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 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 $19,071 and graduate tuition & fees is $19,718 for the academic year 2023-2024.
The average acceptance rate is 81.80% and the average SAT score is 1,089 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 1 | Campbell University Buies Creek, NCPrivate, 4-year | 55.00% 0.96% | $40,410 | 17.00% | 93.99% | - | 5,272 | 13 to 1 |
| 6 1 | 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 |
| 7 - | 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 |
| 8 - | 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 |
| 9 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 |
| 10 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 |
| Average | 54.30% | $19,071 ($6,029) | 17.50% | 81.80% | 1,089 | 13,208 | 16 to 1 |