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Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate in North Carolina

Duke University has the highest graduation rate of 96% for academic year 2022-2023 in North Carolina. Davidson College is ranked second with 91% and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill follows them with 91%. We exclude colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music from the ranking. Next table shows the schools that have high graduation rates with transfer-out rates and retention rates. You may want to check colleges having the lowest graduation rates in North Carolina.
Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate in North Carolina
NameGraduation RateTransfer-out RateRetention Rate (full-time/part-time)
1Duke University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsDurham, NC
96%-97%
2Davidson College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsDavidson, NC
91%-94%
3University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Public, four-yearsChapel Hill, NC
91%5%96%
4Wake Forest University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWinston-Salem, NC
89%-94%
5North Carolina State University at Raleigh
Public, four-yearsRaleigh, NC
84%9%94%
6Elon University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsElon, NC
83%-90%
7Appalachian State University
Public, four-yearsBoone, NC
75%17%83%
8University of North Carolina Wilmington
Public, four-yearsWilmington, NC
74%19%83%
9University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Public, four-yearsCharlotte, NC
69%20%84%
10High Point University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsHigh Point, NC
68%-83%
11Queens University of Charlotte
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsCharlotte, NC
68%-72%
12Meredith College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsRaleigh, NC
67%27%77%
13East Carolina University
Public, four-yearsGreenville, NC
65%24%80%
14Salem College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWinston-Salem, NC
61%-73%
15Western Carolina University
Public, four-yearsCullowhee, NC
60%28%71%
16University of North Carolina at Asheville
Public, four-yearsAsheville, NC
58%32%69%
17University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Public, four-yearsGreensboro, NC
57%26%73%
18Wingate University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWingate, NC
57%32%69%
19Catawba College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSalisbury, NC
56%-65%
20North Carolina A & T State University
Public, four-yearsGreensboro, NC
56%21%74%