For the 2025 North Carolina college admission cycle, a total of 7,051 enrolled students submitted SAT scores and 10,447 students submitted ACT scores to North Carolina colleges.
The average SAT score for North Carolina colleges is 1,176 and the average ACT composite score is 24. Compared to the previous year, the North Carolina's average SAT score increased by 4 points from 1,172 to 1,176, representing a 0.3% change.
The average acceptance rate for North Carolina colleges with available SAT data is 54.78% with a yield rate of 17.82%. This represents a 2.7 percentage point decrease in selectivity compared to the previous admission cycle.
Among North Carolina colleges, Duke University has the highest SAT score of 1,540.
The following table compares the SAT scores between four-years colleges in North Carolina. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.
| School | SAT Score | ACT Score | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke University | 1,540 -10 | 35 1 | 5.71% -1.07% | 58.84% 3.45% |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 1,480 10 | 31 -1 | 15.34% -3.40% | 45.45% 2.14% |
| Wake Forest University | 1,470 10 | 33 | 21.67% 0.11% | 36.08% -0.68% |
| Davidson College | 1,460 5 | 33 1 | 13.37% -1.11% | 47.93% -0.85% |
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh | 1,370 -10 | 30 | 41.74% 1.89% | 31.76% -4.13% |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington | 1,280 -10 | 27 1 | 64.24% -9.77% | 21.02% 0.01% |
| University of North Carolina School of the Arts | 1,270 20 | 26 | 29.97% -3.13% | 55.45% 8.53% |
| University of North Carolina Asheville | 1,255 15 | 26 | 91.92% -1.97% | 10.69% -1.59% |
| University of North Carolina at Charlotte | 1,250 30 | 25 1 | 79.60% -0.61% | 24.49% -0.23% |
| Queens University of Charlotte | 1,220 20 | 24 -2 | 62.08% -5.60% | 8.94% -4.59% |
| High Point University | 1,210 | 30 3 | 75.31% -1.52% | 11.55% -0.68% |
| University of North Carolina at Greensboro | 1,205 25 | 24 | 88.51% -1.32% | 21.23% -2.27% |
| Appalachian State University | 1,200 20 | 25 1 | 90.14% 1.50% | 18.20% -1.67% |
| Elon University | 1,200 -10 | 25 -1 | 66.35% -0.96% | 13.38% 0.12% |
| Meredith College | 1,185 | 25 -1 | 74.18% -0.48% | 18.49% -9.36% |
| Guilford College | 1,180 60 | 21 -1 | 80.00% -3.76% | 10.11% -1.46% |
| Western Carolina University | 1,180 25 | 23 | 81.83% -4.83% | 12.70% -0.65% |
| Methodist University | 1,170 -10 | 24 -1 | 75.14% -0.06% | 15.33% -1.38% |
| East Carolina University | 1,160 30 | 24 1 | 89.21% -0.85% | 17.10% -2.53% |
| Salem College | 1,160 -75 | 19 -3 | 76.67% -10.36% | 7.90% -1.29% |
| William Peace University | 1,150 -60 | 24 | 94.25% -3.11% | 17.07% 4.37% |
| Carolinas College of Health Sciences | 1,130 | - | 59.90% -21.58% | 58.06% -41.94% |
| Catawba College | 1,110 | 21 -2 | 75.21% -2.49% | 12.50% -3.06% |
| Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary | 1,110 20 | 23 2 | 74.63% -1.98% | 78.67% -2.38% |
| North Carolina A & T State University | 1,100 20 | 20 1 | 49.90% 3.73% | 15.02% -4.40% |
| Wingate University | 1,100 20 | 22 1 | 91.13% 6.14% | 2.82% -1.11% |
| Gardner-Webb University | 1,085 -55 | 22 -1 | 77.21% -9.81% | 11.18% 1.07% |
| Belmont Abbey College | 1,080 5 | 22 1 | 74.65% -15.73% | 12.63% -2.26% |
| Brevard College | 1,080 | 20 | 42.16% 2.66% | 27.07% 3.64% |
| University of North Carolina at Pembroke | 1,080 | 20 | 93.26% 0.90% | 10.50% -2.38% |
| Elizabeth City State University | 1,015 | 19 | 64.22% -6.27% | 12.00% 2.82% |
| Mid-Atlantic Christian University | 1,000 | - | 62.16% -14.05% | 19.88% -0.93% |
| Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte | 1,000 -10 | 19 | 79.88% 4.60% | 13.72% 1.45% |
| Fayetteville State University | 990 40 | 17 -1 | 82.15% 2.26% | 14.84% -5.19% |
| Winston-Salem State University | 930 -10 | 17 | 78.26% 9.71% | 13.06% -0.83% |
| Bennett College | 925 35 | - | 50.66% 17.05% | 10.39% -9.77% |