North Carolina Colleges Where More Students Leave Before Graduation

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 38% last year.

North Carolina Central University with 42% and University of North Carolina at Pembroke with 44% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of North Carolina Colleges with the Lowest Graduation Rate.

For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $18,455 and graduate tuition & fees is $21,520 for the academic year 2024-2025.

At these Low Graduation Rate North Carolina Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 80.58%, and the average SAT score is 1,161, making them not only cost-effective but also accessible options for a wide range of students.

Comparison between North Carolina Colleges With The Lowest Graduation Rate

Table. North Carolina Colleges With The Lowest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
-
Fayetteville State University Fayetteville, NCPublic, 4-year 38.00%
3.00%
$8,353
($4,353)
14.84%82.15%9907,10720 to 1
2
1
North Carolina Central University Durham, NCPublic, 4-year 42.00%
3.00%
$19,735
($6,699)
10.98%86.96%-8,57916 to 1
3
1
University of North Carolina at Pembroke Pembroke, NCPublic, 4-year 44.00%
-
$7,648
($3,648)
10.50%93.26%1,0807,67414 to 1
4
1
University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NCPublic, 4-year 56.00%
1.00%
$24,012
($7,661)
21.23%88.51%1,20518,01218 to 1
5
1
North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NCPublic, 4-year 57.00%
2.00%
$20,673
($6,813)
15.02%49.90%1,10014,31120 to 1
6
-
Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NCPublic, 4-year 60.00%
1.00%
$8,630
($4,630)
12.70%81.83%1,18011,68616 to 1
7
-
East Carolina University Greenville, NCPublic, 4-year 63.00%
1.00%
$23,638
($7,361)
17.10%89.21%1,16026,94017 to 1
8
-
University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NCPublic, 4-year 69.00%
2.00%
$22,492
($7,239)
24.49%79.60%1,25031,09121 to 1
9
-
University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NCPublic, 4-year 71.00%
1.00%
$24,152
($7,277)
21.02%64.24%1,28018,84817 to 1
10
-
Appalachian State University Boone, NCPublic, 4-year 75.00%
2.00%
$25,212
($7,579)
18.20%90.14%1,20021,57016 to 1
Average57.50%$18,455
($6,326)
16.61%80.58%1,16116,58218 to 1