North Carolina Public Colleges with the Highest Yield

The average yield (also know as enrollment rate) of the 10 Most Favored North Carolina Public Colleges is 19.07% for the academic year 2024-2025.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has the highest (i.e. more admitted students are enrolled into eventually) admission yield of 45.45% and North Carolina State University at Raleigh (31.76%) and University of North Carolina at Charlotte (24.49%) are following it in the list of Most Favored North Carolina Public Colleges.

This ranking is only based on yield and more admission stats such as acceptance rate and SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has the highest admission yield (enrollment rate) of 45.45% and North Carolina State University at Raleigh has the second highest yield of 31.76%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $23,936 and graduate tuition & fees is $23,709 for the academic year 2024-2025.

At these Highest Yield North Carolina Public Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 67.91%, and the average SAT score is 1,197, making them not only cost-effective but also accessible options for a wide range of students.

Comparison between Most Favored North Carolina Public Colleges

Table. Most Favored North Carolina Public Colleges Comparison
School NameYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
-		University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NCPublic, 4-year 45.45%
2.14%		15.34%1,480$41,203
($8,994)		32,43891.00%15 to 1
2
-		North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NCPublic, 4-year 31.76%
4.13%		41.74%1,370$32,847
($8,799)		38,46485.00%15 to 1
3
-		University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NCPublic, 4-year 24.49%
0.23%		79.60%1,250$22,492
($7,239)		31,09169.00%21 to 1
4
-		University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NCPublic, 4-year 21.23%
2.27%		88.51%1,205$24,012
($7,661)		18,01256.00%18 to 1
5
-		University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NCPublic, 4-year 21.02%
0.01%		64.24%1,280$24,152
($7,277)		18,84871.00%17 to 1
6
1		Appalachian State University Boone, NCPublic, 4-year 18.20%
1.67%		90.14%1,200$25,212
($7,579)		21,57075.00%16 to 1
7
1		East Carolina University Greenville, NCPublic, 4-year 17.10%
2.53%		89.21%1,160$23,638
($7,361)		26,94063.00%17 to 1
8
1		North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NCPublic, 4-year 15.02%
4.40%		49.90%1,100$20,673
($6,813)		14,31157.00%20 to 1
9
3		Fayetteville State University Fayetteville, NCPublic, 4-year 14.84%
5.19%		82.15%990$8,353
($4,353)		7,10738.00%20 to 1
10
-		Winston-Salem State University Winston-Salem, NCPublic, 4-year 13.06%
0.83%		78.26%930$16,782
($6,126)		4,78247.00%15 to 1
Average22.22%67.91%1,197$23,936
($7,220)		21,35665.20%17 to 1