Duke University has the lowest ratio of students per faculty. It means that a faculty may teach small number of students and the average class size may also small. Its students to faculty ratio was 6 to last year.
Wake Forest University and Elon University also have lower ratio of students per faculty.
For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.
Duke University has the highest students to faculty ratio of 6 to 1. The highest students to faculty ratio means that there are many students per class and/or one faculty needs to take care of more students. Wake Forest University has the second lowest ratio of 10 to 1.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $32,489 and graduate tuition & fees is $27,294 for the academic year 2023-2024.
The average acceptance rate is 65.70% and the average SAT score is 1,242 at the schools.
| School Name | Students to Faculty Ratio | Total Population | Full-time Faculty | Part-time Faculty | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduation Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | Duke University Durham, NCPrivate, 4-year | 6 to 1 - | 18,023 | 4,074 | 231 | $65,805 | 96.00% |
| 2 - | Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NCPrivate, 4-year | 10 to 1 - | 8,963 | 1,919 | 339 | $64,758 | 89.00% |
| 3 - | Elon University Elon, NCPrivate, 4-year | 11 to 1 1 to 1 | 7,123 | 447 | 135 | $44,536 | 83.00% |
| 4 - | Campbell University Buies Creek, NCPrivate, 4-year | 13 to 1 1 to 1 | 5,272 | 261 | 283 | $40,410 | 55.00% |
| 5 - | North Carolina Central University Durham, NCPublic, 4-year | 14 to 1 1 to 1 | 7,553 | 367 | 208 | $19,578 ($6,542) | 44.00% |
| 5 - | University of North Carolina at Pembroke Pembroke, NCPublic, 4-year | 14 to 1 1 to 1 | 7,666 | 315 | 126 | $7,571 ($3,571) | 45.00% |
| 7 4 | Winston-Salem State University Winston-Salem, NCPublic, 4-year | 15 to 1 1 to 1 | 5,004 | 250 | 158 | $17,391 ($6,735) | 49.00% |
| 8 5 | Appalachian State University Boone, NCPublic, 4-year | 16 to 1 1 to 1 | 20,436 | 1,037 | 365 | $24,537 ($7,541) | 75.00% |
| 8 3 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NCPublic, 4-year | 16 to 1 1 to 1 | 36,700 | 1,842 | 308 | $31,767 ($8,895) | 84.00% |
| 8 3 | Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NCPublic, 4-year | 16 to 1 1 to 1 | 11,635 | 544 | 243 | $8,532 ($4,532) | 60.00% |
| Average | 13 to 1 | 12,838 | 1,106 | 240 | $32,489 ($6,303) | 68.00% |