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#10 Best Public Universities in North Carolina

WCU Comparisons

Cullowhee, North Carolina

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Compare with North Carolina Public Colleges

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

$6,019 higher in-state tuition
59% lower acceptance rate


N
North Carolina State University at Raleigh

$5,535 higher in-state tuition
32% lower acceptance rate


E
East Carolina University

$3,452 higher in-state tuition
15% higher acceptance rate


A
Appalachian State University

$3,242 higher in-state tuition
6% higher acceptance rate


N
University of North Carolina at Charlotte

$2,812 higher in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


N
North Carolina A & T State University

$2,540 higher in-state tuition
22% lower acceptance rate


N
University of North Carolina at Wilmington

$3,443 higher in-state tuition
11% lower acceptance rate


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North Carolina Central University

$2,728 higher in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


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Winston Salem State University

$2,401 higher in-state tuition
2% higher acceptance rate


N
University of North Carolina at Greensboro

$3,422 higher in-state tuition
12% higher acceptance rate


F
Fayetteville State University

$1,982 higher in-state tuition
3% higher acceptance rate


N
University of North Carolina at Asheville

$3,122 higher in-state tuition
3% higher acceptance rate


N
University of North Carolina at Pembroke

Equivalent in-state tuition
13% higher acceptance rate


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University of North Carolina School of the Arts

$5,497 higher in-state tuition
49% lower acceptance rate


E
Elizabeth City State University

Equivalent in-state tuition
2% lower acceptance rate


Compare with North Carolina Private Colleges

C
Campbell University

$34,580 higher in-state tuition
8% higher acceptance rate


Q
Queens University of Charlotte

$36,348 higher in-state tuition
10% lower acceptance rate


B
Belmont Abbey College

$17,500 higher in-state tuition
20% higher acceptance rate


G
Gardner Webb University

$30,220 higher in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


G
Guilford College

$39,400 higher in-state tuition
3% higher acceptance rate


M
Meredith College

$40,104 higher in-state tuition
9% lower acceptance rate


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William Peace University

$30,950 higher in-state tuition
27% lower acceptance rate


M
Montreat College

$28,212 higher in-state tuition
11% higher acceptance rate


P
Piedmont International University

$7,850 higher in-state tuition
55% lower acceptance rate


L
Lees McRae College

$25,490 higher in-state tuition
20% lower acceptance rate


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Methodist University

$35,260 higher in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


S
Salem College

$29,500 higher in-state tuition
11% higher acceptance rate


Compare with Regional Public Colleges

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Kennesaw State University

$3,078 higher in-state tuition
17% lower acceptance rate


G
Georgia State University

$6,158 higher in-state tuition
21% higher acceptance rate


J
James Madison University

$6,460 higher in-state tuition
7% higher acceptance rate


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West Virginia University

$7,976 higher in-state tuition
11% higher acceptance rate


C
Coastal Carolina University

$10,460 higher in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


C
College of Charleston

$11,518 higher in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


G
Georgia Southern University

$3,371 higher in-state tuition
12% higher acceptance rate


M
Mississippi State University

$8,110 higher in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


L
University of Louisville

$11,174 higher in-state tuition
4% lower acceptance rate


O
Ohio University Main Campus

$11,840 higher in-state tuition
10% higher acceptance rate


M
Middle Tennessee State University

$6,344 higher in-state tuition
11% lower acceptance rate


G
Georgia Gwinnett College

$2,214 higher in-state tuition
14% higher acceptance rate


N
North Georgia College & State University

$2,882 higher in-state tuition
23% lower acceptance rate


G
Georgia College & State University

$6,508 higher in-state tuition
9% higher acceptance rate


J
Jacksonville State University

$8,720 higher in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


V
Virginia Military Institute

$8,782 higher in-state tuition
15% lower acceptance rate


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Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis

$7,883 higher in-state tuition
5% higher acceptance rate


N
Northern Kentucky University

$9,008 higher in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


L
Longwood University

$7,670 higher in-state tuition
11% higher acceptance rate


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The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

