For 2023-2024 admission, the average acceptance rate of North Carolina colleges is 57.54%, 292,506 accepted out of 508,381 applicants.
For North Carolina college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 47,295 (10.26%) compared to last year, from 461,086 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year increased by 2,432, which is more than 4.71% last year.
North Carolina colleges' acceptance rate increased by 0.81% compared to last year, which means easier to get into North Carolina colleges. The yield decreased by 1.26%.
Among North Carolina colleges, Duke University has the lowest acceptance rate of 7.00% with 3,246 accepted students out of 46,365 applicants. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has the most number of applicants of 57,902 and North Carolina State University at Raleigh has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 5,767.
Acceptance Rate and Admission Stats for North Carolina Colleges
The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in North Carolina. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.
Last Update: July 3, 2024 | Data source:
IPEDS