North Carolina Private Colleges Ranked by Highest Acceptance Rate

Below is a ranking of the 46 private colleges in North Carolina with the highest acceptance rate for freshman undergraduate applications. Heritage Bible College leads the list by accepting 100% of high school students that applied.

Acceptance rate is a measure of the competitiveness of a school. Lower acceptance rates are more competitive and may require a higher GPA, SAT/ACT score, and other factors to be considered for admission.

List of North Carolina Private Colleges Ranked by Highest Acceptance Rate
College	Acceptance Rate
Lees McRae College Banner Elk, North Carolina	77%
Salem College Winston-Salem, North Carolina	77%
University of Mount Olive Mount Olive, North Carolina	76%
Belmont Abbey College Belmont, North Carolina	75%
Catawba College Salisbury, North Carolina	75%
High Point University High Point, North Carolina	75%
Methodist University Fayetteville, North Carolina	75%
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Wake Forest, North Carolina	75%
Meredith College Raleigh, North Carolina	74%
Warren Wilson College Swannanoa, North Carolina	71%
Greensboro College Greensboro, North Carolina	70%
Chowan University Murfreesboro, North Carolina	69%
Montreat College Montreat, North Carolina	69%
Mars Hill University Mars Hill, North Carolina	68%
Elon University Elon, North Carolina	66%
Queens University of Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina	62%
Mid Atlantic Christian University Elizabeth City, North Carolina	62%
Livingstone College Salisbury, North Carolina	59%

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This list is updated annually based on the latest data from the National Center for Education Statistics.
Last updated: March 15, 2026

Data source: IPEDS 2025 survey for academic year 2024/2025 - National Center for Education Statistics.