$6,992 higher in-state tuition
7% higher acceptance rate


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Winthrop University

$14,306 higher in-state tuition
15% lower acceptance rate


A
Austin Peay State University

$5,816 higher in-state tuition
14% higher acceptance rate


E
East Tennessee State University

$6,486 higher in-state tuition
8% higher acceptance rate


W
Western Kentucky University

$9,992 higher in-state tuition
19% higher acceptance rate


M
Murray State University

$7,040 higher in-state tuition
6% higher acceptance rate


M
University of Montevallo

$11,090 higher in-state tuition
11% higher acceptance rate


C
Citadel Military College of South Carolina

$7,356 higher in-state tuition
7% higher acceptance rate


T
Tennessee Technological University

$7,520 higher in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


S
University of South Carolina Aiken

$9,398 higher in-state tuition
5% higher acceptance rate


E
Eastern Kentucky University

$8,452 higher in-state tuition
19% higher acceptance rate


S
University of Southern Indiana

$7,309 higher in-state tuition
17% higher acceptance rate


G
Georgia Southwestern State University

$3,064 higher in-state tuition
7% higher acceptance rate


W
Wright State University Main Campus

$9,340 higher in-state tuition
17% higher acceptance rate


V
The University of Virginia's College at Wise

$4,864 higher in-state tuition
4% higher acceptance rate


S
Southern Polytechnic State University

$3,417 higher in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


T
The University of Tennessee Martin

$7,378 higher in-state tuition
4% lower acceptance rate


I
Indiana University Southeast

$6,170 higher in-state tuition
11% higher acceptance rate


I
Indiana University East

$6,170 higher in-state tuition
2% higher acceptance rate


M
Mississippi University for Women

$6,656 higher in-state tuition
20% higher acceptance rate


Compare with Regional Private Colleges

S
Spelman College

$24,249 higher in-state tuition
28% lower acceptance rate


L
Liberty University

$20,663 higher in-state tuition
20% higher acceptance rate


X
Xavier University

$41,230 higher in-state tuition
5% higher acceptance rate


S
Samford University

$33,410 higher in-state tuition
5% higher acceptance rate


R
Roanoke College

$45,510 higher in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


L
Lipscomb University

$32,012 higher in-state tuition
5% lower acceptance rate


I
University of Indianapolis

$30,972 higher in-state tuition
1% lower acceptance rate


O
Oglethorpe University

$41,474 higher in-state tuition
2% higher acceptance rate


E
University of Evansville

$37,600 higher in-state tuition
4% lower acceptance rate


F
Ferrum College

$35,480 higher in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


C
Charleston Southern University

$27,630 higher in-state tuition
22% lower acceptance rate


B
Bridgewater College

$36,500 higher in-state tuition
4% lower acceptance rate


P
Piedmont College

$27,120 higher in-state tuition
12% lower acceptance rate


B
Birmingham Southern College

$17,850 higher in-state tuition
13% lower acceptance rate


S
Southern Virginia University

$16,960 higher in-state tuition
21% higher acceptance rate


O
Otterbein University

$32,224 higher in-state tuition
4% higher acceptance rate


L
Lee University

$18,800 higher in-state tuition
4% higher acceptance rate


C
Capital University

$37,928 higher in-state tuition
5% lower acceptance rate


H
Hanover College

$38,400 higher in-state tuition
6% lower acceptance rate


P
Presbyterian College

$37,220 higher in-state tuition
8% lower acceptance rate


H
Hampden Sydney College

$46,014 higher in-state tuition
42% lower acceptance rate


B
Bellarmine University

$41,970 higher in-state tuition
7% higher acceptance rate


N
North Greenville University

$21,470 higher in-state tuition
9% lower acceptance rate


C
Covenant College

$35,700 higher in-state tuition
10% higher acceptance rate


S
Shorter University

$21,380 higher in-state tuition
2% higher acceptance rate


M
Marietta College

$35,410 higher in-state tuition
4% higher acceptance rate


J
Johnson University

$16,384 higher in-state tuition
2% higher acceptance rate


F
Franklin College

$33,766 higher in-state tuition
16% higher acceptance rate


T
Toccoa Falls College

$20,490 higher in-state tuition
17% lower acceptance rate


T
Truett McConnell College

$20,792 higher in-state tuition
10% lower acceptance rate


H
Hollins University

$38,360 higher in-state tuition
4% lower acceptance rate


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Wittenberg University

$40,442 higher in-state tuition
13% higher acceptance rate


C
Converse College

$18,500 higher in-state tuition
3% higher acceptance rate


S
Sweet Briar College

$21,120 higher in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


W
Wesleyan College

$24,190 higher in-state tuition
17% lower acceptance rate


T
Trevecca Nazarene University

$24,998 higher in-state tuition
1% lower acceptance rate


F
Faulkner University

$20,500 higher in-state tuition
14% lower acceptance rate


M
Milligan College

$26,700 higher in-state tuition
12% lower acceptance rate


O
Oakland City University

$24,740 higher in-state tuition
6% lower acceptance rate


W
West Virginia Wesleyan College

$30,384 higher in-state tuition
5% higher acceptance rate


M
College of Mount St. Joseph

$31,100 higher in-state tuition
16% lower acceptance rate


L
Lincoln Memorial University

$22,760 higher in-state tuition
9% lower acceptance rate


T
Thomas University

$9,800 higher in-state tuition
50% lower acceptance rate


F
Freed Hardeman University

$22,300 higher in-state tuition
9% higher acceptance rate


T
University of the Cumberlands

$8,875 higher in-state tuition
6% higher acceptance rate


T
Tennessee Wesleyan College

$24,340 higher in-state tuition
19% lower acceptance rate


B
Brescia University

$25,000 higher in-state tuition
26% lower acceptance rate


S
Southern Adventist University

$21,320 higher in-state tuition
5% lower acceptance rate


K
Kentucky Mountain Bible College

$7,850 higher in-state tuition
31% lower acceptance rate


Compare with National Colleges

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The University of West Florida

$3,319 higher in-state tuition
26% lower acceptance rate


W
University of Wyoming

$3,620 higher in-state tuition
18% higher acceptance rate


I
University of Idaho

$5,182 higher in-state tuition
2% higher acceptance rate


B
SUNY College at Brockport

$6,070 higher in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


C
SUNY College at Cortland

$6,070 higher in-state tuition
19% lower acceptance rate


A
University of Akron Main Campus

$8,595 higher in-state tuition
6% higher acceptance rate


M
Millersville University of Pennsylvania

$8,570 higher in-state tuition
17% higher acceptance rate


S
Southern Oregon University

$8,045 higher in-state tuition
11% higher acceptance rate


R
Rutgers University Camden

$11,536 higher in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


W
Western State Colorado University

$5,816 higher in-state tuition
12% higher acceptance rate


S
University of Southern Maine

$7,064 higher in-state tuition
8% higher acceptance rate


S
Southern Utah University

$5,006 higher in-state tuition
10% higher acceptance rate


S
South Dakota State University

$6,773 higher in-state tuition
8% higher acceptance rate


H
University of Hawaii West Oahu

$6,344 higher in-state tuition
16% higher acceptance rate


P
SUNY College at Plattsburgh

$6,070 higher in-state tuition
11% lower acceptance rate


N
Nicholls State University

$3,922 higher in-state tuition
18% higher acceptance rate


D
Dakota State University

$6,616 higher in-state tuition
7% higher acceptance rate