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Colleges in North Carolina

159 Colleges - 75 public and 84 private

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There are 159 colleges in North Carolina - 75 public and 84 private schools. All schools are located in the city limits (boundaries). 155 schools provide undergraduate programs and 60 schools offer graduate programs.
A total of 556,403 students is attending one of those schools and its average 2024 tuition is $26,026 (based on out-of-state rate at 4-years colleges). The acceptance rate of the schools is 68.55% and the average SAT score submitted by enrolled students is 1,141.
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