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.
School | Acceptance Rate | |
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North Carolina Wesleyan CollegeRocky Mount, NC |
68% |
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Pfeiffer UniversityMisenheimer, NC |
69% |
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Queens University of CharlotteCharlotte, NC |
71% |
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Meredith CollegeRaleigh, NC |
73% |
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Johnson & Wales University CharlotteCharlotte, NC |
73% |
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Elon UniversityElon, NC |
74% |
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Mars Hill UniversityMars Hill, NC |
74% |
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Gardner Webb UniversityBoiling Springs, NC |
75% |
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Mount Olive CollegeMount Olive, NC |
75% |
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Methodist UniversityFayetteville, NC |
76% |
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High Point UniversityHigh Point, NC |
79% |
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Southeastern Baptist Theological SeminaryWake Forest, NC |
80% |
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Lenoir Rhyne UniversityHickory, NC |
83% |
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Greensboro CollegeGreensboro, NC |
84% |
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Guilford CollegeGreensboro, NC |
84% |
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Warren Wilson CollegeSwannanoa, NC |
84% |
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Wingate UniversityWingate, NC |
86% |
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Chowan UniversityMurfreesboro, NC |
87% |