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

For the academic year 2022-2023, the average acceptance rate of North Carolina Private Colleges is 66.74%. Compared to last year's rate, the 2023 acceptance rate decreased by 0.14%.
Over the past 5 years, the acceptance rate of North Carolina Private Colleges has increased by 9.26% from 57.47% to 66.74%. Of the 41 North Carolina Private Colleges, which are 4-year schools and have competitive admission, 30 schools's acceptance rate is higher and 11 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 Private Colleges admission statistics comparison table.

Comparison Table of Acceptance Rate Changes for North Carolina Private Colleges

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Acceptance Rate Changes from 2018 to 2023 at North Carolina Private Colleges
School Name2018-192019-202020-212021-222022-235-Year Change
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%
Elon UniversityElon, NC72.14%78.44%
6.3%
71.70%
6.73%
77.71%
6.01%
74.46%
3.25%
2.32%
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 Wesleyan UniversityRocky Mount, NC62.79%62.28%
0.5%
47.59%
14.7%
28.02%
19.57%
68.43%
40.41%
5.65%
William Peace UniversityRaleigh, NC57.13%50.49%
6.64%
61.39%
10.9%
52.09%
9.31%
63.18%
11.09%
6.05%
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%
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%
Average57.47%62.16%
4.69%
63.91%
1.75%
66.87%
2.96%
66.74%
0.14%
9.26%
*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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