Public Colleges with the Highest ACT Scores in North Carolina

List of Public Colleges by ACT Score

Below is a list of the 16 public colleges in North Carolina with the highest ACT Score for incoming freshmen. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill tops the list with an average ACT Score of 31. Alternatively, check out the SAT version of these rankings.

Data is reported for the 2017/18 academic year by the U.S. Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics.

List of North Carolina Public Colleges Ranked by Highest ACT Score
	College	Average ACT Score
N	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	31
N	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	29
A	Appalachian State University	25
N	University of North Carolina School of the Arts	25
N	University of North Carolina at Wilmington	25
N	University of North Carolina at Asheville	24
N	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	24
E	East Carolina University	22
N	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	22
W	Western Carolina University	22
F	Fayetteville State University	19
N	North Carolina A & T State University	19
N	University of North Carolina at Pembroke	19
E	Elizabeth City State University	18
N	North Carolina Central University	18
W	Winston Salem State University	17