For the 2024 North Carolina admission, a total of 7,789 enrolled students have submitted the SAT scores and 10,274 students submitted the ACT scores.

The average SAT score of North Carolina colleges is 1,172 and the ACT score is 24. The North Carolina's average SAT score increased by 55 points compared to previous year's socre of 1,117.

Among North Carolina colleges, Duke University has the highest SAT score of 1,550.

Average SAT Scores for North Carolina Colleges

The following table compares the SAT scores between four-years colleges in North Carolina. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.

Last Update: July 3, 2024 | Data source: IPEDS
SAT Scores for North Carolina Colleges
SchoolSAT ScoreACT ScoreAcceptance RateYield
Duke University1,550
37
347.00%
0.65%
54.99%
0.01%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill1,470
210
32
7
19.00%
1.89%
43.00%
-3.01%
Wake Forest University1,4603322.00%
0.63%
37.01%
-1.02%
Davidson College1,4553214.01%
-2.94%
48.98%
-0.38%
North Carolina State University at Raleigh1,380
25
3040.00%
-7.17%
36.00%
2.46%
University of North Carolina Wilmington1,290
20
2674.00%
5.17%
21.00%
0.58%
University of North Carolina School of the Arts1,250
-20
26
1
33.03%
1.25%
47.02%
-10.99%
University of North Carolina Asheville1,240
10
2694.00%
19.69%
11.99%
-3.96%
Salem College1,235
108
22
3
86.98%
-0.51%
9.02%
0.05%
University of North Carolina at Charlotte1,2202480.00%
0.36%
25.00%
0.56%
Elon University1,2102667.00%
-7.46%
13.00%
0.05%
High Point University1,210
7
27
1
77.00%
-1.88%
12.00%
-3.29%
William Peace University1,210
56
2496.97%
33.79%
12.99%
-2.02%
Queens University of Charlotte1,200
51
26
2
68.01%
-3.26%
14.01%
0.53%
Meredith College1,185
-1
2674.98%
1.80%
27.99%
2.43%
Appalachian State University1,180
-35
24
-3
89.00%
5.92%
20.00%
-1.19%
Methodist University1,180
10
25
1
75.02%
-0.66%
16.99%
-0.98%
University of North Carolina at Greensboro1,180
2
2490.00%
-1.94%
23.00%
0.87%
Western Carolina University1,155
10
23
1
87.00%
2.16%
13.00%
0.29%
Gardner-Webb University1,140
52
23
2
87.00%
12.05%
9.99%
0.60%
East Carolina University1,1302390.00%
-2.34%
20.00%
0.81%
Guilford College1,120
45
22
2
84.00%
0.49%
12.02%
-1.90%
Catawba College1,110
40
23
1
78.01%
10.93%
16.00%
2.11%
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary1,0902176.61%
-3.39%
81.05%
12.30%
Brevard College1,0802040.01%
0.12%
23.04%
3.27%
North Carolina A & T State University1,0801946.00%
-10.39%
19.00%
-2.17%
Wingate University1,0802185.00%
-1.15%
4.00%
-0.74%
Belmont Abbey College1,075
-42
21
-1
90.01%
-7.16%
14.99%
0.28%
North Carolina Central University1,060
20
17
-1
90.00%
5.62%
11.00%
-4.18%
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences1,020
-25
19
-4
49.21%
4.31%
77.42%
0.15%
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte1,0101975.01%
1.67%
12.00%
0.70%
Chowan University970
-8
-71.99%
-14.69%
9.01%
-1.97%
Fayetteville State University950
15
18
1
79.99%
-1.25%
20.00%
-3.50%
Winston-Salem State University940
-20
1769.00%
-4.39%
14.00%
-1.27%
Bennett College890-34.02%
-10.61%
19.92%
13.47%