Acceptance Rate
54.24%
Yield (Enrollment Ratio)
23.98%
Applicants
401,717
Admitted
217,888
Enrolled
52,257
Applying To North Carolina Colleges
The average acceptance rate is 54.24% at North Carolina colleges and universities where total 401,717 students have applied and 217,888 have been accepted. The average undergraduate application fees is $61.33 and the graduate application fees is $60.62. Next table presents the general admission information for applying to North Carolina colleges.
Open Admission Policy | 106 out of 176 schools |
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Average Undergraduate Application Fees | $ 61.33 |
Average Graduate Application Fees | $ 60.62 |
Average Acceptance Rate | 54.24% |
Average Yield (Enrollment Rate) | 23.98% |
Average Test Scores | 1,077 SAT / 62 ACT |
Acceptance Rates and Headcounts
For academic year 2019-2020, total 401,717 students (163,107 men and 238,119 women) applied to and 217,888 (83,233 men and 134,637 women) students were accepted to admit North Carolina Colleges. Among them, 22,458 men and 29,799 women were enrolled into North Carolina schools. The average acceptance rate is 54.24% and admission yield (enrollment rate) is 23.98%. The table below shows the North Carolina colleges admission statistics including admission and enrolment rates.
Total | Men | Women | |
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Applicants | 401,717 | 163,107 | 238,119 |
Admitted | 217,888 | 83,233 | 134,637 |
Enrolled | 52,257 | 22,458 | 29,799 |
Acceptance Rate | 54.24% | 51.03% | 56.54% |
Enrollment Ratio | 23.98% | 26.98% | 22.13% |
Average SAT and ACT Scores
For North Carolina college, 27,877 students (58.50% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 24,808 students (50.74%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75th percentile score is 1,174 and 25th percentile score is 980. For ACT scores, 75th percentile score is 71 and 25th percentile score is 54. Next table shows the detail SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at North Carolina colleges and universities.
25th Percentile | 75th Percentile | |
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Evidence-Based Reading and Writing | 493.66 | 591.46 |
SAT Math | 486.60 | 582.70 |
ACT Composite | 18.86 | 23.78 |
ACT Math | 17.94 | 23.29 |
ACT English | 17.17 | 23.48 |
Calendar System and Accepted Credits
In North Carolina State, 125 schools use semester calendar systems and 4 schools are based on quarter system. Next table lists the number of schools with their calendar systems.
Next table describes credits that North Carolina colleges and universities are accepting for their students
Application Requirements
57 North Carolina schools require High School GPA and 58 schools require High School Record (or Transcript). The test scores such as SAT and ACT are required by 44 North Carolina colleges. Next table summarizes the application requirements for applying to North Carolina colleges.
Required | Recommended | |
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High School GPA | 57 | 2 |
High School Rank | 5 | 23 |
High School Record (or Transcript) | 58 | 1 |
Completion of College Preparatory Program | 18 | 30 |
Recommendations | 15 | 19 |
Formal Demonstration of Competencies | 1 | 8 |
Admission Test Scores | 44 | 7 |
TOEFL | 47 | 8 |
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.) | 2 | 1 |
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