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

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

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

51	Fayetteville Technical Community College	Fayetteville
52	Salem College	Winston-Salem	57%
53	Montreat College	Montreat	65%
54	Catawba Valley Community College	Hickory
55	Belmont Abbey College	Belmont	99%
56	Davidson County Community College	Thomasville
57	Mars Hill University	Mars Hill	58%
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	Banner Elk	71%
66	Louisburg College	Louisburg	81%
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	Salisbury	37%
74	Chowan University	Murfreesboro	60%
75	Greensboro College	Greensboro	41%
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	Winston-Salem	36%
83	South Piedmont Community College	Polkton
84	Brunswick Community College	Bolivia
85	Mayland Community College	Spruce Pine
86	Coastal Carolina Community College	Jacksonville
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	Elizabeth City	53%
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	Raleigh	83%
108	Martin Community College	Williamston
109	Center for Massage	Asheville
110	Halifax Community College	Weldon
111	Wilson Community College	Wilson
112	Carolina Christian College	Winston-Salem
113	Robeson Community College	Lumberton
114	Tri-County Community College	Murphy
115	Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts	Asheville
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	Charlotte	24%
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	Heritage Bible College	Dunn
128	Carolina College of Biblical Studies	Fayetteville
129	King's College - North Carolina	Charlotte	87%
130	Grace College of Divinity	Fayetteville	40%
131	Carolina School of Broadcasting	Charlotte
132	John Wesley University	High Point	45%
133	Health And Style Institute	High Point
134	Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary	Charlotte
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	Mitchell's Hair Styling Academy - Raleigh	Raleigh
142	Durham Beauty Academy	Durham
143	Grace College of Barbering	Greenville
144	Winston Salem Barber School	Winston-Salem
145	Sherrill's University of Barber & Cosmetology	Raleigh
146	Leons Beauty School Inc	Greensboro
147	Beyond Measure Barbering Institute	Mebane
148	Anson College of Cosmetology	Wadesboro
149	Bull City Durham Beauty and Barber College	Durham