For the academic year 2022-2023, the average graduation rate of North Carolina Public 4-Year Colleges is 40.53%. Compared to last year's rate, the 2023 graduation rate decreased by 3.37%.
Over the past 5 years, the graduation rate of North Carolina Public 4-Year Colleges has increased by 18.04% from 34.34% to 40.53%. Of the 76 North Carolina Public 4-Year Colleges, 57 schools's graduation rate is higher than 5 years ago and 16 schools' rate is lower.
You can check 2023 graduation rate along with transfer-out and retention rate at North Carolina Public 4-Year Colleges graduation rate comparison table.
Comparison Table of Graduation Rate Changes for North Carolina Public 4-Year Colleges
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Graduation Rate Changes from 2017 to 2022 at North Carolina Public 4-Year Colleges | School Name | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 5-Year Average |
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College of the AlbemarleElizabeth City, NC | 33.00% | 35.00% 2% | 40.00% 5% | 31.00% 9% | 42.00% 11% | 36.20% |
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South Piedmont Community CollegePolkton, NC | 19.00% | 25.00% 6% | 21.00% 4% | 28.00% 7% | 31.00% 3% | 24.80% |
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Appalachian State UniversityBoone, NC | 72.00% | 72.00% | 72.00% | 72.00% | 75.00% 3% | 72.60% |
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Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community CollegeAsheville, NC | 25.00% | 32.00% 7% | 32.00% | 33.00% 1% | 31.00% 2% | 30.60% |
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Beaufort County Community CollegeWashington, NC | 33.00% | 33.00% | 42.00% 9% | 44.00% 2% | 45.00% 1% | 39.40% |
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Bladen Community CollegeDublin, NC | 19.00% | 12.00% 7% | 31.00% 19% | 52.00% 21% | 47.00% 5% | 32.20% |
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Blue Ridge Community CollegeFlat Rock, NC | 11.00% | 35.00% 24% | 53.00% 18% | 50.00% 3% | 50.00% | 39.80% |
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Brunswick Community CollegeBolivia, NC | 35.00% | 53.00% 18% | 36.00% 17% | 39.00% 3% | 40.00% 1% | 40.60% |
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Caldwell Community College and Technical InstituteHudson, NC | 23.00% | 27.00% 4% | 36.00% 9% | 35.00% 1% | 40.00% 5% | 32.20% |
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Cape Fear Community CollegeWilmington, NC | 23.00% | 24.00% 1% | 26.00% 2% | 26.00% | 29.00% 3% | 25.60% |
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Carteret Community CollegeMorehead City, NC | 36.00% | 38.00% 2% | 42.00% 4% | 43.00% 1% | 35.00% 8% | 38.80% |
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Catawba Valley Community CollegeHickory, NC | 26.00% | 36.00% 10% | 37.00% 1% | 36.00% 1% | 31.00% 5% | 33.20% |
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Central Carolina Community CollegeSanford, NC | 35.00% | 39.00% 4% | 34.00% 5% | 34.00% | 32.00% 2% | 34.80% |
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Central Piedmont Community CollegeCharlotte, NC | 18.00% | 20.00% 2% | 21.00% 1% | 21.00% | 22.00% 1% | 20.40% |
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Cleveland Community CollegeShelby, NC | 27.00% | 39.00% 12% | 33.00% 6% | 29.00% 4% | 33.00% 4% | 32.20% |
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Coastal Carolina Community CollegeJacksonville, NC | 25.00% | 33.00% 8% | 33.00% | 31.00% 2% | 37.00% 6% | 31.80% |
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Craven Community CollegeNew Bern, NC | 29.00% | 28.00% 1% | 30.00% 2% | 33.00% 3% | 38.00% 5% | 31.60% |
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Davidson-Davie Community CollegeThomasville, NC | 32.00% | 36.00% 4% | 32.00% 4% | 41.00% 9% | 36.00% 5% | 35.40% |
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Durham Technical Community CollegeDurham, NC | 15.00% | 21.00% 6% | 19.00% 2% | 26.00% 7% | 23.00% 3% | 20.80% |
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East Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC | 65.00% | 66.00% 1% | 65.00% 1% | 65.00% | 65.00% | 65.20% |
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Edgecombe Community CollegeTarboro, NC | 16.00% | 43.00% 27% | 29.00% 14% | 18.00% 11% | 27.00% 9% | 26.60% |
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Elizabeth City State UniversityElizabeth City, NC | 42.00% | 38.00% 4% | 43.00% 5% | 39.00% 4% | 42.00% 3% | 40.80% |
