For the academic year 2022-2023, the average acceptance rate of North Carolina Colleges is 56.73%. The yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 19.75%. A total of 461,086 have applied, 261,566 admitted, and 51,662 students have enrolled one of North Carolina Colleges.

Of the North Carolina colleges, Duke University is the tightest school to admit with 6.35% acceptance rate, and Davidson College has the second lowest acceptance rate of 16.95%.

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Acceptance Rates & Admission Statistics Comparison Table

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2023 Acceptance Rates Comparison Table Between North Carolina Colleges
School NameApplicantsAdmitted EnrolledAcceptance RateAdmission Yield
 Appalachian State UniversityBoone, NC22,25518,4893,917 83.08%21.19%
Barton CollegeWilson, NC2,1292,014300 94.60%14.90%
Belmont Abbey CollegeBelmont, NC2,7572,679394 97.17%14.71%
Bennett CollegeGreensboro, NC1,04246530 44.63%6.45%
Brevard CollegeBrevard, NC2,206880174 39.89%19.77%
Cabarrus College of Health SciencesConcord, NC492217 44.90%77.27%
Campbell UniversityBuies Creek, NC3,8603,419519 88.58%15.18%
Carolina UniversityWinston-Salem, NC47124590 52.02%36.73%
Carolinas College of Health SciencesCharlotte, NC17127 70.59%58.33%
Catawba CollegeSalisbury, NC3,1992,146298 67.08%13.89%
Chamberlain University-North CarolinaCharlotte, NC843 50.00%75.00%
Chowan UniversityMurfreesboro, NC2,2591,958215 86.68%10.98%
Davidson CollegeDavidson, NC6,4791,098542 16.95%49.36%
Duke UniversityDurham, NC50,0163,1741,745 6.35%54.98%
East Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC21,38319,7443,788 92.34%19.19%
Elizabeth City State UniversityElizabeth City, NC3,9272,912350 74.15%12.02%
Elon UniversityElon, NC17,55113,0691,692 74.46%12.95%
Fayetteville State UniversityFayetteville, NC4,1163,344786 81.24%23.50%
Gardner-Webb UniversityBoiling Springs, NC5,7284,293403 74.95%9.39%
Greensboro CollegeGreensboro, NC1,3491,137183 84.28%16.09%
Guilford CollegeGreensboro, NC3,3972,837395 83.51%13.92%
High Point UniversityHigh Point, NC12,4469,8171,501 78.88%15.29%
Johnson & Wales University-CharlotteCharlotte, NC4,7303,469392 73.34%11.30%
Johnson C Smith UniversityCharlotte, NC2,306583266 25.28%45.63%
Lees-McRae CollegeBanner Elk, NC1,7331,063212 61.34%19.94%
Lenoir-Rhyne UniversityHickory, NC5,4524,519395 82.89%8.74%
Livingstone CollegeSalisbury, NC4,0742,598217 63.77%8.35%
Manna UniversityFayetteville, NC252521 100.00%84.00%
Mars Hill UniversityMars Hill, NC1,5971,185255 74.20%21.52%
Meredith CollegeRaleigh, NC1,7751,299332 73.18%25.56%
Methodist UniversityFayetteville, NC2,3971,814326 75.68%17.97%
Mid-Atlantic Christian UniversityElizabeth City, NC21013328 63.33%21.05%
Montreat CollegeMontreat, NC1,440980210 68.06%21.43%
North Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboro, NC25,76214,5263,075 56.39%21.17%
North Carolina Central UniversityDurham, NC8,4237,1071,079 84.38%15.18%
North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, NC35,56816,7795,627 47.17%33.54%
North Carolina Wesleyan UniversityRocky Mount, NC2,3791,628249 68.43%15.29%
Pfeiffer UniversityMisenheimer, NC1,299897165 69.05%18.39%
Queens University of CharlotteCharlotte, NC3,1542,248303 71.27%13.48%
Saint Augustine's UniversityRaleigh, NC4,9182,894341 58.85%11.78%
Salem CollegeWinston-Salem, NC1,1591,01491 87.49%8.97%
Shaw UniversityRaleigh, NC2,4351,486200 61.03%13.46%
Southeastern Baptist Theological SeminaryWake Forest, NC604833 80.00%68.75%
St. Andrews UniversityLaurinburg, NC1,7671,145179 64.80%15.63%
University of Mount OliveMount Olive, NC1,8381,371268 74.59%19.55%
University of North Carolina at AshevilleAsheville, NC4,2783,179507 74.31%15.95%
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC56,3419,6394,435 17.11%46.01%
University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, NC21,35517,0074,157 79.64%24.44%
University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, NC11,51510,5872,343 91.94%22.13%
University of North Carolina at PembrokePembroke, NC3,4203,069714 89.74%23.26%
University of North Carolina School of the ArtsWinston Salem, NC1,139362210 31.78%58.01%
University of North Carolina WilmingtonWilmington, NC16,86011,6052,370 68.83%20.42%
Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, NC16,8573,6021,370 21.37%38.03%
Warren Wilson CollegeSwannanoa, NC905760192 83.98%25.26%
Western Carolina UniversityCullowhee, NC17,91715,2011,932 84.84%12.71%
William Peace UniversityRaleigh, NC1,434906136 63.18%15.01%
Wingate UniversityWingate, NC20,29217,482828 86.15%4.74%
Winston-Salem State UniversityWinston-Salem, NC7,6285,598855 73.39%15.27%
Average7,9504,51089156.73%19.75%
*The admission data is updated with academic year 2022-2023 data from National Center For Education Statistics (September 2, 2023).

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