North Carolina Public Colleges with the Lowest Acceptance Rate

The average acceptance rate of the 14 public North Carolina colleges that have competitive admission is 73.79% for the academic year 2024-2025. Compared to last year, the acceptance rate is lower by 0.45%. The acceptance rate at 6 public North Carolina colleges increased and the rate of 8 colleges decreased.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has the lowest (i.e. hard to admit) acceptance rate of 15.34%. North Carolina State University at Raleigh (41.74%) and North Carolina A & T State University (49.90%) are following it in the list of Tightest North Carolina Public Colleges to Get In.

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

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill stays at first place of the lowest acceptance rate ranking since last year. North Carolina State University at Raleigh also maintained its second place in the ranking.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $21,888 and graduate tuition & fees is $23,058 for the academic year 2024-2025.

We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.

Comparison between Tightest North Carolina Public Colleges To Get In

Table. Tightest North Carolina Public Colleges To Get In Comparison
School NameAcceptance RateYieldSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
-		University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NCPublic, 4-year 15.34%
3.40%		45.45%1,480$41,203
($8,994)		32,43891.00%15 to 1
2
-		North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NCPublic, 4-year 41.74%
1.89%		31.76%1,370$32,847
($8,799)		38,46485.00%15 to 1
3
-		North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NCPublic, 4-year 49.90%
3.73%		15.02%1,100$20,673
($6,813)		14,31157.00%20 to 1
4
1		University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NCPublic, 4-year 64.24%
9.77%		21.02%1,280$24,152
($7,277)		18,84871.00%17 to 1
5
1		Winston-Salem State University Winston-Salem, NCPublic, 4-year 78.26%
9.71%		13.06%930$16,782
($6,126)		4,78247.00%15 to 1
6
1		University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NCPublic, 4-year 79.60%
0.61%		24.49%1,250$22,492
($7,239)		31,09169.00%21 to 1
7
1		Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NCPublic, 4-year 81.83%
4.83%		12.70%1,180$8,630
($4,630)		11,68660.00%16 to 1
8
2		Fayetteville State University Fayetteville, NCPublic, 4-year 82.15%
2.26%		14.84%990$8,353
($4,353)		7,10738.00%20 to 1
9
3		North Carolina Central University Durham, NCPublic, 4-year 86.96%
3.53%		10.98%-$19,735
($6,699)		8,57942.00%16 to 1
10
-		University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NCPublic, 4-year 88.51%
1.32%		21.23%1,205$24,012
($7,661)		18,01256.00%18 to 1
Average66.85%21.06%1,198$21,888
($6,859)		18,53261.60%17 to 1