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Colleges in North Carolina

57 four-year colleges

North Carolina has one of the strongest public university systems in the country, led by UNC and NC State, alongside elite private institutions like Duke and Wake Forest and a deep bench of liberal arts colleges.

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from Rocky MountTwo campuses that cost under $25,000 a yearMeredith College · William Peace University44 days from Lake LureTwo colleges smaller than most secondary schoolsMars Hill University · Warren Wilson College42 days from HickoryA college of 817 and a university of 19,304Lees-McRae College · Appalachian State University41 days

Appalachian State University

Boone, NC · Town · Public

89% accept1187 SAT$16,487 net

Barton College

Wilson, NC · Town · Private

96% accept$23,665 net

Belmont Abbey College

Belmont, NC · Suburban · Private

90% accept1082 SAT$23,613 net

Bennett College

Greensboro, NC · Urban · Private

34% accept890 SAT$22,858 net

Brevard College

Brevard, NC · Town · Private

40% accept1064 SAT$21,376 net

Campbell University

Buies Creek, NC · Town · Private

94% accept$23,991 net

Carolina Christian College

Winston Salem, NC · Urban · Private

Carolina College of Biblical Studies

Fayetteville, NC · Urban · Private

Carolina University

Winston-Salem, NC · Urban · Private

34% accept$18,866 net

Catawba College

Salisbury, NC · Suburban · Private

78% accept1136 SAT$18,210 net

Chowan University

Murfreesboro, NC · Rural · Private

72% accept970 SAT$16,189 net

Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts

Asheville, NC · Urban · Private

Davidson College

Davidson, NC · Suburban · Private

14% accept1448 SAT$18,127 net

Duke University

Durham, NC · Urban · Private

7% accept1539 SAT$34,454 net

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC · Urban · Public

90% accept1143 SAT$16,514 net

Elizabeth City State University

Elizabeth City, NC · Town · Public

70% accept$7,237 net

Elon University

Elon, NC · Suburban · Private

67% accept1222 SAT$41,048 net

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC · Urban · Public

80% accept972 SAT$7,360 net

Gardner-Webb University

Boiling Springs, NC · Rural · Private

87% accept1146 SAT$24,137 net

Greensboro College

Greensboro, NC · Urban · Private

92% accept$19,314 net

Guilford College

Greensboro, NC · Urban · Private

84% accept1120 SAT$21,200 net

High Point University

High Point, NC · Urban · Private

77% accept1242 SAT$40,721 net

Johnson C Smith University

Charlotte, NC · Urban · Private

43% accept$20,011 net

Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine

Sugar Grove, NC · Rural · Private

Lees-McRae College

Banner Elk, NC · Rural · Private

81% accept$25,765 net

Lenoir-Rhyne University

Hickory, NC · Urban · Private

81% accept$23,393 net

Livingstone College

Salisbury, NC · Suburban · Private

74% accept$15,662 net

Manna University

Fayetteville, NC · Urban · Private

100% accept$20,170 net

Mars Hill University

Mars Hill, NC · Rural · Private

78% accept$20,313 net

Meredith College

Raleigh, NC · Urban · Private

75% accept1224 SAT$20,197 net

Methodist University

Fayetteville, NC · Urban · Private

75% accept1201 SAT$24,978 net

Mid-Atlantic Christian University

Elizabeth City, NC · Town · Private

76% accept$25,876 net

Montreat College

Montreat, NC · Suburban · Private

66% accept$26,328 net

North Carolina A & T State University

Greensboro, NC · Urban · Public

46% accept1048 SAT$10,980 net

North Carolina Central University

Durham, NC · Urban · Public

90% accept1023 SAT$15,028 net

North Carolina State University at Raleigh

Raleigh, NC · Urban · Public

40% accept1380 SAT$16,931 net

North Carolina Wesleyan University

Rocky Mount, NC · Urban · Private

78% accept$18,165 net

Pfeiffer University

Misenheimer, NC · Rural · Private

95% accept$21,953 net

Queens University of Charlotte

Charlotte, NC · Urban · Private

68% accept1223 SAT$27,786 net

Saint Augustine's University

Raleigh, NC · Urban · Private

59% accept$17,740 net

Salem College

Winston-Salem, NC · Urban · Private

87% accept1168 SAT$18,835 net

Shaw University

Raleigh, NC · Urban · Private

30% accept$14,083 net

University of Mount Olive

Mount Olive, NC · Rural · Private

78% accept1020 SAT$17,893 net

University of North Carolina Asheville

Asheville, NC · Urban · Public

94% accept1247 SAT$12,865 net

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, NC · Urban · Public

19% accept1454 SAT$12,983 net

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, NC · Urban · Public

80% accept1202 SAT$14,745 net

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, NC · Urban · Public

90% accept1187 SAT$10,170 net

University of North Carolina at Pembroke

Pembroke, NC · Town · Public

92% accept$9,918 net

University of North Carolina School of the Arts

Winston Salem, NC · Urban · Public

33% accept1250 SAT$12,372 net

University of North Carolina Wilmington

Wilmington, NC · Urban · Public

74% accept1262 SAT$19,472 net

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC · Urban · Private

22% accept1469 SAT$28,746 net

Warren Wilson College

Swannanoa, NC · Rural · Private

78% accept1290 SAT$23,719 net

Watts College of Nursing

Durham, NC · Urban · Private

Western Carolina University

Cullowhee, NC · Town · Public

87% accept1151 SAT$12,579 net

William Peace University

Raleigh, NC · Urban · Private

97% accept1198 SAT$21,728 net

Wingate University

Wingate, NC · Suburban · Private

85% accept1083 SAT$21,371 net

Winston-Salem State University

Winston-Salem, NC · Urban · Public

69% accept946 SAT$13,393 net

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