Duke University has the highest graduation rate, which is the percentage of graduate candidates who complete their degree or certificate within 150 percent of normal time (for example, within 6 years for 4-years BS degree). Its graduatation rate was 97% last year.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with 91% and Wake Forest University with 89% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of North Carolina 4-Years Colleges with the Highest Graduation Rate.
For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $39,821 and graduate tuition & fees is $32,111 for the academic year 2024-2025.
For these well-regarded North Carolina 4-Years Colleges with the Highest Graduation Rate, the average acceptance rate is 54.93% and the average SAT score is 1,316, indicating a moderately selective admissions process.
| School Name | Graduation Rate | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Yield | Acceptance Rate | SAT Score | Total Population | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | Duke University Durham, NCPrivate, 4-year | 97.00% 2.00% | $68,758 | 58.84% | 5.71% | 1,540 | 17,499 | 5 to 1 |
| 2 - | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NCPublic, 4-year | 91.00% 1.00% | $41,203 ($8,994) | 45.45% | 15.34% | 1,480 | 32,438 | 15 to 1 |
| 3 - | Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NCPrivate, 4-year | 89.00% 1.00% | $67,642 | 36.08% | 21.67% | 1,470 | 9,322 | 10 to 1 |
| 4 - | North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NCPublic, 4-year | 85.00% 1.00% | $32,847 ($8,799) | 31.76% | 41.74% | 1,370 | 38,464 | 15 to 1 |
| 5 - | Elon University Elon, NCPrivate, 4-year | 84.00% 2.00% | $46,958 | 13.38% | 66.35% | 1,200 | 7,239 | 11 to 1 |
| 6 - | Appalachian State University Boone, NCPublic, 4-year | 75.00% 2.00% | $25,212 ($7,579) | 18.20% | 90.14% | 1,200 | 21,570 | 16 to 1 |
| 7 - | High Point University High Point, NCPrivate, 4-year | 74.00% 4.00% | $45,312 | 11.55% | 75.31% | 1,210 | 6,331 | 21 to 1 |
| 8 1 | University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NCPublic, 4-year | 71.00% 1.00% | $24,152 ($7,277) | 21.02% | 64.24% | 1,280 | 18,848 | 17 to 1 |
| 9 - | University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NCPublic, 4-year | 69.00% 2.00% | $22,492 ($7,239) | 24.49% | 79.60% | 1,250 | 31,091 | 21 to 1 |
| 10 - | East Carolina University Greenville, NCPublic, 4-year | 63.00% 1.00% | $23,638 ($7,361) | 17.10% | 89.21% | 1,160 | 26,940 | 17 to 1 |
| Average | 79.80% | $39,821 ($7,875) | 27.79% | 54.93% | 1,316 | 20,974 | 15 to 1 |