Below is a ranking of the 16 public colleges in North Carolina with the lowest acceptance rate for freshman undergraduate applications. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill leads the list by accepting 19% of high school students that applied.
School | Acceptance Rate | |
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University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC |
19% |
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University of North Carolina School of the ArtsWinston-Salem, NC |
33% |
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North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, NC |
40% |
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North Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboro, NC |
46% |
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Winston Salem State UniversityWinston-Salem, NC |
69% |
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Elizabeth City State UniversityElizabeth City, NC |
70% |
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University of North Carolina at WilmingtonWilmington, NC |
74% |
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Fayetteville State UniversityFayetteville, NC |
80% |
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University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, NC |
80% |
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Western Carolina UniversityCullowhee, NC |
87% |
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Appalachian State UniversityBoone, NC |
89% |
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East Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC |
90% |
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University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, NC |
90% |
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North Carolina Central UniversityDurham, NC |
90% |
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University of North Carolina at PembrokePembroke, NC |
92% |
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University of North Carolina at AshevilleAsheville, NC |
94% |