Best Colleges in North Carolina
153 colleges in North Carolina, ranked by graduate earnings using official federal data. Compare cost, admissions, and outcomes.
Duke University
Durham, NC · Private nonprofit
- $29,612
- Net price
- 6%
- Admit rate
- 6,442
- Enrolled
Chamberlain University-North Carolina
Charlotte, NC · Private for-profit
- $38,436
- Net price
- 100%
- Admit rate
- 202
- Enrolled
Davidson College
Davidson, NC · Private nonprofit
- $17,379
- Net price
- 13%
- Admit rate
- 1,867
- Enrolled
Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC · Private nonprofit
- $28,719
- Net price
- 22%
- Admit rate
- 5,485
- Enrolled
Elon University
Elon, NC · Private nonprofit
- $41,555
- Net price
- 66%
- Admit rate
- 6,452
- Enrolled
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC · Public
- $11,655
- Net price
- 15%
- Admit rate
- 20,752
- Enrolled
North Carolina State University at Raleigh
Raleigh, NC · Public
- $17,303
- Net price
- 42%
- Admit rate
- 27,371
- Enrolled
Carolinas College of Health Sciences
Charlotte, NC · Public
- —
- Net price
- 60%
- Admit rate
- 533
- Enrolled
Galen Health Institutes-Asheville
Asheville, NC · Private for-profit
- $28,602
- Net price
- Open
- Admit rate
- 253
- Enrolled
High Point University
High Point, NC · Private nonprofit
- $38,707
- Net price
- 75%
- Admit rate
- 5,129
- Enrolled
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences
Concord, NC · Private nonprofit
- $17,618
- Net price
- 23%
- Admit rate
- 712
- Enrolled
Queens University of Charlotte
Charlotte, NC · Private nonprofit
- $30,857
- Net price
- 62%
- Admit rate
- 1,211
- Enrolled
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, NC · Public
- $15,435
- Net price
- 80%
- Admit rate
- 24,453
- Enrolled
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC · Public
- $15,739
- Net price
- 89%
- Admit rate
- 19,896
- Enrolled
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Wilmington, NC · Public
- $20,109
- Net price
- 64%
- Admit rate
- 14,922
- Enrolled
Campbell University
Buies Creek, NC · Private nonprofit
- $24,516
- Net price
- 87%
- Admit rate
- 2,680
- Enrolled
Universal Technical Institute-Mooresville
Mooresville, NC · Private for-profit
- $28,915
- Net price
- Open
- Admit rate
- 1,345
- Enrolled
Wingate University
Wingate, NC · Private nonprofit
- $20,748
- Net price
- 91%
- Admit rate
- 2,668
- Enrolled
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC · Public
- $16,836
- Net price
- 90%
- Admit rate
- 19,444
- Enrolled
Pfeiffer University
Misenheimer, NC · Private nonprofit
- $19,076
- Net price
- 96%
- Admit rate
- 655
- Enrolled
Meredith College
Raleigh, NC · Private nonprofit
- $22,488
- Net price
- 74%
- Admit rate
- 1,188
- Enrolled
Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, NC · Public
- $13,315
- Net price
- 82%
- Admit rate
- 10,024
- Enrolled
Catawba College
Salisbury, NC · Private nonprofit
- $17,879
- Net price
- 75%
- Admit rate
- 1,235
- Enrolled
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, NC · Public
- $10,965
- Net price
- 89%
- Admit rate
- 14,062
- Enrolled