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Fayetteville Technical Community CollegeFayetteville, NC | 20.00% | 16.00% 4% | 21.00% 5% | 18.00% 3% | 15.00% 3% | 18.00% |
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Fayetteville State UniversityFayetteville, NC | 35.00% | 34.00% 1% | 36.00% 2% | 37.00% 1% | 43.00% 6% | 37.00% |
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Forsyth Technical Community CollegeWinston-Salem, NC | 19.00% | 20.00% 1% | 29.00% 9% | 31.00% 2% | 28.00% 3% | 25.40% |
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Gaston CollegeDallas, NC | 31.00% | 30.00% 1% | 33.00% 3% | 38.00% 5% | 43.00% 5% | 35.00% |
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Guilford Technical Community CollegeJamestown, NC | 20.00% | 22.00% 2% | 26.00% 4% | 29.00% 3% | 27.00% 2% | 24.80% |
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Halifax Community CollegeWeldon, NC | 27.00% | 30.00% 3% | 50.00% 20% | 41.00% 9% | 28.00% 13% | 35.20% |
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Haywood Community CollegeClyde, NC | 24.00% | 40.00% 16% | 48.00% 8% | 33.00% 15% | 28.00% 5% | 34.60% |
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Isothermal Community CollegeSpindale, NC | 21.00% | 34.00% 13% | 36.00% 2% | 40.00% 4% | 53.00% 13% | 36.80% |
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James Sprunt Community CollegeKenansville, NC | 28.00% | 21.00% 7% | 34.00% 13% | 28.00% 6% | 34.00% 6% | 29.00% |
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Johnston Community CollegeSmithfield, NC | 39.00% | 31.00% 8% | 36.00% 5% | 43.00% 7% | 47.00% 4% | 39.20% |
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Lenoir Community CollegeKinston, NC | 19.00% | 29.00% 10% | 35.00% 6% | 26.00% 9% | 28.00% 2% | 27.40% |
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Martin Community CollegeWilliamston, NC | 18.00% | 26.00% 8% | 37.00% 11% | 38.00% 1% | 47.00% 9% | 33.20% |
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Mayland Community CollegeSpruce Pine, NC | 48.00% | 49.00% 1% | 28.00% 21% | 51.00% 23% | 24.00% 27% | 40.00% |
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McDowell Technical Community CollegeMarion, NC | 30.00% | 28.00% 2% | 41.00% 13% | 47.00% 6% | 45.00% 2% | 38.20% |
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Mitchell Community CollegeStatesville, NC | 28.00% | 25.00% 3% | 27.00% 2% | 33.00% 6% | 30.00% 3% | 28.60% |
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Montgomery Community CollegeTroy, NC | 27.00% | 55.00% 28% | 57.00% 2% | 53.00% 4% | 34.00% 19% | 45.20% |
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Nash Community CollegeRocky Mount, NC | 17.00% | 18.00% 1% | 22.00% 4% | 29.00% 7% | 39.00% 10% | 25.00% |
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North Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboro, NC | 53.00% | 50.00% 3% | 52.00% 2% | 53.00% 1% | 56.00% 3% | 52.80% |
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University of North Carolina at AshevilleAsheville, NC | 63.00% | 59.00% 4% | 62.00% 3% | 64.00% 2% | 58.00% 6% | 61.20% |
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University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC | 89.00% | 90.00% 1% | 90.00% | 90.00% | 91.00% 1% | 90.00% |
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University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, NC | 59.00% | 64.00% 5% | 65.00% 1% | 65.00% | 69.00% 4% | 64.40% |
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University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, NC | 53.00% | 58.00% 5% | 58.00% | 57.00% 1% | 57.00% | 56.60% |
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North Carolina Central UniversityDurham, NC | 46.00% | 49.00% 3% | 51.00% 2% | 50.00% 1% | 44.00% 6% | 48.00% |
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University of North Carolina School of the ArtsWinston Salem, NC | 73.00% | 74.00% 1% | 72.00% 2% | 69.00% 3% | 81.00% 12% | 73.80% |
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North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, NC | 81.00% | 81.00% | 83.00% 2% | 84.00% 1% | 84.00% | 82.60% |
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University of North Carolina WilmingtonWilmington, NC | 73.00% | 71.00% 2% | 73.00% 2% | 71.00% 2% | 74.00% 3% | 72.40% |
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Pamlico Community CollegeGrantsboro, NC | 62.00% | 69.00% 7% | 45.00% 24% | 81.00% 36% | 18.00% 63% | 55.00% |
