Best Colleges in North Carolina
| School Name | City (distance from city center) | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | Acceptance Rate | Graduation Rate | Student To faculty Ratio | Student Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabarrus College of Health Sciences private (not-for-profit) |
Concord (3.8 miles) |
$16,070 | $31,490 | 44.90% | 47% | 7 to 1 | 528 |
| Empire Beauty School-Concord private (for-profit) |
Concord (4.7 miles) |
$19,260 | - | - | - | 17 to 1 | 114 |
| University of North Carolina at Charlotte public |
Charlotte (8.0 miles) |
$21,876 ($7,214) |
$22,438 ($7,869) | 79.64% | 69% | 20 to 1 | 29,551 |
| Empire Beauty School-Charlotte private (for-profit) |
Charlotte (12.5 miles) |
$19,260 | - | - | - | 13 to 1 | 96 |
| Davidson College private (not-for-profit) |
Davidson (13.8 miles) |
$60,300 | - | 16.95% | 91% | 9 to 1 | 1,927 |
| Johnson C Smith University private (not-for-profit) |
Charlotte (16.2 miles) |
$20,480 | $19,612 | 25.28% | 42% | 11 to 1 | 1,093 |
| Central Piedmont Community College public |
Charlotte (16.3 miles) |
$8,936 ($2,792) |
- | - | 22% | 22 to 1 | 17,694 |
| Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte private (not-for-profit) |
Charlotte (16.4 miles) |
$40,408 | $14,706 | 73.34% | 52% | 13 to 1 | 1,140 |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte private (for-profit) |
Charlotte (17.0 miles) |
$16,657 | - | - | 70% | 8 to 1 | 169 |
| Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary private (not-for-profit) |
Charlotte (17.1 miles) |
$11,960 | $9,612 | - | 25% | 4 to 1 | 113 |
| Pinnacle Institute of Cosmetology private (for-profit) |
Mooresville (17.3 miles) |
$20,125 | - | - | - | 10 to 1 | 43 |
| Queens University of Charlotte private (not-for-profit) |
Charlotte (18.0 miles) |
$43,285 | $15,270 | 71.27% | 68% | 9 to 1 | 1,873 |
| No Grease Barber School private (for-profit) |
Charlotte (18.5 miles) |
$18,272 | - | - | - | 20 to 1 | 24 |
| Rowan-Cabarrus Community College public |
Salisbury (19.1 miles) |
$6,672 ($2,064) |
- | - | 30% | 12 to 1 | 6,754 |
| NASCAR Technical Institute private (for-profit) |
Mooresville (19.1 miles) |
$49,750 | - | - | 49% | 33 to 1 | 1,274 |
| Hood Theological Seminary private (not-for-profit) |
Salisbury (19.5 miles) |
$19,600 | $20,350 | - | - | - | 146 |
| Pfeiffer University private (not-for-profit) |
Misenheimer (20.9 miles) |
$33,930 | $12,240 | 69.05% | 34% | 14 to 1 | 1,076 |
| Livingstone College private (not-for-profit) |
Salisbury (21.0 miles) |
$18,296 | $12,439 | 63.77% | 25% | 13 to 1 | 839 |
| Carolinas College of Health Sciences public |
Charlotte (22.0 miles) |
$19,095 ($16,179) |
- | 70.59% | 33% | 5 to 1 | 409 |
| Southeastern College-Charlotte private (for-profit) |
Charlotte (22.1 miles) |
$24,184 | - | 89.64% | 56% | 14 to 1 | 142 |
| Catawba College private (not-for-profit) |
Salisbury (22.4 miles) |
$33,400 | $3,594 | 67.08% | 56% | 11 to 1 | 1,172 |
| Stanly Community College public |
Albemarle (22.9 miles) |
$8,816 ($2,672) |
- | - | 37% | 10 to 1 | 2,319 |
| DeVry University-North Carolina private (for-profit) |
Charlotte (24.3 miles) |
$17,488 | $17,552 | - | 33% | 2 to 1 | 12 |
| Chamberlain University-North Carolina private (for-profit) |
Charlotte (24.3 miles) |
$19,686 | - | 50.00% | 100% | 11 to 1 | 268 |
| Belmont Abbey College private (not-for-profit) |
Belmont (24.6 miles) |
$19,500 | $17,624 | 97.17% | 46% | 12 to 1 | 1,501 |
| Empire Beauty School-Pineville private (for-profit) |
Charlotte (24.6 miles) |
$19,260 | - | - | - | 16 to 1 | 73 |
