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#10 Best Public Universities in North Carolina

WCU Comparisons

Cullowhee, North Carolina

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Frequently Compared

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Compare with North Carolina Public Colleges

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

$6,019 higher in-state tuition
68% lower acceptance rate


N
North Carolina State University at Raleigh

$5,535 higher in-state tuition
47% lower acceptance rate


E
East Carolina University

$3,452 higher in-state tuition
3% higher acceptance rate


A
Appalachian State University

$3,242 higher in-state tuition
2% higher acceptance rate


N
University of North Carolina at Charlotte

$2,812 higher in-state tuition
7% lower acceptance rate


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North Carolina A & T State University

$2,540 higher in-state tuition
41% lower acceptance rate


N
University of North Carolina at Wilmington

$3,443 higher in-state tuition
13% lower acceptance rate


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North Carolina Central University

$2,728 higher in-state tuition
3% higher acceptance rate


N
University of North Carolina at Greensboro

$3,422 higher in-state tuition
3% higher acceptance rate


N
University of North Carolina at Asheville

$3,122 higher in-state tuition
7% higher acceptance rate


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University of North Carolina at Pembroke

Equivalent in-state tuition
5% higher acceptance rate


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University of North Carolina School of the Arts

$5,497 higher in-state tuition
54% lower acceptance rate


Compare with North Carolina Private Colleges

E
Elon University

$43,029 higher in-state tuition
20% lower acceptance rate


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Wingate University

$39,096 higher in-state tuition
2% lower acceptance rate


C
Campbell University

$36,750 higher in-state tuition
7% higher acceptance rate


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Queens University of Charlotte

$39,790 higher in-state tuition
19% lower acceptance rate


G
Gardner Webb University

$31,470 higher in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


G
Guilford College

$39,400 higher in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


M
Meredith College

$42,816 higher in-state tuition
12% lower acceptance rate


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William Peace University

$31,550 higher in-state tuition
10% higher acceptance rate


B
Brevard College

$28,400 higher in-state tuition
47% lower acceptance rate


M
Montreat College

$30,460 higher in-state tuition
21% lower acceptance rate


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Piedmont International University

$7,850 higher in-state tuition
63% lower acceptance rate


L
Lees McRae College

$27,790 higher in-state tuition
6% lower acceptance rate


M
Methodist University

$37,936 higher in-state tuition
12% lower acceptance rate


S
Salem College

$30,720 higher in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


H
High Point University

$37,748 higher in-state tuition
10% lower acceptance rate


S
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

$8,816 higher in-state tuition
10% lower acceptance rate


Compare with Regional Public Colleges

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The University of Tennessee

$10,332 higher in-state tuition
41% lower acceptance rate


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University of Kentucky

$10,849 higher in-state tuition
5% higher acceptance rate


K
Kennesaw State University

$3,078 higher in-state tuition
25% lower acceptance rate


G
Georgia State University

$6,158 higher in-state tuition
25% lower acceptance rate


J
James Madison University

$6,914 higher in-state tuition
11% lower acceptance rate


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West Virginia University

$8,648 higher in-state tuition
1% lower acceptance rate


C
Coastal Carolina University

$10,460 higher in-state tuition
7% lower acceptance rate


C
College of Charleston

$11,518 higher in-state tuition
15% lower acceptance rate


L
University of Louisville

$11,632 higher in-state tuition
6% lower acceptance rate


O
Ohio University Main Campus

$12,746 higher in-state tuition
2% lower acceptance rate


M
Middle Tennessee State University

$6,536 higher in-state tuition
19% lower acceptance rate


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North Georgia College & State University

$2,882 higher in-state tuition
31% lower acceptance rate


G
Georgia College & State University

$6,508 higher in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


J
Jacksonville State University

$9,290 higher in-state tuition
11% lower acceptance rate


V
Virginia Military Institute

$9,076 higher in-state tuition
5% lower acceptance rate


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Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis

$8,241 higher in-state tuition
6% lower acceptance rate


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Winthrop University

$14,306 higher in-state tuition
12% lower acceptance rate


M
University of Montevallo

$11,090 higher in-state tuition
33% lower acceptance rate


A
Auburn University at Montgomery

$7,568 higher in-state tuition
6% higher acceptance rate


C
Citadel Military College of South Carolina

$7,356 higher in-state tuition
11% higher acceptance rate


T
Tennessee Technological University

$7,764 higher in-state tuition
4% lower acceptance rate


S
University of South Carolina Aiken

$9,398 higher in-state tuition
7% lower acceptance rate


S
University of Southern Indiana

$7,751 higher in-state tuition
8% higher acceptance rate


W
Wright State University Main Campus

$10,138 higher in-state tuition
8% higher acceptance rate


S
Southern Polytechnic State University

$3,417 higher in-state tuition
8% lower acceptance rate


T
The University of Tennessee Martin

$7,546 higher in-state tuition
0% higher acceptance rate


I
Indiana University East

$6,492 higher in-state tuition
16% lower acceptance rate


A
Augusta University

$5,892 higher in-state tuition
2% higher acceptance rate


N
University of North Georgia

$3,090 higher in-state tuition
15% lower acceptance rate


K
Kennesaw State University

$3,450 higher in-state tuition
18% lower acceptance rate


Compare with Regional Private Colleges

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Savannah College of Art and Design

