Campbell 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 55% last year.

Elon University with 83% and Wake Forest University with 89% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of North Carolina Private Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rate.

Colleges having lowest graduation rate.

For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.

Key Admission and Academic Facts of North Carolina Private Colleges With Lowest Graduation Rate

Campbell University has the lowest graduation rate of 55% and Elon University has the second lowest graduation rate of 83%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $53,877 and graduate tuition & fees is $35,017 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 47.69% and the average SAT score is 1,405 at the schools.

The average graduation rate is 80.75% and the students to faculty ratio is 10 to 1 over the 4 colleges.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 4 North Carolina Private Colleges With Lowest Graduation Rate.

Table. North Carolina Private Colleges With Lowest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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Campbell University Buies Creek, NCPrivate, 4-year 55.00%
0.96%
$40,41015.18%88.58%-5,27213 to 1
2
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Elon University Elon, NCPrivate, 4-year 83.00%
0.33%
$44,53612.95%74.46%1,2607,12311 to 1
3
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Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NCPrivate, 4-year 89.00%
1.25%
$64,75838.03%21.37%-8,96310 to 1
4
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Duke University Durham, NCPrivate, 4-year 96.00%
0.13%
$65,80554.98%6.35%1,55018,0236 to 1
Average80.75%$53,87730.29%47.69%1,4059,84510 to 1