North Carolina Public Colleges Ranked by Lowest Acceptance Rate

List of Public Colleges by Acceptance Rate

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 17% of high school students that applied.

List of North Carolina Public Colleges Ranked by Lowest Acceptance Rate
School Acceptance Rate
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, NC

17%
University of North Carolina School of the Arts

Winston-Salem, NC

32%
North Carolina State University at Raleigh

Raleigh, NC

47%
North Carolina A & T State University

Greensboro, NC

56%
University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Wilmington, NC

69%
Winston Salem State University

Winston-Salem, NC

73%
Elizabeth City State University

Elizabeth City, NC

74%
University of North Carolina at Asheville

Asheville, NC

74%
University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, NC

80%
Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC

81%
Appalachian State University

Boone, NC

83%
North Carolina Central University

Durham, NC

84%
Western Carolina University

Cullowhee, NC

85%
University of North Carolina at Pembroke

Pembroke, NC

90%
East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

92%
University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, NC

92%