For 2024-2025 admission, the average acceptance rate of North Carolina colleges is 57.38%, 326,761 accepted out of 569,430 applicants.
For North Carolina college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 61,049 (12.01%) compared to last year, from 508,381 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year increased by 481, which is more than 0.89% last year.
North Carolina colleges' acceptance rate decreased by 0.09% compared to last year, which means harder to get into North Carolina colleges. The yield decreased by 1.81%.
Among North Carolina colleges, Duke University has the lowest acceptance rate of 5.71% with 2,957 accepted students out of 51,795 applicants. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has the most number of applicants of 66,535 and North Carolina State University at Raleigh has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 5,839.
The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in North Carolina. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.
| School | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke University | 51,795 5,430 | 2,957 -188 | 1,740 -2 | 5.71% -1.07% | 58.84% 3.45% |
| Davidson College | 8,114 767 | 1,085 21 | 520 1 | 13.37% -1.11% | 47.93% -0.85% |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 66,535 8,633 | 10,209 -641 | 4,640 -59 | 15.34% -3.40% | 45.45% 2.14% |
| Wake Forest University | 18,727 1,248 | 4,058 290 | 1,464 79 | 21.67% 0.11% | 36.08% -0.68% |
| Cabarrus College of Health Sciences | 77 14 | 18 -13 | 8 -16 | 23.38% -25.83% | 44.44% -32.98% |
| University of North Carolina School of the Arts | 1,438 15 | 431 -40 | 239 18 | 29.97% -3.13% | 55.45% 8.53% |
| Saint Augustine's University | 2,059 -1,101 | 696 -1,160 | 22 -140 | 33.80% -24.93% | 3.16% -5.57% |
| Carolina University | 736 189 | 291 105 | 77 -42 | 39.54% 5.54% | 26.46% -37.52% |
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh | 44,047 3,998 | 18,385 2,427 | 5,839 111 | 41.74% 1.89% | 31.76% -4.13% |
| Brevard College | 2,699 117 | 1,138 118 | 308 69 | 42.16% 2.66% | 27.07% 3.64% |
| Johnson C Smith University | 6,820 2,547 | 3,083 1,251 | 396 113 | 45.21% 2.34% | 12.84% -2.61% |
| North Carolina A & T State University | 36,496 5,779 | 18,212 4,029 | 2,736 -19 | 49.90% 3.73% | 15.02% -4.40% |
| Bennett College | 608 -115 | 308 65 | 32 -17 | 50.66% 17.05% | 10.39% -9.77% |
| Manna University | 93 73 | 49 29 | 16 -2 | 52.69% -47.31% | 32.65% -57.35% |
| Louisburg College | 998 168 | 557 291 | 225 -41 | 55.81% 23.76% | 40.39% -59.61% |
| Livingstone College | 6,721 1,973 | 3,982 464 | 343 74 | 59.25% -14.84% | 8.61% 0.96% |
| Carolinas College of Health Sciences | 207 180 | 124 102 | 72 50 | 59.90% -21.58% | 58.06% -41.94% |
| Queens University of Charlotte | 4,702 345 | 2,919 -30 | 261 -138 | 62.08% -5.60% | 8.94% -4.59% |
| Mid-Atlantic Christian University | 259 -31 | 161 -60 | 32 -14 | 62.16% -14.05% | 19.88% -0.93% |
| Elizabeth City State University | 5,489 129 | 3,525 -253 | 423 76 | 64.22% -6.27% | 12.00% 2.82% |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington | 20,393 3,023 | 13,101 245 | 2,754 53 | 64.24% -9.77% | 21.02% 0.01% |
| Elon University | 18,105 -686 | 12,012 -637 | 1,607 -70 | 66.35% -0.96% | 13.38% 0.12% |
| Mars Hill University | 1,642 249 | 1,115 30 | 347 29 | 67.90% -9.99% | 31.12% 1.81% |
| Chowan University | 2,124 -236 | 1,461 -247 | 180 19 | 68.79% -3.58% | 12.32% 2.89% |
