12 Best Software Engineering schools in North Carolina
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Below is a list of best universities in North Carolina ranked based on their research performance in Software Engineering. A graph of 195K citations received by 7.14K academic papers made by 12 universities in North Carolina was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.
We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.
1. North Carolina State University at Raleigh
- Acceptance Rate
- 40%
- Average SAT
- 1380
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 68%
2. Duke University
- Acceptance Rate
- 7%
- Average SAT
- 1540
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $23,422
3. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Acceptance Rate
- 19%
- Average SAT
- 1450
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 58%
4. University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1215
- Average ACT
- 24
- Receiving Aid
- 72%
5. University of North Carolina at Greensboro
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Average SAT
- 1190
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
6. North Carolina A&T State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 46%
- Average SAT
- 1075
- Average ACT
- 19
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
7. Wake Forest University
- Acceptance Rate
- 22%
- Average SAT
- 1450
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $27,790
8. East Carolina University
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Average SAT
- 1125
- Average ACT
- 23
- Receiving Aid
- 79%
9. Appalachian State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Average SAT
- 1190
- Average ACT
- 24
- Receiving Aid
- 70%
10. University of North Carolina Wilmington
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Average SAT
- 1290
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 72%
11. Elon University
- Acceptance Rate
- 67%
- Average SAT
- 1224
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $41,849
12. Western Carolina University
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1155
- Average ACT
- 23
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
Closest to North Carolina states to learn Software Engineering
| State | Universities Unis | Best university country rank Best uni  rank |
|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 6 | 68 |
| Virginia | 13 | 14 |
| Georgia | 10 | 8 |
| District of Columbia | 7 | 98 |
| Maryland | 10 | 9 |
| Kentucky | 4 | 76 |
| Tennessee | 10 | 26 |
| Ohio | 18 | 29 |
| Pennsylvania | 23 | 1 |
| Alabama | 8 | 87 |
| New Jersey | 12 | 23 |
| Indiana | 12 | 12 |
| Florida | 16 | 41 |
| Connecticut | 9 | 35 |
| Illinois | 16 | 5 |
| New York | 41 | 18 |
| Mississippi | 4 | 110 |
| Rhode Island | 3 | 75 |
| Massachusetts | 24 | 4 |
| Michigan | 12 | 11 |
| Arkansas | 5 | 118 |
| Missouri | 10 | 66 |
| New Hampshire | 3 | 123 |
| Louisiana | 6 | 101 |
| Wisconsin | 10 | 24 |
| Iowa | 4 | 36 |
| Oklahoma | 3 | 140 |
| Kansas | 4 | 81 |
| Minnesota | 8 | 22 |
| Nebraska | 4 | 57 |
| Texas | 34 | 10 |
| South Dakota | 4 | 271 |
| North Dakota | 2 | 160 |
| Colorado | 9 | 31 |
| New Mexico | 3 | 106 |
| Utah | 4 | 45 |
| Arizona | 3 | 25 |
| Idaho | 3 | 133 |
| Oregon | 6 | 54 |
| California | 39 | 2 |
| Washington | 7 | 6 |