North Carolina Colleges With The Highest SAT Scores

The 2025 average SAT score of North Carolina colleges is 1203 which is 8 points higher than previous SAT score of 1195.

Duke University has the highest SAT score of 1540 among 26 North Carolina colleges that consider SAT score for admission.

Of those 26 North Carolina colleges, 16 schools' SAT scores increased compared to last year, and 8 schools' scores decreased. 1 schools' scores are same as last year.

The table below shows the 10 North Carolina colleges with the highest SAT scores along with important academic statistics.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $41,623 and graduate tuition & fees is $31,187 for the academic year 2024-2025.

Table. North Carolina Colleges With The Highest SAT Scores Comparison
	School Name	SAT Score	ACT Score	Acceptance Rate	Yield	Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	Total Population	Graduation Rate	Students to Faculty Ratio
1 -	Duke University Durham, NCPrivate, 4-year	1,540 10	35	5.71%	58.84%	$68,758	17,499	97.00%	5 to 1
2 -	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NCPublic, 4-year	1,480 10	31	15.34%	45.45%	$41,203 ($8,994)	32,438	91.00%	15 to 1
3 -	Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NCPrivate, 4-year	1,470 10	33	21.67%	36.08%	$67,642	9,322	89.00%	10 to 1
4 -	Davidson College Davidson, NCPrivate, 4-year	1,460 5	33	13.37%	47.93%	$64,430	1,869	91.00%	8 to 1
5 -	North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NCPublic, 4-year	1,370 10	30	41.74%	31.76%	$32,847 ($8,799)	38,464	85.00%	15 to 1
6 -	University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NCPublic, 4-year	1,280 10	27	64.24%	21.02%	$24,152 ($7,277)	18,848	71.00%	17 to 1
7 -	University of North Carolina Asheville Asheville, NCPublic, 4-year	1,255 15	26	91.92%	10.69%	$24,849 ($7,501)	3,056	54.00%	13 to 1
8 1	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NCPublic, 4-year	1,250 30	25	79.60%	24.49%	$22,492 ($7,239)	31,091	69.00%	21 to 1
9 2	Queens University of Charlotte Charlotte, NCPrivate, 4-year	1,220 20	24	62.08%	8.94%	$45,846	1,599	61.00%	9 to 1
10 3	University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NCPublic, 4-year	1,205 25	24	88.51%	21.23%	$24,012 ($7,661)	18,012	56.00%	18 to 1
	Average	1,353	29	48.42%	30.64%	$41,623 ($7,912)	17,220	76.40%	13 to 1

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Graduate

Adams State University Public, 4-year | Alamosa, CO
Nova Southeastern University Private, 4-year | Fort Lauderdale, FL
Johns Hopkins University Private, 4-year | Baltimore, MD
University of Pennsylvania Private, 4-year | Philadelphia, PA
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus Public, 4-year | University Park, PA
University of Florida Public, 4-year | Gainesville, FL
Texas A&M University-College Station Public, 4-year | College Station, TX
Clemson University Public, 4-year | Clemson, SC
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Pennsylvania State University-World Campus Public, 4-year | University Park, PA
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