North Carolina Public Colleges where Students Complete in Time

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 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 91% last year.

North Carolina State University at Raleigh with 84% and Appalachian State University with 75% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of North Carolina Public 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 $23,380 and graduate tuition & fees is $23,284 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 68.40% and the average SAT score is 1,203 at the schools.

Table. North Carolina Public Colleges With Highest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NCPublic, 4-year 91.00%
0.53%
$39,330
($8,989)
43.00%19.00%1,47031,70517 to 1
2
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North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NCPublic, 4-year 84.00%
0.36%
$31,767
($8,895)
36.00%40.00%1,38036,70016 to 1
3
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Appalachian State University Boone, NCPublic, 4-year 75.00%
2.26%
$24,537
($7,541)
20.00%89.00%1,18020,43616 to 1
4
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University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NCPublic, 4-year 74.00%
2.25%
$22,985
($7,317)
21.00%74.00%1,29017,84317 to 1
5
1
University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NCPublic, 4-year 69.00%
3.35%
$21,876
($7,214)
25.00%80.00%1,22029,55120 to 1
6
1
East Carolina University Greenville, NCPublic, 4-year 65.00%
0.78%
$23,638
($7,361)
20.00%90.00%1,13027,15118 to 1
7
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Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NCPublic, 4-year 60.00%
1.36%
$8,532
($4,532)
13.00%87.00%1,15511,63516 to 1
8
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University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NCPublic, 4-year 57.00%
0.55%
$23,339
($7,593)
23.00%90.00%1,18017,97817 to 1
9
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North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NCPublic, 4-year 56.00%
2.93%
$20,408
($6,748)
19.00%46.00%1,08013,48719 to 1
10
1
Winston-Salem State University Winston-Salem, NCPublic, 4-year 49.00%
3.22%
$17,391
($6,735)
14.00%69.00%9405,00415 to 1
Average68.00%$23,380
($7,293)
23.40%68.40%1,20321,14917 to 1