| Montreat College | 1,740 -414 | 1,204 -208 | 215 14 | 69.20% 3.65% | 17.86% 3.62% |
| Greensboro College | 3,932 789 | 2,758 -135 | 198 -10 | 70.14% -21.91% | 7.18% -0.01% |
| Warren Wilson College | 1,361 418 | 971 239 | 174 -22 | 71.34% -6.28% | 17.92% -8.86% |
| Meredith College | 1,983 420 | 1,471 304 | 272 -53 | 74.18% -0.48% | 18.49% -9.36% |
| Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary | 201 77 | 150 55 | 118 41 | 74.63% -1.98% | 78.67% -2.38% |
| Belmont Abbey College | 4,221 1,249 | 3,151 465 | 398 -2 | 74.65% -15.73% | 12.63% -2.26% |
| Methodist University | 2,743 5 | 2,061 2 | 316 -28 | 75.14% -0.06% | 15.33% -1.38% |
| Catawba College | 3,457 910 | 2,600 621 | 325 17 | 75.21% -2.49% | 12.50% -3.06% |
| High Point University | 17,572 1,947 | 13,233 1,229 | 1,528 60 | 75.31% -1.52% | 11.55% -0.68% |
| University of Mount Olive | 1,926 178 | 1,459 100 | 289 12 | 75.75% -2.00% | 19.81% -0.57% |
| Salem College | 2,246 295 | 1,722 24 | 136 -20 | 76.67% -10.36% | 7.90% -1.29% |
| Lees-McRae College | 2,084 297 | 1,600 157 | 223 24 | 76.78% -3.97% | 13.94% 0.15% |
| Gardner-Webb University | 5,212 542 | 4,024 -40 | 450 39 | 77.21% -9.81% | 11.18% 1.07% |
| Winston-Salem State University | 9,108 -165 | 7,128 771 | 931 48 | 78.26% 9.71% | 13.06% -0.83% |
| University of North Carolina at Charlotte | 23,887 1,188 | 19,015 807 | 4,657 156 | 79.60% -0.62% | 24.49% -0.23% |
| Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte | 4,105 -572 | 3,279 -242 | 450 18 | 79.88% 4.60% | 13.72% 1.45% |
| Guilford College | 4,204 429 | 3,363 201 | 340 -26 | 80.00% -3.76% | 10.11% -1.47% |
| Shaw University | 7,390 -3,309 | 5,924 2,663 | 243 57 | 80.16% 49.68% | 4.10% -1.60% |
| North Carolina Wesleyan University | 1,856 -561 | 1,489 -395 | 261 11 | 80.23% 2.28% | 17.53% 4.26% |
| Western Carolina University | 19,742 1,559 | 16,154 396 | 2,052 -51 | 81.83% -4.83% | 12.70% -0.65% |
| Fayetteville State University | 6,515 1,472 | 5,352 1,323 | 794 -13 | 82.15% 2.26% | 14.84% -5.19% |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University | 3,666 -2,633 | 3,101 -1,981 | 341 -36 | 84.59% 3.91% | 11.00% 3.58% |
| North Carolina Central University | 18,368 4,176 | 15,972 3,130 | 1,753 288 | 86.96% -3.53% | 10.98% -0.43% |
| Campbell University | 6,956 3,276 | 6,064 2,594 | 616 13 | 87.18% -7.11% | 10.16% -7.22% |
| University of North Carolina at Greensboro | 12,948 569 | 11,460 340 | 2,433 -180 | 88.51% -1.32% | 21.23% -2.27% |
| East Carolina University | 26,369 4,080 | 23,524 3,451 | 4,022 81 | 89.21% -0.85% | 17.10% -2.53% |
| Appalachian State University | 24,614 613 | 22,188 913 | 4,038 -189 | 90.14% 1.50% | 18.20% -1.67% |
| Wingate University | 30,339 9,129 | 27,647 9,620 | 780 72 | 91.13% 6.14% | 2.82% -1.11% |
| University of North Carolina Asheville | 7,378 1,913 | 6,782 1,651 | 725 95 | 91.92% -1.97% | 10.69% -1.59% |
| University of North Carolina at Pembroke | 8,178 543 | 7,627 575 | 801 -107 | 93.26% 0.90% | 10.50% -2.38% |
| Southeastern College-Charlotte | 221 -18 | 207 -26 | 124 -8 | 93.67% -3.82% | 59.90% 3.25% |
| Barton College | 2,657 429 | 2,503 367 | 261 -20 | 94.20% -1.67% | 10.43% -2.73% |
| William Peace University | 1,044 -242 | 984 -268 | 168 9 | 94.25% -3.11% | 17.07% 4.37% |
| Pfeiffer University | 1,538 -99 | 1,477 -83 | 203 8 | 96.03% 0.73% | 13.74% 1.24% |
| Chamberlain University-North Carolina | 4 1 | 4 2 | 4 2 | 100.00% 33.33% | 100.00% |