Colleges in North Carolina: A Parent's Guide

Below are colleges across North Carolina with acceptance rates, SAT/ACT ranges, and net price data sourced from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Schools are listed by admission selectivity, most selective first.

• Appalachian State University
  7% acceptance · $65,805 in-state tuition
• Duke University
  19% acceptance · $8,989 in-state tuition
• North Carolina State University at Raleigh
  29% acceptance · $64,671 in-state tuition
• Wake Technical Community College
  33% acceptance · $9,477 in-state tuition
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  40% acceptance · $8,895 in-state tuition
• Elon University
  46% acceptance · $6,748 in-state tuition
• Central Piedmont Community College
  59% acceptance · $16,896 in-state tuition
• Davidson College
  64% acceptance · $49,900 in-state tuition
• University of North Carolina at Charlotte
  74% acceptance · $7,317 in-state tuition
• University of North Carolina at Greensboro
  80% acceptance · $7,214 in-state tuition
• Wake Forest University
  88% acceptance · $13,570 in-state tuition
• High Point University
  92% acceptance · $3,571 in-state tuition
• East Carolina University
  94% acceptance · $7,461 in-state tuition