North Carolina Colleges Having Highest Graduation Rate
Duke University has the highest 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 96% last year.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with 91% and Wake Forest University with 89% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of North Carolina Colleges having Highest Graduation Rate. Colleges having highest graduation rate.
For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.
Key Admission and Academic Facts of North Carolina Colleges Having Highest Graduation Rate
Duke University has the highest graduation rate of 96% and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has the second highest graduation rate of 91%.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $34,776 and graduate tuition & fees is $29,543 for the academic year 2023-2024.
The average acceptance rate is 57.52% and the average SAT score is 1,305 at the schools.
The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 10 North Carolina Colleges Having Highest Graduation Rate.
| School Name | Graduation Rate | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Yield | Acceptance Rate | SAT Score | Total Population | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | Duke University Durham, NC Private, four-years | 96.00% - | $65,805 | 54.98% | 6.35% | 1,550 | 18,023 | 6 to 1 |
| 2 - | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC Public, four-years | 91.00% 1.00% | $39,330 ($8,989) | 46.01% | 17.11% | 1,460 | 31,705 | 17 to 1 |
| 3 1 | Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC Private, four-years | 89.00% 1.00% | $64,758 | 38.03% | 21.37% | - | 8,963 | 10 to 1 |
| 4 - | North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC Public, four-years | 84.00% - | $31,767 ($8,895) | 33.54% | 47.17% | 1,360 | 36,700 | 16 to 1 |
| 5 - | Elon University Elon, NC Private, four-years | 83.00% - | $44,536 | 12.95% | 74.46% | 1,260 | 7,123 | 11 to 1 |
| 6 - | Appalachian State University Boone, NC Public, four-years | 75.00% 2.00% | $24,537 ($7,541) | 21.19% | 83.08% | 1,180 | 20,436 | 16 to 1 |
| 7 - | University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC Public, four-years | 74.00% 2.00% | $22,985 ($7,317) | 20.42% | 68.83% | 1,300 | 17,843 | 17 to 1 |
| 8 - | University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC Public, four-years | 69.00% 3.00% | $21,876 ($7,214) | 24.44% | 79.64% | 1,180 | 29,551 | 20 to 1 |
| 9 1 | East Carolina University Greenville, NC Public, four-years | 65.00% 1.00% | $23,638 ($7,361) | 19.19% | 92.34% | - | 27,151 | 18 to 1 |
| 10 - | Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC Public, four-years | 60.00% 1.00% | $8,532 ($4,532) | 12.71% | 84.84% | 1,150 | 11,635 | 16 to 1 |
| Average | 78.60% | $34,776 ($7,407) | 28.35% | 57.52% | 1,305 | 20,913 | 15 to 1 |
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