North Carolina Public Colleges Ranked by Highest ACT Score

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 2018/19 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 Chapel Hill, NC	31
N	North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC	29
A	Appalachian State University Boone, NC	25
N	University of North Carolina School of the Arts Winston-Salem, NC	25
N	University of North Carolina at Wilmington Wilmington, NC	25
N	University of North Carolina at Asheville Asheville, NC	24
N	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC	24
E	East Carolina University Greenville, NC	22
N	University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC	22
W	Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC	22
F	Fayetteville State University Fayetteville, NC	19
N	North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC	19
N	University of North Carolina at Pembroke Pembroke, NC	19
E	Elizabeth City State University Elizabeth City, NC	18
N	North Carolina Central University Durham, NC	18
W	Winston Salem State University Winston-Salem, NC	17