North Carolina Colleges with the Lowest Acceptance Rate

The average acceptance rate of the 35 North Carolina colleges that have competitive admission is 67.76% for the academic year 2024-2025. Compared to last year, the acceptance rate is lower by 1.23%. The acceptance rate at 13 North Carolina colleges increased and the rate of 22 colleges decreased.

Duke University has the lowest (i.e. hard to admit) acceptance rate of 5.71%. Davidson College (13.37%) and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (15.34%) are following it in the list of Tightest North Carolina 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.

Duke University stays at first place of the lowest acceptance rate ranking since last year. Davidson College also maintained its second place in the ranking.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $39,941 and graduate tuition & fees is $29,995 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 Colleges To Get In

Table. Tightest North Carolina Colleges To Get In Comparison
School NameAcceptance RateYieldSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
-		Duke University Durham, NCPrivate, 4-year 5.71%
1.07%		58.84%1,540$68,75817,49997.00%5 to 1
2
-		Davidson College Davidson, NCPrivate, 4-year 13.37%
1.11%		47.93%1,460$64,4301,86991.00%8 to 1
3
-		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
4
-		Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NCPrivate, 4-year 21.67%
0.11%		36.08%1,470$67,6429,32289.00%10 to 1
5
1		Carolina University Winston-Salem, NCPrivate, 4-year 39.54%
5.54%		26.46%-$17,57588022.00%17 to 1
6
1		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
7
1		Johnson C Smith University Charlotte, NCPrivate, 4-year 45.21%
2.34%		12.84%-$21,3001,30234.00%12 to 1
8
1		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
9
4		Bennett College Greensboro, NCPrivate, 4-year 50.66%
17.05%		10.39%925$19,14018025.00%7 to 1
10
1		Queens University of Charlotte Charlotte, NCPrivate, 4-year 62.08%
5.60%		8.94%1,220$45,8461,59961.00%9 to 1
Average34.52%29.37%1,321$39,941
($8,202)		11,78665.20%12 to 1