,758	8,963	89.00%	10 to 1
3	Davidson College Davidson, NCPrivate, 4-year	32	1,455	14.01%	48.98%	$60,050	1,927	91.00%	9 to 1
3 5	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NCPublic, 4-year	32 7	1,470	19.00%	43.00%	$39,330 ($8,989)	31,705	91.00%	17 to 1
5 3	North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NCPublic, 4-year	30 -	1,380	40.00%	36.00%	$31,767 ($8,895)	36,700	84.00%	16 to 1
6 3	Warren Wilson College Swannanoa, NCPrivate, 4-year	27 -	-	78.05%	27.04%	$40,290	793	44.00%	8 to 1
7	Elon University Elon, NCPrivate, 4-year	26	1,210	67.00%	13.00%	$44,536	7,123	83.00%	11 to 1
7 2	Meredith College Raleigh, NCPrivate, 4-year	26 -	1,185	74.98%	27.99%	$43,936	1,587	67.00%	10 to 1
7 2	University of North Carolina Asheville Asheville, NCPublic, 4-year	26 -	1,240	94.00%	11.99%	$24,809 ($7,461)	2,914	58.00%	12 to 1
7 2	University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NCPublic, 4-year	26 -	1,290	74.00%	21.00%	$22,985 ($7,317)	17,843	74.00%	17 to 1
	Average	29	1,360	49.00%	32.10%	$43,827 ($8,166)	12,758	77.70%	12 to 1

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