Most Favored North Carolina Public Colleges

The average yield (also know as enrollment rate) of the 10 Most Favored North Carolina Public Colleges is 19.07% for the academic year 2024-2025.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has the highest (i.e. more admitted students are enrolled into eventually) admission yield of 45.45% and North Carolina State University at Raleigh (31.76%) and University of North Carolina at Charlotte (24.49%) are following it in the list of Most Favored North Carolina Public Colleges.

This ranking is only based on yield and more admission stats such as acceptance rate and SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has the highest admission yield (enrollment rate) of 45.45% and North Carolina State University at Raleigh has the second highest yield of 31.76%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $23,936 and graduate tuition & fees is $23,709 for the academic year 2024-2025.

At these Highest Yield North Carolina Public Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 67.91%, and the average SAT score is 1,197, making them not only cost-effective but also accessible options for a wide range of students.

Table. Most Favored North Carolina Public Colleges Comparison
	School Name	Yield	Acceptance Rate	SAT Score	Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	Total Population	Graduation Rate	Students to Faculty Ratio
1 -	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NCPublic, 4-year	45.45% 2.14%	15.34%	1,480	$41,203 ($8,994)	32,438	91.00%	15 to 1
2 -	North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NCPublic, 4-year	31.76% 4.13%	41.74%	1,370	$32,847 ($8,799)	38,464	85.00%	15 to 1
3 -	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NCPublic, 4-year	24.49% 0.23%	79.60%	1,250	$22,492 ($7,239)	31,091	69.00%	21 to 1
4 -	University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NCPublic, 4-year	21.23% 2.27%	88.51%	1,205	$24,012 ($7,661)	18,012	56.00%	18 to 1
5 -	University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NCPublic, 4-year	21.02% 0.01%	64.24%	1,280	$24,152 ($7,277)	18,848	71.00%	17 to 1
6 1	Appalachian State University Boone, NCPublic, 4-year	18.20% 1.67%	90.14%	1,200	$25,212 ($7,579)	21,570	75.00%	16 to 1
7 1	East Carolina University Greenville, NCPublic, 4-year	17.10% 2.53%	89.21%	1,160	$23,638 ($7,361)	26,940	63.00%	17 to 1
8 1	North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NCPublic, 4-year	15.02% 4.40%	49.90%	1,100	$20,673 ($6,813)	14,311	57.00%	20 to 1
9 3	Fayetteville State University Fayetteville, NCPublic, 4-year	14.84% 5.19%	82.15%	990	$8,353 ($4,353)	7,107	38.00%	20 to 1
10 -	Winston-Salem State University Winston-Salem, NCPublic, 4-year	13.06% 0.83%	78.26%	930	$16,782 ($6,126)	4,782	47.00%	15 to 1
	Average	22.22%	67.91%	1,197	$23,936 ($7,220)	21,356	65.20%	17 to 1

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