North Carolina Colleges where Students Complete in Time

Duke University 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 96% last year.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with 91% and Wake Forest University with 89% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of North Carolina 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 $34,776 and graduate tuition & fees is $29,543 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 57.50% and the average SAT score is 1,305 at the schools.

Table. North Carolina Colleges With Highest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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Duke University Durham, NCPrivate, 4-year 96.00%
0.13%
$65,80554.99%7.00%1,55018,0236 to 1
2
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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
3
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Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NCPrivate, 4-year 89.00%
1.25%
$64,75837.01%22.00%1,4608,96310 to 1
4
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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
5
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Elon University Elon, NCPrivate, 4-year 83.00%
0.33%
$44,53613.00%67.00%1,2107,12311 to 1
6
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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
7
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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
8
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
9
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
10
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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
Average78.60%$34,776
($7,407)
28.30%57.50%1,30520,91315 to 1