Top 149 universities in North Carolina | United States: Rankings & Acceptance rate

Rank 🏆	University name	Acceptance rate Acc. rate	City
1	Duke University	10%	Durham
2	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	24%	Chapel Hill
3	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	51%	Raleigh
4	East Carolina University	79%	Greenville
5	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	66%	Charlotte
6	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	78%	Greensboro
7	Wake Forest University	28%	Winston-Salem
8	Appalachian State University	70%	Boone
9	North Carolina Central University	83%	Durham
10	University of North Carolina Wilmington	67%	Wilmington

11	Davidson College	20%	Davidson
12	Elon University	67%	Elon
13	North Carolina A & T State University	62%	Greensboro
14	Western Carolina University	39%	Cullowhee
15	University of North Carolina at Asheville	80%	Asheville
16	University of North Carolina at Pembroke	81%	Pembroke
17	Cabarrus College of Health Sciences	84%	Concord
18	University of North Carolina System		Chapel Hill
19	High Point University	81%	High Point
20	Winston-Salem State University	67%	Winston-Salem
21	Central Piedmont Community College		Charlotte
22	Campbell University	81%	Buies Creek
23	Fayetteville State University	68%	Fayetteville
24	Queens University of Charlotte	79%	Charlotte
25	University of North Carolina School of the Arts	33%	Winston-Salem
26	Warren Wilson College	79%	Swannanoa
27	Meredith College	69%	Raleigh
28	Guilford College	91%	Greensboro
29	North Carolina Wesleyan College	53%	Rocky Mount
30	Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary	95%	Wake Forest
31	Cape Fear Community College		Wilmington
32	Wake Technical Community College		Raleigh
33	St. Andrews University	41%	Laurinburg
34	Johnson C Smith University	38%	Charlotte
35	Lenoir-Rhyne University	74%	Hickory
36	William Peace University	59%	Raleigh
37	University of Mount Olive	49%	Mount Olive
38	Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College		Asheville
39	Elizabeth City State University	60%	Elizabeth City
40	Wingate University	93%	Wingate
41	Gardner-Webb University	53%	Boiling Springs
42	Pfeiffer University	66%	Misenheimer
43	Brevard College	45%	Brevard
44	Bennett College	89%	Greensboro
45	Catawba College	42%	Salisbury
46	Methodist University	57%	Fayetteville
47	Saint Augustine's University	76%	Raleigh
48	Shaw University	53%	Raleigh
49	Barton College	39%	Wilson
50	Durham Technical Community College		Durham

51	Fayetteville Technical Community College		Fayetteville
52	Salem College	57%	Winston-Salem
53	Montreat College	65%	Montreat
54	Catawba Valley Community College		Hickory
55	Belmont Abbey College	99%	Belmont
56	Davidson County Community College		Thomasville
57	Mars Hill University	58%	Mars Hill
58	Southwestern Community College - North Carolina		Sylva
59	Guilford Technical Community College		Jamestown
60	Johnston Community College		Smithfield
61	Rowan-Cabarrus Community College		Salisbury
62	Alamance Community College		Graham
63	Platt College-Miller-Motte-Wilmington		Wilmington
64	Haywood Community College		Clyde
65	Lees-McRae College	71%	Banner Elk
66	Louisburg College	81%	Louisburg
67	Central Carolina Community College		Sanford
68	Blue Ridge Community College - North Carolina		Flat Rock
69	Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute		Hudson
70	Gaston College		Dallas
71	Sandhills Community College		Pinehurst
72	Forsyth Technical Community College		Winston-Salem
73	Livingstone College	37%	Salisbury
74	Chowan University	60%	Murfreesboro
75	Greensboro College	41%	Greensboro
76	Isothermal Community College		Spindale
77	Randolph Community College		Asheboro
78	Vance-Granville Community College		Henderson
79	Cleveland Community College		Shelby
80	Pitt Community College		Winterville
81	Stanly Community College		Albemarle
82	Piedmont International University	36%	Winston-Salem
83	South Piedmont Community College		Polkton
84	Brunswick Community College		Bolivia
85	Coastal Carolina Community College		Jacksonville
86	Mayland Community College		Spruce Pine
87	Nash Community College		Rocky Mount
88	College of the Albemarle		Elizabeth City
89	Montgomery Community College		Troy
90	Mitchell Community College		Statesville
91	Lenoir Community College		Kinston
92	Wilkes Community College		Wilkesboro
93	Roanoke-Chowan Community College		Ahoskie
94	Mid-Atlantic Christian University	53%	Elizabeth City
95	Piedmont Community College		Roxboro
96	Rockingham Community College		Wentworth
97	Bladen Community College		Dublin
98	Surry Community College		Dobson
99	Craven Community College		New Bern
100	Carteret Community College		Morehead City

