How Acceptance Rate Changes over Past 5 Years for North Carolina Colleges

For the academic year 2022-2023, the average acceptance rate of North Carolina Colleges is 67.88%. Compared to last year's rate, the 2023 acceptance rate decreased by 0.12%.
Over the past 5 years, the acceptance rate of North Carolina Colleges has increased by 9.79% from 58.09% to 67.88%. Of the 58 North Carolina Colleges, which are 4-year schools and have competitive admission, 43 schools's acceptance rate is higher and 15 schools' rate is lower than 5 years ago.
You can check 2023 acceptance rate along with number of applicants, admitted, and enrolled students at North Carolina Colleges admission statistics comparison table.

Comparison Table of Acceptance Rate Changes for North Carolina Colleges

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Acceptance Rate Changes from 2018 to 2023 at North Carolina Colleges
School Name2018-192019-202020-212021-222022-235-Year Change
Appalachian State UniversityBoone, NC69.46%76.81%
7.35%
79.51%
2.7%
84.69%
5.18%
83.08%
1.61%
13.62%
Barton CollegeWilson, NC39.62%45.29%
5.67%
42.44%
2.85%
98.60%
56.16%
94.60%
4%
54.98%
Belmont Abbey CollegeBelmont, NC79.78%80.65%
0.86%
80.10%
0.54%
98.91%
18.81%
97.17%
1.74%
17.39%
Bennett CollegeGreensboro, NC96.34%58.96%
37.38%
72.88%
13.92%
79.23%
6.34%
44.63%
34.6%
51.72%
Brevard CollegeBrevard, NC46.09%58.75%
12.67%
45.24%
13.52%
44.71%
0.52%
39.89%
4.82%
6.2%
Cabarrus College of Health SciencesConcord, NC41.07%27.65%
13.42%
35.38%
7.74%
46.00%
10.62%
44.90%
1.1%
3.83%
Campbell UniversityBuies Creek, NC76.30%77.70%
1.4%
81.29%
3.59%
87.25%
5.96%
88.58%
1.32%
12.28%
Catawba CollegeSalisbury, NC51.62%49.51%
2.11%
52.12%
2.62%
56.12%
4%
67.08%
10.97%
15.47%
Chowan UniversityMurfreesboro, NC59.29%68.35%
9.05%
67.36%
0.99%
79.25%
11.89%
86.68%
7.42%
27.38%
Davidson CollegeDavidson, NC19.50%18.05%
1.44%
20.00%
1.94%
17.80%
2.2%
16.95%
0.85%
2.55%
Duke UniversityDurham, NC8.91%7.60%
1.31%
7.74%
0.14%
5.89%
1.85%
6.35%
0.46%
2.57%
East Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC82.20%78.72%
3.48%
87.92%
9.2%
93.89%
5.97%
92.34%
1.55%
10.14%
Elizabeth City State UniversityElizabeth City, NC59.29%65.63%
6.34%
74.83%
9.19%
76.79%
1.96%
74.15%
2.63%
14.86%
Elon UniversityElon, NC72.14%78.44%
6.3%
71.70%
6.73%
77.71%
6.01%
74.46%
3.25%
2.32%
Fayetteville State UniversityFayetteville, NC67.87%68.51%
0.64%
79.38%
10.87%
82.06%
2.68%
81.24%
0.81%
13.37%
Gardner-Webb UniversityBoiling Springs, NC48.14%66.71%
18.57%
77.95%
11.24%
78.95%
0.99%
74.95%
4%
26.8%
Greensboro CollegeGreensboro, NC44.46%77.09%
32.62%
77.61%
0.53%
88.14%
10.53%
84.28%
3.86%
39.82%
Guilford CollegeGreensboro, NC64.47%75.01%
10.54%
78.01%
3%
82.09%
4.09%
83.51%
1.42%
19.05%
High Point UniversityHigh Point, NC76.95%74.55%
2.39%
77.05%
2.49%
80.28%
3.23%
78.88%
1.4%
1.93%
Johnson C Smith UniversityCharlotte, NC45.83%46.98%
1.15%
49.20%
2.22%
44.53%
4.67%
25.28%
19.25%
20.55%
Lees-McRae CollegeBanner Elk, NC57.18%54.82%
2.36%
73.29%
18.46%
59.20%
14.09%
61.34%
2.14%
4.16%
Lenoir-Rhyne UniversityHickory, NC73.89%77.94%
4.04%
76.62%
1.32%
85.72%
9.1%
82.89%
2.84%
8.99%
Livingstone CollegeSalisbury, NC41.64%50.07%
8.42%
68.95%
18.89%
51.30%
17.65%
63.77%
12.47%
22.13%
Mars Hill UniversityMars Hill, NC57.37%63.33%
5.96%
67.29%
3.96%
79.51%
12.22%
74.20%
5.31%
16.83%
Meredith CollegeRaleigh, NC62.57%64.72%
2.15%
71.62%
6.9%
69.87%
1.75%
73.18%
3.31%
10.61%
Methodist UniversityFayetteville, NC54.69%63.01%
8.31%
75.88%
12.87%
78.59%
2.71%
75.68%
2.91%
20.98%
Montreat CollegeMontreat, NC55.21%55.96%
0.74%
71.20%
15.24%
90.24%
19.04%
68.06%
22.18%
12.84%
University of Mount OliveMount Olive, NC52.96%58.48%
