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Colleges in North Carolina by Acceptance Rate

53 North Carolina colleges ranked from most to least selective, using the latest federal IPEDS admissions data.

# College State Rate Trend Applicants
1 Duke University North Carolina 6.8% 46,365
2 Davidson College North Carolina 14.5% 7,347
3 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill North Carolina 18.7% 57,902
4 Wake Forest University North Carolina 21.6% 17,479
5 Shaw University North Carolina 30.5% 10,699
6 Louisburg College North Carolina 32% 830
7 University of North Carolina School of the Arts North Carolina 33.1% 1,423
8 Bennett College North Carolina 33.6% 723
9 Carolina University North Carolina 34% 547
10 Brevard College North Carolina 39.5% 2,582
11 North Carolina State University at Raleigh North Carolina 39.8% 40,049
12 Johnson C Smith University North Carolina 42.9% 4,273
13 North Carolina A & T State University North Carolina 46.2% 30,717
14 Saint Augustine's University North Carolina 58.7% 3,160
15 St. Andrews University North Carolina 64.8% 1,767
16 Montreat College North Carolina 65.6% 2,154
17 Elon University North Carolina 67.3% 18,791
18 Queens University of Charlotte North Carolina 67.7% 4,357
19 Winston-Salem State University North Carolina 68.6% 9,273
20 Elizabeth City State University North Carolina 70.5% 5,360
21 Chowan University North Carolina 72.4% 2,360
22 University of North Carolina Wilmington North Carolina 74% 17,370
23 Livingstone College North Carolina 74.1% 4,748
24 Meredith College North Carolina 74.7% 1,563
25 Methodist University North Carolina 75.2% 2,738
26 Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte North Carolina 75.3% 4,677
27 High Point University North Carolina 76.8% 15,625
28 Warren Wilson College North Carolina 77.6% 943
29 Catawba College North Carolina 77.7% 2,547
30 University of Mount Olive North Carolina 77.7% 1,748
31 Mars Hill University North Carolina 77.9% 1,393
32 North Carolina Wesleyan University North Carolina 77.9% 2,417
33 Fayetteville State University North Carolina 79.9% 5,043
34 University of North Carolina at Charlotte North Carolina 80.2% 22,699
35 Lees-McRae College North Carolina 80.7% 1,787
36 Lenoir-Rhyne University North Carolina 80.7% 6,299
37 Guilford College North Carolina 83.8% 3,775
38 Wingate University North Carolina 85% 21,210
39 Western Carolina University North Carolina 86.7% 18,183
40 Gardner-Webb University North Carolina 87% 4,670
41 Salem College North Carolina 87% 1,951
42 Appalachian State University North Carolina 88.6% 24,001
43 University of North Carolina at Greensboro North Carolina 89.8% 12,379
44 East Carolina University North Carolina 90.1% 22,289
45 Belmont Abbey College North Carolina 90.4% 2,972
46 North Carolina Central University North Carolina 90.5% 14,192
47 Greensboro College North Carolina 92% 3,143
48 University of North Carolina at Pembroke North Carolina 92.4% 7,635
49 University of North Carolina at Asheville North Carolina 93.9% 5,465
50 Campbell University North Carolina 94.3% 3,680
51 Pfeiffer University North Carolina 95.3% 1,637
52 Barton College North Carolina 95.9% 2,228
53 William Peace University North Carolina 97.4% 1,286