North Carolina Public Colleges With The Highest SAT Scores

The 2025 average SAT score of public North Carolina colleges is 1191 which is 16 points higher than previous SAT score of 1175.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has the highest SAT score of 1480 among 13 North Carolina colleges that consider SAT score for admission.

Of those 13 North Carolina colleges, 9 schools' SAT scores increased compared to last year, and 3 schools' scores decreased.

The table below shows the 10 North Carolina colleges with the highest SAT scores along with important academic statistics.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $24,771 and graduate tuition & fees is $24,531 for the academic year 2024-2025.

Comparison between North Carolina Public Colleges With The Highest SAT Scores

Table. North Carolina Public Colleges With The Highest SAT Scores Comparison
	School Name	SAT Score	ACT Score	Acceptance Rate	Yield	Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	Total Population	Graduation Rate	Students to Faculty Ratio
1 -	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NCPublic, 4-year	1,480 10	31	15.34%	45.45%	$41,203 ($8,994)	32,438	91.00%	15 to 1
2 -	North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NCPublic, 4-year	1,370 10	30	41.74%	31.76%	$32,847 ($8,799)	38,464	85.00%	15 to 1
3 -	University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NCPublic, 4-year	1,280 10	27	64.24%	21.02%	$24,152 ($7,277)	18,848	71.00%	17 to 1
4 -	University of North Carolina Asheville Asheville, NCPublic, 4-year	1,255 15	26	91.92%	10.69%	$24,849 ($7,501)	3,056	54.00%	13 to 1
5 -	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NCPublic, 4-year	1,250 30	25	79.60%	24.49%	$22,492 ($7,239)	31,091	69.00%	21 to 1
6 -	University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NCPublic, 4-year	1,205 25	24	88.51%	21.23%	$24,012 ($7,661)	18,012	56.00%	18 to 1
7 1	Appalachian State University Boone, NCPublic, 4-year	1,200 20	25	90.14%	18.20%	$25,212 ($7,579)	21,570	75.00%	16 to 1
8 -	Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NCPublic, 4-year	1,180 25	23	81.83%	12.70%	$8,630 ($4,630)	11,686	60.00%	16 to 1
9 -	East Carolina University Greenville, NCPublic, 4-year	1,160 30	24	89.21%	17.10%	$23,638 ($7,361)	26,940	63.00%	17 to 1
10 -	North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NCPublic, 4-year	1,100 20	20	49.90%	15.02%	$20,673 ($6,813)	14,311	57.00%	20 to 1
	Average	1,248	26	69.24%	21.77%	$24,771 ($7,385)	21,642	68.10%	17 to 1