Duke University has the highest graduation rate, which is the percentage of graduate candidates who complete their degree or certificate within 150 percent of normal time (for example, within 6 years for 4-years BS degree). Its graduatation rate was 97% last year.
Wake Forest University with 89% and Elon University with 84% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of North Carolina Private Colleges with the Highest Graduation Rate.
For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $61,119 and graduate tuition & fees is $42,583 for the academic year 2024-2025.
Among these top-tier North Carolina Private Colleges with the Highest Graduation Rate, the average acceptance rate is 31.24% and the average SAT score is 1,403, reflecting a competitive admissions environment and strong academic performance.