Admission Statistics for North Carolina Colleges

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled

For the academic year 2024-2025, 3,552,804 students have applied and among them 1,986,105 were admitted to North Carolina colleges. 423,471 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 by State

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled (2024-2025)
North Carolina Colleges
	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
Total	3,552,804	1,986,105	423,471
Public Schools	1,953,164	1,154,921	290,092
4 Years (Or High)	1,952,548	1,154,656	289,938
2-4 Years	616	265	154
Less Than 2 Years	0	0	0
Private Schools	1,599,640	831,184	133,379
4 Years (Or High)	1,590,027	823,928	130,199
2-4 Years	8,335	6,018	2,503
Less Than 2 Years	1,278	1,238	677

[CHART#1] Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled for North Carolina Colleges

55.90% Acceptance Rate

The average acceptance rate of North Carolina colleges is 55.90% in academic year 2024-2025. Public schools' average acceptance rate was 59.13% and the average rate of private schools was 51.96%. The following table and chart illustrates the average acceptance rate for North Carolina colleges with comparable factors.

Acceptance Rate by State

Lowest Acceptance Rate

55.90% Acceptance Rate (2024-2025)
North Carolina Colleges
	Acceptance Rate
All Schools Average	55.90%
Public Schools	59.13%
4 Years (Or High)	59.14%
2-4 Years	43.02%
Less Than 2 Years	0.00%
Private Schools	51.96%
4 Years (Or High)	51.82%
2-4 Years	72.20%
Less Than 2 Years	96.87%

[CHART#2] 55.90% Acceptance Rate for North Carolina Colleges

21.32% Yield

The average yield, also know as enrollment rate, of North Carolina colleges was 21.32% in academic year 2024-2025. Public schools' average admission yield was 25.12% and the average rate of private schools was 16.05%. 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.

21.32% Yield (2024-2025)
North Carolina Colleges
	Admission Yield
All Schools Average	21.32%
Public Schools	25.12%
4 Years (Or High)	25.11%
2-4 Years	58.11%
Less Than 2 Years	0.00%
Private Schools	16.05%
4 Years (Or High)	15.80%
2-4 Years	41.59%
Less Than 2 Years	54.68%

[CHART#3] 21.32% Yield for North Carolina Colleges

1,176 SAT Score

The average SAT score of North Carolina colleges is 1,176 for the academic year 2024-2025. In public schools, the average SAT score is 1,184 and private schools' average SAT score is 1,172. The following table shows SAT average scores with percentile by subject and school type/level for the academic year 2024-2025.

SAT Score by State

Colleges by SAT Score

Highest SAT Score

1,176 SAT Score (2024-2025)
North Carolina Colleges
		Total	Evidence-based Reading and Writing	Math
All Schools (4-years colleges)	25^th pctl.	1080	547	533
	50^th pctl.	1176	598	578
	75^th pctl.	1282	650	632
Public colleges	25^th pctl.	1095	557	538
	50^th pctl.	1184	601	583
	75^th pctl.	1275	646	629
Private colleges	25^th pctl.	1075	543	532
	50^th pctl.	1172	595	577
	75^th pctl.	1283	651	632

[CHART#4] 1,176 SAT Score for North Carolina Colleges

24 ACT Score

The average ACT score (Composite) of North Carolina colleges is 24 for the academic year 2024-2025. In public schools, the average ACT composite score is 23 and private schools' average ACT score is 24. The following table shows ACT average scores with percentile by subject and school type/level for the academic year 2024-2025.

24 ACT Score (2024-2025)
North Carolina Colleges
		Composite	English	Math
All Schools (4-years colleges)	25^th pctl.	21	20	19
	50^th pctl.	24	23	22
	75^th pctl.	27	26	25
Public colleges	25^th pctl.	21	19	19
	50^th pctl.	23	22	22
	75^th pctl.	26	26	25
Private colleges	25^th pctl.	22	20	20
	50^th pctl.	24	23	22
	75^th pctl.	27	27	26

[CHART#5] 24 ACT Score for North Carolina Colleges