Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate in North Carolina
Duke University has the highest graduation rate of 96% for academic year 2019-2020 in North Carolina. Davidson College is ranked second with 93% 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.
Name | Graduation Rate | Transfer-out Rate | Retention Rate (full-time/part-time) | |
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1 | Duke UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), 4 or more yearsDurham, NC | 96% | - | 98% |
2 | Davidson CollegePrivate (not-for-profit), 4 or more yearsDavidson, NC | 93% | - | 95% |
3 | University of North Carolina at Chapel HillPublic, 4 or more yearsChapel Hill, NC | 91% | 5% | 97% |
4 | Wake Forest UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), 4 or more yearsWinston-Salem, NC | 89% | - | 96% |
5 | North Carolina State University at RaleighPublic, 4 or more yearsRaleigh, NC | 84% | - | 94% |
6 | Elon UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), 4 or more yearsElon, NC | 83% | - | 90% |
7 | University of North Carolina WilmingtonPublic, 4 or more yearsWilmington, NC | 74% | 20% | 83% |
8 | Appalachian State UniversityPublic, 4 or more yearsBoone, NC | 73% | 19% | 87% |
9 | High Point UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), 4 or more yearsHigh Point, NC | 69% | - | 81% |
10 | Salem CollegePrivate (not-for-profit), 4 or more yearsWinston-Salem, NC | 66% | 26% | 72% |
11 | East Carolina UniversityPublic, 4 or more yearsGreenville, NC | 65% | 24% | 81% |
12 | University of North Carolina at CharlottePublic, 4 or more yearsCharlotte, NC | 65% | 23% | 82% |
13 | Meredith CollegePrivate (not-for-profit), 4 or more yearsRaleigh, NC | 64% | 30% | 80% |
14 | Western Carolina UniversityPublic, 4 or more yearsCullowhee, NC | 64% | 25% | 80% |
15 | University of North Carolina at AshevillePublic, 4 or more yearsAsheville, NC | 62% | 24% | 73% |
16 | University of North Carolina at GreensboroPublic, 4 or more yearsGreensboro, NC | 59% | 26% | 77% |
17 | Queens University of CharlottePrivate (not-for-profit), 4 or more yearsCharlotte, NC | 57% | - | 82% |
18 | Campbell UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), 4 or more yearsBuies Creek, NC | 56% | - | 74% |
19 | Catawba CollegePrivate (not-for-profit), 4 or more yearsSalisbury, NC | 56% | 10% | 83% |
20 | Gardner-Webb UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), 4 or more yearsBoiling Springs, NC | 56% | - | 76% |
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