North Carolina Private Colleges Where More Students Leave Before Graduation

Elon University has the lowest 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 84% last year.

Wake Forest University with 89% and Duke University with 97% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of North Carolina Private Colleges with the Lowest 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 Lowest 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.

Comparison between North Carolina Private Colleges With The Lowest Graduation Rate

Table. North Carolina Private Colleges With The Lowest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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Elon University Elon, NCPrivate, 4-year 84.00%
2.00%
$46,95813.38%66.35%1,2007,23911 to 1
2
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Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NCPrivate, 4-year 89.00%
1.00%
$67,64236.08%21.67%1,4709,32210 to 1
3
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Duke University Durham, NCPrivate, 4-year 97.00%
2.00%
$68,75858.84%5.71%1,54017,4995 to 1
Average90.00%$61,11936.10%31.24%1,40311,3539 to 1