Hardest Colleges to Get Into in North Carolina
North Carolina has 38 colleges in the CollegeCalcAI database, and this page ranks every one of them by acceptance rate. The most selective are Duke University (6%), Davidson College (13%), and University of North Carolina (15%). 4 schools admit a quarter of applicants or fewer, the median North Carolina college admits 76%, and 15 are public against 23 private. At the other end, Barton College admits 94%. Open any school for its full admissions profile, or check your own odds free.
- Duke University6%acceptanceMost selectiveNC · SAT 1570
- Davidson College13%acceptanceHighly selectiveNC · SAT 1470
- University of North Carolina15%acceptanceHighly selectiveNC · SAT 1470
- Wake Forest University22%acceptanceHighly selectiveNC · SAT 1490
- Carolina University40%acceptanceSelectiveNC · SAT 1120
- NC State University42%acceptanceSelectiveNC · SAT 1380
- Johnson C. Smith University45%acceptanceSelectiveNC · SAT 1020
- North Carolina A&T State University50%acceptanceSelectiveNC · SAT 1120
- Livingstone College59%acceptanceModerately selectiveNC · SAT 1020
- Queens University of Charlotte62%acceptanceModerately selectiveNC · SAT 1200
- UNC Wilmington64%acceptanceModerately selectiveNC · SAT 1300
- Elizabeth City State University64%acceptanceModerately selectiveNC · SAT 1020
- Elon University66%acceptanceModerately selectiveNC · SAT 1300
- Mars Hill University68%acceptanceModerately selectiveNC · SAT 1150
- Chowan University69%acceptanceModerately selectiveNC · SAT 1150
- Montreat College69%acceptanceModerately selectiveNC · SAT 1120
- High Point University75%acceptanceModerately selectiveNC · SAT 1220
- Belmont Abbey College75%acceptanceModerately selectiveNC · SAT 1150
- Catawba College75%acceptanceModerately selectiveNC · SAT 1150
- Mount Olive University76%acceptanceAccessibleNC · SAT 1150
- Gardner-Webb University77%acceptanceAccessibleNC · SAT 1100
- Lees-McRae College77%acceptanceAccessibleNC · SAT 1150
- Winston-Salem State University78%acceptanceAccessibleNC · SAT 1020
- UNC Charlotte80%acceptanceAccessibleNC · SAT 1210
- Guilford College80%acceptanceAccessibleNC · SAT 1230
- Shaw University80%acceptanceAccessibleNC · SAT 1020
- Western Carolina University82%acceptanceAccessibleNC · SAT 1130
- Fayetteville State University82%acceptanceAccessibleNC · SAT 1020
- Lenoir-Rhyne University85%acceptanceAccessibleNC · SAT 1150
- Campbell University87%acceptanceAccessibleNC · SAT 1180
- North Carolina Central University87%acceptanceAccessibleNC · SAT 1060
- East Carolina University89%acceptanceAccessibleNC · SAT 1190
- UNC Greensboro89%acceptanceAccessibleNC · SAT 1130
- Appalachian State University90%acceptanceAccessibleNC · SAT 1280
- Wingate University91%acceptanceAccessibleNC · SAT 1150
- UNC Asheville92%acceptanceAccessibleNC · SAT 1240
- UNC Pembroke93%acceptanceAccessibleNC · SAT 1120
- Barton College94%acceptanceAccessibleNC · SAT 1150
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Acceptance rates and admitted test ranges reflect publicly reported data (U.S. Department of Education / NCES IPEDS / Common Data Sets) and are rounded. Estimates from CollegeCalcAI are a planning tool computed by a fixed, transparent model, not a guarantee of any admission decision.