Some colleges do not have an open admissions policy, but they accept all or most applicants who meet the admission requirements. The average acceptance rate of the 10 Easiest North Carolina Public Colleges to Get In is 73.79% for the academic year 2024-2025.
This ranking is only based on acceptance rates and more admission stats such as SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $18,135 and graduate tuition & fees is $21,158 for the academic year 2024-2025.
We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.| School Name | Acceptance Rate | Yield | SAT Score | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Total Population | Graduation Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 1 | University of North Carolina at Pembroke Pembroke, NCPublic, 4-year | 93.26% 0.90% | 10.50% | 1,080 | $7,648 ($3,648) | 7,674 | 44.00% | 14 to 1 |
| 2 1 | University of North Carolina Asheville Asheville, NCPublic, 4-year | 91.92% 1.97% | 10.69% | 1,255 | $24,849 ($7,501) | 3,056 | 54.00% | 13 to 1 |
| 3 3 | Appalachian State University Boone, NCPublic, 4-year | 90.14% 1.50% | 18.20% | 1,200 | $25,212 ($7,579) | 21,570 | 75.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 4 - | East Carolina University Greenville, NCPublic, 4-year | 89.21% 0.85% | 17.10% | 1,160 | $23,638 ($7,361) | 26,940 | 63.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 5 - | University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NCPublic, 4-year | 88.51% 1.32% | 21.23% | 1,205 | $24,012 ($7,661) | 18,012 | 56.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 6 3 | North Carolina Central University Durham, NCPublic, 4-year | 86.96% 3.53% | 10.98% | - | $19,735 ($6,699) | 8,579 | 42.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 7 2 | Fayetteville State University Fayetteville, NCPublic, 4-year | 82.15% 2.26% | 14.84% | 990 | $8,353 ($4,353) | 7,107 | 38.00% | 20 to 1 |
| 8 1 | Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NCPublic, 4-year | 81.83% 4.83% | 12.70% | 1,180 | $8,630 ($4,630) | 11,686 | 60.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 9 1 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NCPublic, 4-year | 79.60% 0.61% | 24.49% | 1,250 | $22,492 ($7,239) | 31,091 | 69.00% | 21 to 1 |
| 10 1 | Winston-Salem State University Winston-Salem, NCPublic, 4-year | 78.26% 9.71% | 13.06% | 930 | $16,782 ($6,126) | 4,782 | 47.00% | 15 to 1 |
| Average | 86.18% | 15.38% | 1,139 | $18,135 ($6,280) | 14,050 | 54.80% | 17 to 1 |