5.52%
61.91%
3.43%
82.58%
20.66%
74.59%
7.99%
21.63%
North Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboro, NC61.43%58.29%
3.14%
56.71%
1.58%
57.35%
0.64%
56.39%
0.96%
5.04%
University of North Carolina at AshevilleAsheville, NC93.63%84.00%
9.63%
79.42%
4.58%
81.63%
2.2%
74.31%
7.32%
19.32%
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC22.71%22.63%
0.08%
25.00%
2.37%
20.40%
4.61%
17.11%
3.29%
5.6%
University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, NC66.83%65.05%
1.78%
79.53%
14.48%
79.45%
0.09%
79.64%
0.19%
12.81%
University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, NC83.84%82.46%
1.37%
87.54%
5.07%
90.84%
3.3%
91.94%
1.1%
8.1%
North Carolina Central UniversityDurham, NC46.64%67.98%
21.34%
87.42%
19.44%
76.02%
11.4%
84.38%
8.36%
37.74%
University of North Carolina School of the ArtsWinston Salem, NC38.23%28.91%
9.32%
36.34%
7.43%
29.75%
6.59%
31.78%
2.03%
6.45%
North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, NC46.85%45.13%
1.72%
46.22%
1.09%
47.48%
1.27%
47.17%
0.31%
0.32%
North Carolina Wesleyan UniversityRocky Mount, NC62.79%62.28%
0.5%
47.59%
14.7%
28.02%
19.57%
68.43%
40.41%
5.65%
University of North Carolina WilmingtonWilmington, NC61.25%65.46%
4.21%
67.97%
2.51%
67.98%
0.02%
68.83%
0.85%
7.58%
William Peace UniversityRaleigh, NC57.13%50.49%
6.64%
61.39%
10.9%
52.09%
9.31%
63.18%
11.09%
6.05%
University of North Carolina at PembrokePembroke, NC81.23%84.93%
3.7%
91.38%
6.44%
91.84%
0.47%
89.74%
2.11%
8.5%
Pfeiffer UniversityMisenheimer, NC64.53%63.78%
0.75%
75.84%
12.06%
71.76%
4.07%
69.05%
2.71%
4.52%
Queens University of CharlotteCharlotte, NC78.54%65.22%
13.32%
68.43%
3.21%
69.20%
0.77%
71.27%
2.08%
7.27%
Mid-Atlantic Christian UniversityElizabeth City, NC44.12%41.50%
2.62%
43.12%
1.62%
48.00%
4.88%
63.33%
15.33%
19.22%
Saint Augustine's UniversityRaleigh, NC63.41%73.40%
9.98%
67.33%
6.06%
74.76%
7.42%
58.85%
15.91%
4.57%
Salem CollegeWinston-Salem, NC39.47%79.95%
40.48%
84.63%
4.68%
90.19%
5.55%
87.49%
2.7%
48.02%
Shaw UniversityRaleigh, NC52.36%63.40%
11.04%
70.56%
7.16%
65.34%
5.22%
61.03%
4.31%
8.67%
St. Andrews UniversityLaurinburg, NC40.68%45.33%
4.65%
60.86%
15.53%
12.29%
48.57%
64.80%
52.51%
24.12%
Southeastern Baptist Theological SeminaryWake Forest, NC90.14%92.46%
2.32%
82.43%
10.03%
89.89%
7.46%
80.00%
9.89%
10.14%
Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, NC29.40%29.60%
0.2%
31.98%
2.39%
25.18%
6.81%
21.37%
3.81%
8.03%
Warren Wilson CollegeSwannanoa, NC85.59%84.60%
0.98%
84.84%
0.24%
77.40%
7.44%
83.98%
6.58%
1.61%
Wingate UniversityWingate, NC84.79%88.74%
3.96%
73.27%
15.47%
84.53%
11.26%
86.15%
1.63%
1.37%
Winston-Salem State UniversityWinston-Salem, NC65.31%67.59%
2.28%
72.52%
4.93%
81.47%
8.95%
73.39%
8.09%
8.08%
Western Carolina UniversityCullowhee, NC39.66%68.71%
29.05%
48.48%
20.23%
79.42%
30.94%
84.84%
5.42%
45.18%
Carolinas College of Health SciencesCharlotte, NC26.32%35.29%
8.98%
32.14%
3.15%
61.11%
28.97%
70.59%
9.48%
44.27%
Johnson & Wales University-CharlotteCharlotte, NC85.69%84.55%
1.14%
82.27%
2.28%
82.34%
0.07%
73.34%
9%
12.35%
Manna UniversityFayetteville, NC92.31%95.00%
2.69%
100.00%
5%
95.45%
4.55%
100.00%
4.55%
7.69%
Chamberlain University-North CarolinaCharlotte, NC25.00%100.00%
75%
33.33%
66.67%
66.67%
33.33%
50.00%
16.67%
25%
Carolina UniversityWinston-Salem, NC34.48%28.64%
5.84%
49.67%
21.03%
46.27%
3.41%
52.02%
5.75%
17.54%
Average58.09%62.32%
4.23%
64.70%
2.38%
68.00%
3.3%
67.88%
0.12%
9.79%
*Schools missing information are not included in this table. The schools have not report their information to the IPEDS/NCES or not applicable.)
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