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 8% of high school students that applied.
| School | Acceptance Rate | |
|---|---|---|
| D |
Duke UniversityDurham, NC |
8% |
| D |
Davidson CollegeDavidson, NC |
18% |
| N |
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC |
23% |
| P |
Piedmont International UniversityWinston Salem, NC |
24% |
| C |
Cabarrus College of Health SciencesConcord, NC |
28% |
| N |
University of North Carolina School of the ArtsWinston-Salem, NC |
29% |
| W |
Wake Forest UniversityWinston Salem, NC |
30% |
| M |
Mid Atlantic Christian UniversityElizabeth City, NC |
42% |
| B |
Barton CollegeWilson, NC |
45% |
| N |
North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, NC |
45% |
| S |
St. Andrews UniversityLaurinburg, NC |
45% |
| J |
Johnson C Smith UniversityCharlotte, NC |
47% |
| C |
Catawba CollegeSalisbury, NC |
50% |
| L |
Livingstone CollegeSalisbury, NC |
50% |
| W |
William Peace UniversityRaleigh, NC |
50% |
| L |
Lees McRae CollegeBanner Elk, NC |
55% |
| M |
Montreat CollegeMontreat, NC |
56% |
| M |
Mount Olive CollegeMount Olive, NC |
58% |
| N |
North Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboro, NC |
58% |
| B |
Bennett College for WomenGreensboro, NC |
59% |