North Carolina Colleges with Higher SAT and ACT Scores for Admission

The average SAT score is 1,228 and ACT score is 26 over the 10 North Carolina Colleges with the Highest SAT and ACT Scores.

Duke University has the highest SAT and ACT scores (SAT: 1,550, ACT: 34). University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (SAT: 1,470, ACT: 32) and Wake Forest University (SAT: 1,460, ACT: 33) are following it in the list of North Carolina Colleges with the Highest SAT and ACT Scores.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $40,867 and graduate tuition & fees is $29,240 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 50.40% and the average SAT score is 1,351 at the schools.

Table. North Carolina Colleges With The Highest SAT And ACT Scores Comparison
School NameSAT ScoreACT ScoreAcceptance RateYieldUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
-		Duke University Durham, NCPrivate, 4-year 1,550
37		34
-		7.00%54.99%$65,80518,02396.00%6 to 1
2
2		University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NCPublic, 4-year 1,470
210		32
7		19.00%43.00%$39,330
($8,989)		31,70591.00%17 to 1
3Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NCPrivate, 4-year 1,4603322.00%37.01%$64,7588,96389.00%10 to 1
4Davidson College Davidson, NCPrivate, 4-year 1,4553214.01%48.98%$60,0501,92791.00%9 to 1
5
3		North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NCPublic, 4-year 1,380
25		30
-		40.00%36.00%$31,767
($8,895)		36,70084.00%16 to 1
6
3		University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NCPublic, 4-year 1,290
20		26
-		74.00%21.00%$22,985
($7,317)		17,84374.00%17 to 1
7
2		University of North Carolina Asheville Asheville, NCPublic, 4-year 1,240
10		26
-		94.00%11.99%$24,809
($7,461)		2,91458.00%12 to 1
8
6		Salem College Winston-Salem, NCPrivate, 4-year 1,235
108		22
3		86.98%9.02%$32,75246961.00%16 to 1
9
3		University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NCPublic, 4-year 1,220
-		24
-		80.00%25.00%$21,876
($7,214)		29,55169.00%20 to 1
10Elon University Elon, NCPrivate, 4-year 1,2102667.00%13.00%$44,5367,12383.00%11 to 1
Average1,3512950.40%30.00%$40,867
($7,975)		15,52279.60%13 to 1