Tightest North Carolina Colleges To Get In

The average acceptance rate of the 35 North Carolina colleges that have competitive admission is 68.03% for the academic year 2023-2024. Compared to last year, the acceptance rate is lower by 2.46%. The acceptance rate at 13 North Carolina colleges increased and the rate of 22 colleges decreased.

Duke University has the lowest (i.e. hard to admit) acceptance rate of 6.35%. Davidson College (16.95%) and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (17.11%) are following it in the list of Tightest North Carolina Colleges to get in.

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.

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Key Admission and Academic Facts of Tightest North Carolina Colleges To Get In

Duke University has the lowest acceptance rate (tightest rate) of 6.35% and Davidson College has the second lowest rate of 16.95% among 35 North Carolina colleges with competitive admission. Duke University stay at first place of the lowest acceptance rate ranking since last year. Davidson College also maintained its second place in the ranking.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $36,097 and graduate tuition & fees is $30,124 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 10 Tightest North Carolina Colleges To Get In.

Table. Tightest North Carolina Colleges To Get In Comparison
	School Name	Acceptance Rate	Yield	SAT Score	Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	Total Population	Graduation Rate	Students to Faculty Ratio
1 -	Duke University Durham, NC Private, four-years	6.35% 0.46%	54.98%	1,550	$65,805	18,023	96.00%	6 to 1
2 -	Davidson College Davidson, NC Private, four-years	16.95% 0.85%	49.36%	1,430	$60,300	1,927	91.00%	9 to 1
3 -	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC Public, four-years	17.11% 3.29%	46.01%	1,460	$39,330 ($8,989)	31,705	91.00%	17 to 1
4 -	Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC Private, four-years	21.37% 3.81%	38.03%	-	$64,758	8,963	89.00%	10 to 1
5 -	Johnson C Smith University Charlotte, NC Private, four-years	25.28% 19.25%	45.63%	-	$20,480	1,093	42.00%	11 to 1
6 12	Bennett College Greensboro, NC Private, four-years	44.63% 34.60%	6.45%	-	$19,140	168	19.00%	6 to 1
7 -	North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC Public, four-years	47.17% 0.31%	33.54%	1,360	$31,767 ($8,895)	36,700	84.00%	16 to 1
8 2	Carolina University Winston-Salem, NC Private, four-years	52.02% 5.75%	36.73%	-	$16,000	826	32.00%	15 to 1
9 1	North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC Public, four-years	56.39% 0.96%	21.17%	1,050	$20,408 ($6,748)	13,487	56.00%	19 to 1
10 1	University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC Public, four-years	68.83% 0.85%	20.42%	1,300	$22,985 ($7,317)	17,843	74.00%	17 to 1
	Average	35.61%	35.23%	1,358	$36,097 ($7,987)	13,074	67.40%	13 to 1

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