North Carolina Private Colleges Ranked by Lowest Acceptance Rate

List of Private Colleges by Acceptance Rate

Below is a ranking of the 49 private 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 Private Colleges Ranked by Lowest Acceptance Rate
School Acceptance Rate
Duke University

Durham, NC

6%
Davidson College

Davidson, NC

17%
Wake Forest University

Winston Salem, NC

21%
Piedmont International University

Winston Salem, NC

24%
Johnson C Smith University

Charlotte, NC

25%
Brevard College

Brevard, NC

40%
Bennett College for Women

Greensboro, NC

45%
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences

Concord, NC

45%
Carolina University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

52%
Saint Augustines College

Raleigh, NC

59%
Lees McRae College

Banner Elk, NC

61%
Shaw University

Raleigh, NC

61%
William Peace University

Raleigh, NC

63%
Mid Atlantic Christian University

Elizabeth City, NC

63%
Livingstone College

Salisbury, NC

64%
St. Andrews University

Laurinburg, NC

65%
Catawba College

Salisbury, NC

67%
Montreat College

Montreat, NC

68%