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North Carolina Colleges

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled

For the academic year 2022-2023, 2,012,169 students have applied and among them 1,103,982 were admitted to North Carolina Colleges. 262,373 students were finally enrolled into one of accepted schools. The following table and chart illustrates the number of applicant, admitted, and enrolled students for North Carolina Colleges.
Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled (2022-2023)
North Carolina Colleges
ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolled
Total2,012,169 1,103,982262,373
Public Schools1,065,541 616,609176,480
4 Years (Or High)1,065,176 616,502176,427
2-4 Years365 10753
Less Than 2 Years0 00
Private Schools946,628 487,37385,893
4 Years (Or High)940,522 482,43983,783
2-4 Years5,481 4,3091,777
Less Than 2 Years625 625333
[CHART#1] Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled for North Carolina Colleges

Acceptance Rate

The average acceptance rate of North Carolina Colleges is 54.87% in academic year 2022-2023. Public schools' average acceptance rate was 57.87% and the average rate of private schools was 51.49%. The following table and chart illustrates the average acceptance rate for North Carolina Colleges with comparable factors.
Acceptance Rate (2022-2023)
North Carolina Colleges
Acceptance Rate
All Schools Average54.87%
Public Schools57.87%
4 Years (Or High)57.88%
2-4 Years29.32%
Less Than 2 Years0.00%
Private Schools51.49%
4 Years (Or High)51.29%
2-4 Years78.62%
Less Than 2 Years100.00%
[CHART#2] Acceptance Rate for North Carolina Colleges

Yield (Enrollment Rate)

The average yield, also know as enrollment rate, of North Carolina Colleges was 54.87% in academic year 2022-2023. Public schools' average admission yield was 57.87% and the average rate of private schools was 51.49%. The admission yield is a rate of number of enrolled students over number of students who are allowed to admit. The following table and chart illustrates the average admission yield for North Carolina Colleges with comparable factors.
Yield (Enrollment Rate) (2022-2023)
North Carolina Colleges
Admission Yield
All Schools Average23.77%
Public Schools28.62%
4 Years (Or High)28.62%
2-4 Years49.53%
Less Than 2 Years0.00%
Private Schools17.62%
4 Years (Or High)17.37%
2-4 Years41.24%
Less Than 2 Years53.28%
[CHART#3] Yield (Enrollment Rate) for North Carolina Colleges

SAT Scores

The average SAT score of North Carolina Colleges is 832 for the academic year 2022-2023. Next table shows SAT average scores of 25th and 75th percentile by subject and school type/level for the academic year 2022-2023. The 25th percentile is the lower 25th score and 75th percentile is the upper 25th score of students who enrolled in colleges.
SAT Scores (2022-2023)
North Carolina Colleges
Evidence-based Reading and WritingMath
All Schools Average (4 years schools)25%386374
75%455448
Public Schools25%499482
75%585576
Private Schools25%272267
75%326320
[CHART#4] SAT Scores for North Carolina Colleges

ACT Scores

The average ACT score of North Carolina Colleges is 32 for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table shows ACT average scores of 25th and 75th percentile by subject and school type/level for the academic year 2022-2023. The 25th percentile is the lower 25th score and 75th percentile is the upper 25th scores of students who enrolled in the colleges.
ACT Scores (2022-2023)
North Carolina Colleges
CompositeEnglishMath
All Schools Average25%15 1314
75%19 1818
Public Schools25%181718
75%232323
Private Schools25%111010
75%141414
[CHART#5] ACT Scores for North Carolina Colleges