Fayetteville State 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 43% last year.

North Carolina Central University with 44% and University of North Carolina at Pembroke with 45% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of North Carolina Public 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 Public Colleges With Lowest Graduation Rate

Fayetteville State University has the lowest graduation rate of 43% and North Carolina Central University has the second lowest graduation rate of 44%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $17,329 and graduate tuition & fees is $20,405 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 80.27% and the average SAT score is 1,089 at the schools.

The average graduation rate is 56.20% and the students to faculty ratio is 17 to 1 over the 10 colleges.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 10 North Carolina Public Colleges With Lowest Graduation Rate.

Table. North Carolina Public Colleges With Lowest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
-		Fayetteville State University Fayetteville, NCPublic, 4-year 43.00%
5.68%		$7,969
($3,969)		23.50%81.24%9306,78718 to 1
2
2		North Carolina Central University Durham, NCPublic, 4-year 44.00%
6.77%		$19,578
($6,542)		15.18%84.38%9707,55314 to 1
3
1		University of North Carolina at Pembroke Pembroke, NCPublic, 4-year 45.00%
1.83%		$7,571
($3,571)		23.26%89.74%-7,66614 to 1
4
1		Winston-Salem State University Winston-Salem, NCPublic, 4-year 49.00%
3.22%		$17,391
($6,735)		15.27%73.39%9455,00415 to 1
5
-		North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NCPublic, 4-year 56.00%
2.93%		$20,408
($6,748)		21.17%56.39%1,05013,48719 to 1
6
-		University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NCPublic, 4-year 57.00%
0.55%		$23,339
($7,593)		22.13%91.94%1,19017,97817 to 1
7
-		Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NCPublic, 4-year 60.00%
1.36%		$8,532
($4,532)		12.71%84.84%1,15011,63516 to 1
8
1		East Carolina University Greenville, NCPublic, 4-year 65.00%
0.78%		$23,638
($7,361)		19.19%92.34%-27,15118 to 1
9
1		University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NCPublic, 4-year 69.00%
3.35%		$21,876
($7,214)		24.44%79.64%1,18029,55120 to 1
10
-		University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NCPublic, 4-year 74.00%
2.25%		$22,985
($7,317)		20.42%68.83%1,30017,84317 to 1
Average56.20%$17,329
($6,158)		19.73%80.27%1,08914,46617 to 1