North Carolina Colleges Ranked by Lowest Acceptance Rate

List of Colleges by Acceptance Rate

Below is a ranking of the 133 colleges in North Carolina with the lowest acceptance rate for freshman undergraduate applications. Duke University leads the list by accepting 6% of high school students that applied.

List of North Carolina Colleges Ranked by Lowest Acceptance Rate
School Acceptance Rate
Duke University

Durham, NC

6%
St. Andrews University

Laurinburg, NC

12%
Davidson College

Davidson, NC

18%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, NC

20%
Piedmont International University

Winston Salem, NC

24%
Wake Forest University

Winston Salem, NC

25%
North Carolina Wesleyan College

Rocky Mount, NC

28%
University of North Carolina School of the Arts

Winston-Salem, NC

30%
Brevard College

Brevard, NC

45%
Johnson C Smith University

Charlotte, NC

45%
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences

Concord, NC

46%
North Carolina State University at Raleigh

Raleigh, NC

47%
Living Arts College

Raleigh, NC

47%
Mid Atlantic Christian University

Elizabeth City, NC

48%
Livingstone College

Salisbury, NC

51%
William Peace University

Raleigh, NC

52%
Catawba College

Salisbury, NC

56%
North Carolina A & T State University

Greensboro, NC

57%