Popular North Carolina Colleges Easy to Get Into
North Carolina has 36 four-year colleges that accept 75% or more of applicants. If your GPA and test scores meet their typical thresholds, these are strong safety options, ordered by student interest online.
Leading examples include East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina, accepting 89% of applicants. Also frequently researched: Appalachian State University, University of North Carolina at Charlotte and Western Carolina University.
Use the filters below to narrow by GPA, SAT, or ACT and see your estimated admission chance. For the highest academic quality among easy-admission schools, see best-ranked colleges with high acceptance rates. For schools with the highest acceptance rates regardless of popularity, see highest acceptance rate colleges.
Guilford College
- Private 4 Year
- Greensboro, NC
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- 80% acceptance rate
Guilford is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate peace and conflict studies. The Quaker-founded residential campus sits in Greensboro.
- SAT Range 1120-1260
- Avg GPA 3.14
- Net Price $22,270
Barton College
- Private 4 Year
- Wilson, NC
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 94% acceptance rate
Barton is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate nursing and education. The residential campus is in the small city of Wilson in eastern North Carolina.
- SAT Range 970-1150
- Avg GPA 3.25
- Net Price $23,962
William Peace University
- Private 4 Year
- Raleigh, NC
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3.0 | 2 reviews
- 94% acceptance rate
William Peace is a small private university known for undergraduate business, communication, and liberal arts programs. The compact historic campus sits in downtown Raleigh.
- SAT Range 1080-1225
- Avg GPA 3.67
- Net Price $24,216
Pfeiffer University
- Private 4 Year
- Misenheimer, NC
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3.0 | 2 reviews
- 96% acceptance rate
- Aug 15 application deadline
Pfeiffer is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The United Methodist-affiliated campus sits in the small community of Misenheimer in North Carolina's Piedmont.
- SAT Range 891-1165
- Avg GPA 3.18
- Net Price $19,660
Johnson & Wales University Charlotte
- Private 4 Year
- Charlotte, NC
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- 80% acceptance rate
Johnson & Wales Charlotte is a private university known for undergraduate culinary arts, hospitality management, and business. The urban campus is located in uptown Charlotte.
- SAT Range 880-1130
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $28,084
Lees McRae College
- Private 4 Year
- Banner Elk, NC
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- 77% acceptance rate
Lees-McRae is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate outdoor recreation management and wildlife biology. The campus sits high in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina.
- SAT Range 1040-1240
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $29,833
Methodist University
- Private 4 Year
- Fayetteville, NC
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- 75% acceptance rate
Methodist University is a private university known for undergraduate PGA golf management and business. The campus sits in Fayetteville near Fort Liberty.
- SAT Range 1080-1250
- Avg GPA 3.58
- Net Price $26,334
University of Mount Olive
- Private 4 Year
- Mount Olive, NC
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- 76% acceptance rate
Mount Olive is a private Christian university known for undergraduate agriculture and business. The residential campus is in the small town of Mount Olive in eastern North Carolina.
- SAT Range 990-1150
- Avg GPA 2.85
- Net Price $18,853
North Carolina Wesleyan University
- Private 4 Year
- Rocky Mount, NC
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- 80% acceptance rate
North Carolina Wesleyan is a small private university known for undergraduate business, education, and criminal justice. The residential campus is located in Rocky Mount in eastern North Carolina.
- SAT Range 860-1120
- Avg GPA 3.2
- Net Price $18,472
Salem College
- Private 4 Year
- Winston-Salem, NC
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 77% acceptance rate
Salem is a private women's liberal arts college known for undergraduate music and the sciences. The historic campus adjoins the Old Salem Moravian district in Winston-Salem.
- SAT Range 1066-1243
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Net Price $18,668
Carolina Christian College
- Private 4 Year
- Winston Salem, NC
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- 100% acceptance rate
Carolina Christian is a private Christian college known for undergraduate biblical studies and ministry. The small campus is located in Winston-Salem.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.6
- Net Price $21,274
Carolina College of Biblical Studies
- Private 4 Year
- Fayetteville, NC
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- 100% acceptance rate
Carolina College of Biblical Studies is a private Bible college known for undergraduate biblical studies and Christian ministry. The compact Fayetteville campus centers on training students for pastoral and ministry roles.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $13,745
Shepherds Theological Seminary
- Private 4 Year
- Cary, NC
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- 100% acceptance rate
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price -
Heritage Bible College
- Private 4 Year
- Dunn, NC
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- 100% acceptance rate
Heritage Bible College is a small private Bible college known for undergraduate biblical studies and ministry training. The campus is in the small town of Dunn.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.85
- Net Price $18,684
Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary
- Private 4 Year
- Charlotte, NC
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- 100% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
A private Christian college and theological seminary known for undergraduate biblical studies, ministry, and Christian counseling. The urban campus is located in Charlotte.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price -
High Point University
- Private 4 Year
- High Point, NC
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- 75% acceptance rate
- Mar 1 application deadline
High Point is a private university known for undergraduate business, entrepreneurship, and communications. The residential campus sits in High Point, a city long tied to the American furniture industry.
- SAT Range 1110-1320
- Avg GPA 3.4
- Net Price $43,086
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Private 4 Year
- Wake Forest, NC
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- 75% acceptance rate
A private Southern Baptist seminary known for undergraduate biblical studies, theology, and ministry training. The campus is in the town of Wake Forest just north of Raleigh.
- SAT Range 1000-1250
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $16,031
Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible College
- Private 4 Year
- Wendell, North Carolina
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- 100% acceptance rate
Southeastern Free Will Baptist College is a small private Bible college known for undergraduate biblical studies and pastoral ministry. The campus is in the small town of Wendell near Raleigh.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $15,176