North Carolina Colleges With The Highest SAT Scores

The 2024 average SAT score of North Carolina colleges is 1195 which is 45 points higher than previous SAT score of 1150.

Duke University has the highest SAT score of 1550 among 26 North Carolina colleges that consider SAT score for admission.

Of those 26 North Carolina colleges, 14 schools' SAT scores increased compared to last year, and 3 schools' scores decreased. 2 schools' scores are same as last year.

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

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $40,867 and graduate tuition & fees is $29,240 for the academic year 2023-2024.

Table. North Carolina Colleges With The Highest SAT Scores Comparison
	School Name	SAT Score	ACT Score	Acceptance Rate	Yield	Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	Total Population	Graduation Rate	Students to Faculty Ratio
1 -	Duke University Durham, NCPrivate, 4-year	1,550 37	34	6.78%	55.39%	$65,805	18,023	96.00%	6 to 1
2 2	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NCPublic, 4-year	1,470 210	32	18.74%	43.31%	$39,330 ($8,989)	31,705	91.00%	17 to 1
3	Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NCPrivate, 4-year	1,460	33	21.56%	36.76%	$64,758	8,963	89.00%	10 to 1
4	Davidson College Davidson, NCPrivate, 4-year	1,455	32	14.48%	48.78%	$60,050	1,927	91.00%	9 to 1
5 3	North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NCPublic, 4-year	1,380 25	30	39.85%	35.89%	$31,767 ($8,895)	36,700	84.00%	16 to 1
6 3	University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NCPublic, 4-year	1,290 20	26	74.01%	21.01%	$22,985 ($7,317)	17,843	74.00%	17 to 1
7 2	University of North Carolina Asheville Asheville, NCPublic, 4-year	1,240 10	26	93.89%	12.28%	$24,809 ($7,461)	2,914	58.00%	12 to 1
8 6	Salem College Winston-Salem, NCPrivate, 4-year	1,235 108	22	87.03%	9.19%	$32,752	469	61.00%	16 to 1
9 3	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NCPublic, 4-year	1,220 -	24	80.21%	24.72%	$21,876 ($7,214)	29,551	69.00%	20 to 1
10	Elon University Elon, NCPrivate, 4-year	1,210	26	67.31%	13.26%	$44,536	7,123	83.00%	11 to 1
	Average	1,351	29	50.39%	30.06%	$40,867 ($7,975)	15,522	79.60%	13 to 1

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