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University of North Carolina at PembrokePembroke, NC | 41.00% | 41.00% | 42.00% 1% | 43.00% 1% | 45.00% 2% | 42.40% |
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Piedmont Community CollegeRoxboro, NC | 37.00% | 33.00% 4% | 36.00% 3% | 39.00% 3% | 30.00% 9% | 35.00% |
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Pitt Community CollegeWinterville, NC | 22.00% | 27.00% 5% | 23.00% 4% | 26.00% 3% | 27.00% 1% | 25.00% |
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Randolph Community CollegeAsheboro, NC | 42.00% | 47.00% 5% | 36.00% 11% | 40.00% 4% | 39.00% 1% | 40.80% |
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Richmond Community CollegeHamlet, NC | 23.00% | 38.00% 15% | 40.00% 2% | 36.00% 4% | 34.00% 2% | 34.20% |
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Roanoke-Chowan Community CollegeAhoskie, NC | 18.00% | 15.00% 3% | 22.00% 7% | 29.00% 7% | 46.00% 17% | 26.00% |
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Robeson Community CollegeLumberton, NC | 22.00% | 21.00% 1% | 35.00% 14% | 31.00% 4% | 41.00% 10% | 30.00% |
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Rockingham Community CollegeWentworth, NC | 27.00% | 27.00% | 26.00% 1% | 32.00% 6% | 22.00% 10% | 26.80% |
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Rowan-Cabarrus Community CollegeSalisbury, NC | 26.00% | 25.00% 1% | 29.00% 4% | 30.00% 1% | 30.00% | 28.00% |
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Sampson Community CollegeClinton, NC | 21.00% | 64.00% 43% | 49.00% 15% | 39.00% 10% | 30.00% 9% | 40.60% |
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Sandhills Community CollegePinehurst, NC | 21.00% | 30.00% 9% | 40.00% 10% | 41.00% 1% | 39.00% 2% | 34.20% |
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Southeastern Community CollegeWhiteville, NC | 20.00% | 41.00% 21% | 44.00% 3% | 39.00% 5% | 37.00% 2% | 36.20% |
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Southwestern Community CollegeSylva, NC | 41.00% | 49.00% 8% | 44.00% 5% | 39.00% 5% | 45.00% 6% | 43.60% |
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Stanly Community CollegeAlbemarle, NC | 48.00% | 44.00% 4% | 38.00% 6% | 56.00% 18% | 37.00% 19% | 44.60% |
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Surry Community CollegeDobson, NC | 30.00% | 31.00% 1% | 35.00% 4% | 38.00% 3% | 27.00% 11% | 32.20% |
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Alamance Community CollegeGraham, NC | 23.00% | 29.00% 6% | 27.00% 2% | 29.00% 2% | 32.00% 3% | 28.00% |
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Tri-County Community CollegeMurphy, NC | 26.00% | 22.00% 4% | 40.00% 18% | 32.00% 8% | 36.00% 4% | 31.20% |
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Vance-Granville Community CollegeHenderson, NC | 43.00% | 36.00% 7% | 39.00% 3% | 32.00% 7% | 31.00% 1% | 36.20% |
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Wake Technical Community CollegeRaleigh, NC | 18.00% | 25.00% 7% | 27.00% 2% | 27.00% | 31.00% 4% | 25.60% |
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Wayne Community CollegeGoldsboro, NC | 26.00% | 45.00% 19% | 48.00% 3% | 42.00% 6% | 48.00% 6% | 41.80% |
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Western Piedmont Community CollegeMorganton, NC | 32.00% | 42.00% 10% | 40.00% 2% | 50.00% 10% | 39.00% 11% | 40.60% |
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Wilkes Community CollegeWilkesboro, NC | 38.00% | 37.00% 1% | 38.00% 1% | 45.00% 7% | 54.00% 9% | 42.40% |
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Wilson Community CollegeWilson, NC | 24.00% | 20.00% 4% | 29.00% 9% | 34.00% 5% | 22.00% 12% | 25.80% |
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Winston-Salem State UniversityWinston-Salem, NC | 48.00% | 51.00% 3% | 50.00% 1% | 45.00% 5% | 49.00% 4% | 48.60% |
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Western Carolina UniversityCullowhee, NC | 62.00% | 62.00% | 63.00% 1% | 61.00% 2% | 60.00% 1% | 61.60% |
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Carolinas College of Health SciencesCharlotte, NC | - | 100.00% | 50.00% 50% | 66.00% 16% | 33.00% 33% | 62.25% |
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Gaston CollegeDallas, NC | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00% |
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| Average | 34.34% | 39.47% 5.13% | 40.59% 1.12% | 41.95% 1.36% | 40.53% 1.41% | 39.37% |
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