$39,095 higher in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


S
Spelman College

$25,915 higher in-state tuition
53% lower acceptance rate


L
Liberty University

$19,579 higher in-state tuition
12% higher acceptance rate


X
Xavier University

$46,895 higher in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


B
Berry College

$39,140 higher in-state tuition
25% lower acceptance rate


T
Tuskegee University

$18,594 higher in-state tuition
56% lower acceptance rate


S
Samford University

$36,144 higher in-state tuition
5% lower acceptance rate


R
Roanoke College

$33,820 higher in-state tuition
7% lower acceptance rate


A
Anderson University

$31,710 higher in-state tuition
34% lower acceptance rate


O
Oglethorpe University

$44,416 higher in-state tuition
27% lower acceptance rate


E
University of Evansville

$40,400 higher in-state tuition
9% lower acceptance rate


L
University of Lynchburg

$34,540 higher in-state tuition
5% lower acceptance rate


B
Birmingham Southern College

$20,500 higher in-state tuition
35% lower acceptance rate


S
Southern Virginia University

$18,790 higher in-state tuition
13% higher acceptance rate


G
Georgetown College

$40,020 higher in-state tuition
13% lower acceptance rate


P
Point University

$20,150 higher in-state tuition
19% lower acceptance rate


O
Otterbein University

$33,424 higher in-state tuition
4% lower acceptance rate


L
Lee University

$20,960 higher in-state tuition
15% lower acceptance rate


H
Hanover College

$41,003 higher in-state tuition
3% lower acceptance rate


P
Presbyterian College

$39,200 higher in-state tuition
15% lower acceptance rate


H
Hampden Sydney College

$48,754 higher in-state tuition
37% lower acceptance rate


B
Bellarmine University

$44,190 higher in-state tuition
7% higher acceptance rate


N
North Greenville University

$23,500 higher in-state tuition
24% lower acceptance rate


E
Emory and Henry College

$33,500 higher in-state tuition
9% higher acceptance rate


M
Marietta College

$36,752 higher in-state tuition
8% lower acceptance rate


T
Transylvania University

$42,160 higher in-state tuition
2% lower acceptance rate


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Union University

$36,000 higher in-state tuition
40% lower acceptance rate


F
Franklin College

$35,600 higher in-state tuition
16% lower acceptance rate


T
Toccoa Falls College

$22,250 higher in-state tuition
23% lower acceptance rate


H
Hollins University

$40,350 higher in-state tuition
16% lower acceptance rate


H
Huntingdon College

$26,150 higher in-state tuition
16% lower acceptance rate


W
Wittenberg University

$42,656 higher in-state tuition
4% higher acceptance rate


C
Converse College

$21,746 higher in-state tuition
23% lower acceptance rate


S
Sweet Briar College

$22,730 higher in-state tuition
15% lower acceptance rate


M
Milligan College

$26,700 higher in-state tuition
20% lower acceptance rate


A
Asbury University

$32,072 higher in-state tuition
23% lower acceptance rate


R
Randolph College

$27,330 higher in-state tuition
8% higher acceptance rate


L
Lincoln Memorial University

$24,680 higher in-state tuition
28% lower acceptance rate


S
Southern Wesleyan University

$25,520 higher in-state tuition
13% higher acceptance rate


S
Southern Adventist University

$23,350 higher in-state tuition
20% lower acceptance rate


B
The Baptist College of Florida

$11,600 higher in-state tuition
23% lower acceptance rate


A
Appalachian Bible College

$15,280 higher in-state tuition
12% higher acceptance rate


B
Berea College

$47,600 higher in-state tuition
54% lower acceptance rate


S
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

$11,336 higher in-state tuition
10% higher acceptance rate


M
Milligan University

$36,700 higher in-state tuition
17% lower acceptance rate


Compare with National Colleges

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University of Michigan Dearborn

$13,544 higher in-state tuition
28% lower acceptance rate


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CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

$5,930 higher in-state tuition
30% lower acceptance rate


K
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

$6,716 higher in-state tuition
8% higher acceptance rate


S
Saint Cloud State University

$7,811 higher in-state tuition
8% higher acceptance rate


R
Ramapo College of New Jersey

$14,978 higher in-state tuition
14% lower acceptance rate


F
Framingham State University

$30 lower in-state tuition
2% lower acceptance rate


M
The University of Montana

$4,736 higher in-state tuition
9% higher acceptance rate


M
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

$13,533 higher in-state tuition
5% higher acceptance rate


O
SUNY College at Oneonta

$6,070 higher in-state tuition
17% lower acceptance rate


W
Worcester State University

$30 lower in-state tuition
3% higher acceptance rate


O
SUNY College at Oswego

$6,070 higher in-state tuition
7% lower acceptance rate


R
Rutgers University Newark

$12,674 higher in-state tuition
8% lower acceptance rate


S
Stockton University

$11,996 higher in-state tuition
1% higher acceptance rate


R
Rutgers University Camden

$12,674 higher in-state tuition
9% lower acceptance rate


S
University of Southern Maine

$7,316 higher in-state tuition
8% lower acceptance rate


W
Winona State University

$7,388 higher in-state tuition
18% lower acceptance rate


P
SUNY College at Plattsburgh

$6,070 higher in-state tuition
12% lower acceptance rate