Duke University has the highest 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 96% last year.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with 91% and Wake Forest University with 89% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of North Carolina Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate.
For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $34,776 and graduate tuition & fees is $29,543 for the academic year 2023-2024.
The average acceptance rate is 57.38% and the average SAT score is 1,305 at the schools.
| School Name | Graduation Rate | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Yield | Acceptance Rate | SAT Score | Total Population | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | Duke University Durham, NCPrivate, 4-year | 96.00% 0.13% | $65,805 | 55.39% | 6.78% | 1,550 | 18,023 | 6 to 1 |
| 2 - | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NCPublic, 4-year | 91.00% 0.53% | $39,330 ($8,989) | 43.31% | 18.74% | 1,470 | 31,705 | 17 to 1 |
| 3 - | Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NCPrivate, 4-year | 89.00% 1.25% | $64,758 | 36.76% | 21.56% | 1,460 | 8,963 | 10 to 1 |
| 4 - | North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NCPublic, 4-year | 84.00% 0.36% | $31,767 ($8,895) | 35.89% | 39.85% | 1,380 | 36,700 | 16 to 1 |
| 5 - | Elon University Elon, NCPrivate, 4-year | 83.00% 0.33% | $44,536 | 13.26% | 67.31% | 1,210 | 7,123 | 11 to 1 |
| 6 - | Appalachian State University Boone, NCPublic, 4-year | 75.00% 2.26% | $24,537 ($7,541) | 19.87% | 88.64% | 1,180 | 20,436 | 16 to 1 |
| 7 - | University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NCPublic, 4-year | 74.00% 2.25% | $22,985 ($7,317) | 21.01% | 74.01% | 1,290 | 17,843 | 17 to 1 |
| 8 1 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NCPublic, 4-year | 69.00% 3.35% | $21,876 ($7,214) | 24.72% | 80.21% | 1,220 | 29,551 | 20 to 1 |
| 9 1 | East Carolina University Greenville, NCPublic, 4-year | 65.00% 0.78% | $23,638 ($7,361) | 19.63% | 90.06% | 1,130 | 27,151 | 18 to 1 |
| 10 - | Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NCPublic, 4-year | 60.00% 1.36% | $8,532 ($4,532) | 13.35% | 86.66% | 1,155 | 11,635 | 16 to 1 |
| Average | 78.60% | $34,776 ($7,407) | 28.32% | 57.38% | 1,305 | 20,913 | 15 to 1 |