North Carolina Colleges with Higher SAT and ACT Scores for Admission

The average SAT score is 1,230 and ACT score is 26 over the 10 North Carolina Colleges with the Highest SAT and ACT Scores.

Duke University has the highest SAT and ACT scores (SAT: 1,540, ACT: 35). University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (SAT: 1,480, ACT: 31) and Wake Forest University (SAT: 1,470, ACT: 33) are following it in the list of North Carolina Colleges with the Highest SAT and ACT Scores.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $41,623 and graduate tuition & fees is $31,187 for the academic year 2024-2025.

For these well-regarded North Carolina Colleges with the Highest SAT and ACT Scores, the average acceptance rate is 48.42% and the average SAT score is 1,353, indicating a moderately selective admissions process.

Comparison between North Carolina Colleges With The Highest SAT And ACT Scores

Table. North Carolina Colleges With The Highest SAT And ACT Scores Comparison
School NameSAT ScoreACT ScoreAcceptance RateYieldUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
-		Duke University Durham, NCPrivate, 4-year 1,540
10		35
1		5.71%58.84%$68,75817,49997.00%5 to 1
2
-		University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NCPublic, 4-year 1,480
10		31
1		15.34%45.45%$41,203
($8,994)		32,43891.00%15 to 1
3
-		Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NCPrivate, 4-year 1,470
10		33
-		21.67%36.08%$67,6429,32289.00%10 to 1
4
-		Davidson College Davidson, NCPrivate, 4-year 1,460
5		33
1		13.37%47.93%$64,4301,86991.00%8 to 1
5
-		North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NCPublic, 4-year 1,370
10		30
-		41.74%31.76%$32,847
($8,799)		38,46485.00%15 to 1
6
-		University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NCPublic, 4-year 1,280
10		27
1		64.24%21.02%$24,152
($7,277)		18,84871.00%17 to 1
7
-		University of North Carolina Asheville Asheville, NCPublic, 4-year 1,255
15		26
-		91.92%10.69%$24,849
($7,501)		3,05654.00%13 to 1
8
1		University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NCPublic, 4-year 1,250
30		25
1		79.60%24.49%$22,492
($7,239)		31,09169.00%21 to 1
9
2		Queens University of Charlotte Charlotte, NCPrivate, 4-year 1,220
20		24
2		62.08%8.94%$45,8461,59961.00%9 to 1
10
3		University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NCPublic, 4-year 1,205
25		24
-		88.51%21.23%$24,012
($7,661)		18,01256.00%18 to 1
Average1,3532948.42%30.64%$41,623
($7,912)		17,22076.40%13 to 1