101	Wayne Community College		Goldsboro
102	Western Piedmont Community College		Morganton
103	Southeastern Community College - North Carolina		Whiteville
104	McDowell Technical Community College		Marion
105	Edgecombe Community College		Tarboro
106	Richmond Community College		Hamlet
107	Living Arts College	83%	Raleigh
108	Martin Community College		Williamston
109	Center for Massage		Asheville
110	Halifax Community College		Weldon
111	Carolina Christian College		Winston-Salem
112	Wilson Community College		Wilson
113	Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts		Asheville
114	Robeson Community College		Lumberton
115	Tri-County Community College		Murphy
116	Sampson Community College		Clinton
117	Beaufort County Community College		Washington
118	MyComputerCareer.edu - Raleigh		Raleigh
119	Hood Theological Seminary		Salisbury
120	Shepherds Theological Seminary		Cary
121	Carolinas College of Health Sciences	24%	Charlotte
122	Apex School of Theology		Durham
123	Pamlico Community College		Grantsboro
124	Paul Mitchell the School - Gastonia		Gastonia
125	Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine		Sugar Grove
126	James Sprunt Community College		Kenansville
127	Carolina College of Biblical Studies		Fayetteville
128	Heritage Bible College		Dunn
129	King's College - North Carolina	87%	Charlotte
130	Grace College of Divinity	40%	Fayetteville
131	Carolina School of Broadcasting		Charlotte
132	Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary		Charlotte
133	Health And Style Institute		High Point
134	John Wesley University	45%	High Point
135	Alexander Paul Institute of Hair Design		Greenville
136	Watts School of Nursing		Durham
137	Southeastern Institute - Charlotte		Charlotte
138	Carolina College of Hair Design		Asheville
139	College of Wilmington		Wilmington
140	Pinnacle Institute of Cosmetology		Mooresville
141	Durham Beauty Academy		Durham
142	Mitchell's Hair Styling Academy - Raleigh		Raleigh
143	Grace College of Barbering		Greenville
144	Beyond Measure Barbering Institute		Mebane
145	Leons Beauty School Inc		Greensboro
146	Sherrill's University of Barber & Cosmetology		Raleigh
147	Winston Salem Barber School		Winston-Salem
148	Anson College of Cosmetology		Wadesboro
149	Bull City Durham Beauty and Barber College		Durham

Closest to North Carolina states

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
South Carolina	78	92
Virginia	122	37
West Virginia	66	108
Georgia	120	51
District of Columbia	19	72
Maryland	72	25
Kentucky	76	58
Tennessee	139	61
Delaware	13	79
Ohio	242	39
Pennsylvania	291	11
Alabama	71	101
New Jersey	110	10
Indiana	82	13
Florida	263	27
Connecticut	59	9
Illinois	205	28
New York	393	5
Mississippi	49	148
Rhode Island	17	78
Massachusetts	144	1
Michigan	131	17
Arkansas	73	132
Vermont	25	121
Missouri	143	45
New Hampshire	37	69
Louisiana	91	93
Wisconsin	85	19
Iowa	71	46
Maine	34	135
Oklahoma	95	98
Kansas	66	87
Minnesota	94	18
Nebraska	42	49
Texas	279	16
South Dakota	26	302
North Dakota	25	191
Colorado	80	42
Puerto Rico	108	273
New Mexico	37	86
Virgin Islands	1	1045
Wyoming	10	158
Montana	29	159
Utah	52	53
Arizona	79	35
Idaho	27	145
Nevada	23	125
Oregon	66	74
California	562	3
Washington	87	6
Alaska	10	150
Hawaii	21	57
American Samoa	1	2810
Federated States of Micronesia	1	2337
Northern Marianas	1	2701
Guam	3	775