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Colleges in North Carolina

All 66 North Carolina colleges in the Trajecta rankings, ordered by Trajecta Score — a 0–100 measure built from College Scorecard and IPEDS data, never opinion surveys. Every school links to its full data page.

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Colleges in North Carolina ranked by Trajecta Score
# College City Selectivity Admit rate Score
1 Duke University Durham Elite 6% 85
2 Davidson College Davidson Highly Selective 13% 80
3 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill Highly Selective 15% 79
4 Wake Forest University Winston-Salem Selective 22% 74
5 North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh Moderate 42% 69
6 Elon University Elon Open 66% 58
7 Cabarrus College of Health Sciences Concord Selective 23% 58
8 University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington Moderate 64% 55
9 University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte Open 80% 55
10 East Carolina University Greenville Open 89% 51
11 Appalachian State University Boone Open 90% 50
12 High Point University High Point Open 75% 50
13 University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro Open 89% 48
14 North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro Moderate 50% 48
15 Western Carolina University Cullowhee Open 82% 48
16 Campbell University Buies Creek Open 87% 47
17 Meredith College Raleigh Open 74% 47
18 Queens University of Charlotte Charlotte Moderate 62% 46
19 Catawba College Salisbury Open 75% 46
20 University of North Carolina Asheville Asheville Open 92% 46
21 Elizabeth City State University Elizabeth City Moderate 64% 45
22 Winston-Salem State University Winston-Salem Open 78% 44
23 Johnson C Smith University Charlotte Moderate 45% 44
24 Methodist University Fayetteville Open 75% 43
25 Wingate University Wingate Open 91% 43
26 Gardner-Webb University Boiling Springs Open 77% 43
27 Fayetteville State University Fayetteville Open 82% 42
28 Pfeiffer University Misenheimer Open 96% 42
29 Saint Augustine's University Raleigh Selective 34% 42
30 North Carolina Central University Durham Open 87% 42
31 Salem College Winston-Salem Open 77% 41
32 Mars Hill University Mars Hill Open 68% 41
33 University of North Carolina at Pembroke Pembroke Open 93% 40
34 Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte Charlotte Open 80% 40
35 Brevard College Brevard Moderate 42% 39
36 Greensboro College Greensboro Open 70% 39
37 Lenoir-Rhyne University Hickory Open 85% 39
38 Guilford College Greensboro Open 80% 38
39 William Peace University Raleigh Open 94% 38
40 University of Mount Olive Mount Olive Open 76% 38
41 Montreat College Montreat Open 69% 38
42 Bennett College Greensboro Moderate 51% 37
43 Carolina University Winston-Salem Selective 40% 37
44 North Carolina Wesleyan University Rocky Mount Open 80% 37
45 Belmont Abbey College Belmont Open 75% 37
46 Warren Wilson College Swannanoa Open 71% 37
47 Chowan University Murfreesboro Open 69% 37
48 Lees-McRae College Banner Elk Open 77% 37
49 Barton College Wilson Open 94% 36
50 Manna University Fayetteville Moderate 53% 35
51 St. Andrews University Laurinburg Open — 35
52 Mid-Atlantic Christian University Elizabeth City Moderate 62% 35
53 Livingstone College Salisbury Moderate 59% 35
54 Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Wake Forest Open 75% 33
55 Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible College Wendell Open — 31
56 Shaw University Raleigh Open 80% 30
— Carolina Christian College Winston Salem Open — —
— Carolina College of Biblical Studies Fayetteville Open — —
— Carolinas College of Health Sciences Charlotte Moderate 60% —
— Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary Charlotte Open — —
— Heritage Bible College Dunn Open — —
— Hood Theological Seminary Salisbury Open — —
— Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine Sugar Grove Open — —
— Shepherds Theological Seminary Cary Open — —
— University of North Carolina School of the Arts Winston Salem Selective 30% —
— Watts College of Nursing Durham Open — —

Scores and admissions data from College Scorecard / IPEDS. How the ranking works →