The average graduation rate of Top Colleges in North Carolina is 74.90%. Duke University has the highest graduation rate of 97% and Pfeiffer University has the lowest graduation rate of 35%The average transfer-out rate is 16.40% and the average retention rate is 84.40% Table. Top Colleges in North Carolina Graduation Rate Comparison RankSchoolGraduation RateTransfer-out RateRetention RateStudents to Faculty Ratio 1Duke UniversityDurham, NC97%1%98%5 to 1 2University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC91%5%97%15 to 1 3North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, NC85%-94%15 to 1 4Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, NC89%-93%10 to 1 5Davidson CollegeDavidson, NC91%-95%8 to 1 6Elon UniversityElon, NC84%-90%11 to 1 7Queens University of CharlotteCharlotte, NC61%-74%9 to 1 8Pfeiffer UniversityMisenheimer, NC35%45%72%11 to 1 9Campbell UniversityBuies Creek, NC61%30%76%13 to 1 10Gardner-Webb UniversityBoiling Springs, NC55%1%55%12 to 1-Average74.9000%16.4000%84.4000%10.9000 to 1