Public Universities in North Carolina, Ranked by Acceptance Rate
North Carolina has 15 public universities in the CollegeCalcAI database. The most selective is University of North Carolina at 15%; the most accessible is UNC Pembroke at 93%, and the median public university in the state admits 82%. 3 of them post an admitted-student SAT (75th percentile) of 1300 or higher. In-state tuition usually makes these the best-value options on a North Carolina student's list, so it pays to know exactly where each one sits.
- University of North Carolina15%acceptanceHighly selectiveNC · SAT 1470
- NC State University42%acceptanceSelectiveNC · SAT 1380
- North Carolina A&T State University50%acceptanceSelectiveNC · SAT 1120
- UNC Wilmington64%acceptanceModerately selectiveNC · SAT 1300
- Elizabeth City State University64%acceptanceModerately selectiveNC · SAT 1020
- Winston-Salem State University78%acceptanceAccessibleNC · SAT 1020
- UNC Charlotte80%acceptanceAccessibleNC · SAT 1210
- Western Carolina University82%acceptanceAccessibleNC · SAT 1130
- Fayetteville State University82%acceptanceAccessibleNC · SAT 1020
- North Carolina Central University87%acceptanceAccessibleNC · SAT 1060
- East Carolina University89%acceptanceAccessibleNC · SAT 1190
- UNC Greensboro89%acceptanceAccessibleNC · SAT 1130
- Appalachian State University90%acceptanceAccessibleNC · SAT 1280
- UNC Asheville92%acceptanceAccessibleNC · SAT 1240
- UNC Pembroke93%acceptanceAccessibleNC · SAT 1120
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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.