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

For the academic year 2022-2023, the average acceptance rate of North Carolina Public Colleges is 70.64%. Compared to last year's rate, the 2023 acceptance rate decreased by 0.07%.
Over the past 5 years, the acceptance rate of North Carolina Public Colleges has increased by 11.07% from 59.57% to 70.64%. Of the 17 North Carolina Public Colleges, which are 4-year schools and have competitive admission, 13 schools's acceptance rate is higher and 4 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 Public Colleges admission statistics comparison table.

Comparison Table of Acceptance Rate Changes for North Carolina Public Colleges

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Acceptance Rate Changes from 2018 to 2023 at North Carolina Public 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%
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%
Fayetteville State UniversityFayetteville, NC67.87%68.51%
0.64%
79.38%
10.87%
82.06%
2.68%
81.24%
0.81%
13.37%
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%
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%
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%
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%
Average59.57%62.71%
3.14%
66.61%
3.89%
70.72%
4.11%
70.64%
0.07%
11.07%
*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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