Admission Statistics for North Carolina Colleges

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled

For the academic year 2022-2023, 2,473,995 students have applied and among them 1,366,358 were admitted to North Carolina Colleges. 314,265 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 (2022-2023)
North Carolina Colleges
	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
Total	2,473,995	1,366,358	314,265
Public Schools	1,327,445	775,769	212,632
4 Years (Or High)	1,327,063	775,650	212,572
2-4 Years	382	119	60
Less Than 2 Years	0	0	0
Private Schools	1,146,550	590,589	101,633
4 Years (Or High)	1,139,225	584,596	99,200
2-4 Years	6,507	5,195	2,012
Less Than 2 Years	818	798	421

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

55.23% Acceptance Rate

The average acceptance rate of North Carolina Colleges is 55.23% in academic year 2022-2023. Public schools' average acceptance rate was 58.44% and the average rate of private schools was 51.51%. The following table and chart illustrates the average acceptance rate for North Carolina Colleges with comparable factors.

Acceptance Rate by State

Lowest Acceptance Rate

55.23% Acceptance Rate (2022-2023)
North Carolina Colleges
	Acceptance Rate
All Schools Average	55.23%
Public Schools	58.44%
4 Years (Or High)	58.45%
2-4 Years	31.15%
Less Than 2 Years	0.00%
Private Schools	51.51%
4 Years (Or High)	51.32%
2-4 Years	79.84%
Less Than 2 Years	97.56%

[CHART#2] 55.23% Acceptance Rate for North Carolina Colleges

23.00% Yield

The average yield, also know as enrollment rate, of North Carolina Colleges was 23.00% in academic year 2022-2023. Public schools' average admission yield was 27.41% and the average rate of private schools was 17.21%. 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.

23.00% Yield (2022-2023)
North Carolina Colleges
	Admission Yield
All Schools Average	23.00%
Public Schools	27.41%
4 Years (Or High)	27.41%
2-4 Years	50.42%
Less Than 2 Years	0.00%
Private Schools	17.21%
4 Years (Or High)	16.97%
2-4 Years	38.73%
Less Than 2 Years	52.76%

[CHART#3] 23.00% Yield for North Carolina Colleges

1,141 SAT Score

The average SAT score of North Carolina Colleges is 1,141 for the academic year 2022-2023. In public schools, the average SAT score is 1,155 and private schools' average SAT score is 1,131. The following table shows SAT average scores with percentile by subject and school type/level for the academic year 2022-2023.

SAT Score by State

Colleges by SAT Score

Highest SAT Score

1,141 SAT Score (2022-2023)
North Carolina Colleges
		Total	Evidence-based Reading and Writing	Math
All Schools (4-years colleges)	25^th pctl.	1045	527	517
	50^th pctl.	1141	578	563
	75^th pctl.	1236	624	612
Public colleges	25^th pctl.	1052	533	519
	50^th pctl.	1155	586	569
	75^th pctl.	1256	635	620
Private colleges	25^th pctl.	1039	523	516
	50^th pctl.	1131	572	558
	75^th pctl.	1222	616	606

[CHART#4] 1,141 SAT Score for North Carolina Colleges

23 ACT Score

The average ACT score (Composite) of North Carolina Colleges is 23 for the academic year 2022-2023. 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 2022-2023.

23 ACT Score (2022-2023)
North Carolina Colleges
		Composite	English	Math
All Schools (4-years colleges)	25^th pctl.	20	19	19
	50^th pctl.	23	22	22
	75^th pctl.	26	26	25
Public colleges	25^th pctl.	20	19	19
	50^th pctl.	23	22	22
	75^th pctl.	26	26	25
Private colleges	25^th pctl.	21	19	19
	50^th pctl.	24	23	22
	75^th pctl.	26	26	25

[CHART#5] 23 ACT Score for North Carolina Colleges