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North Carolina Colleges with Lowest Enrollment Rate

This page lists the schools having low yield) in North Carolina. The yield, also known as enrollment rate, is the percent of students who choose to enroll after having been offered admission. Higher yield means that more admitted students are finally enrolled into the school.
Wingate University, has the lowest yield rate of 2.82% for academic year 2024-2025 in North Carolina. Saint Augustine's University is positioned second with 3.16% yield and Shaw University follows them with 4%. Next table shows the schools that have low yield rates with admission statistics and acceptance rates. Colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music are excluded from the ranking. You may want to check colleges having the highest yield rates in North Carolina.
North Carolina Colleges with Lowest Enrollment Rate (2025)
NameYield# of Applicants# of Admitted# of EnrolledAcceptance Rate
1Wingate University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWingate, NC
2.82% 30,339 27,647 780 91.13%
2Saint Augustine's University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsRaleigh, NC
3.16% 2,059 696 22 33.80%
3Shaw University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsRaleigh, NC
4.10% 7,390 5,924 243 80.16%
4Greensboro College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsGreensboro, NC
7.18% 3,932 2,758 198 70.14%
5Salem College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWinston-Salem, NC
7.90% 2,246 1,722 136 76.67%
6Livingstone College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSalisbury, NC
8.61% 6,721 3,982 343 59.25%
7Queens University of Charlotte
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsCharlotte, NC
8.94% 4,702 2,919 261 62.08%
8Guilford College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsGreensboro, NC
10.11% 4,204 3,363 340 80.00%
9Campbell University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBuies Creek, NC
10.16% 6,956 6,064 616 87.18%
10Bennett College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsGreensboro, NC
10.39% 608 308 32 50.66%