Top Rated North Carolina Public Colleges

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

• Public 4 Year
• Chapel Hill, NC
• 5.0 | 2 reviews

• Jan 15 application deadline

UNC-Chapel Hill is a highly selective public university known for undergraduate journalism, business, and public health. Chapel Hill is a classic college town built around the historic campus.

• SAT Range 1390-1530
• Predicted Avg GPA 3.83
• Acceptance Rate 15%
• Net Price $10,154

North Carolina State University at Raleigh

• Public 4 Year
• Raleigh, NC
• 5.0 | 4 reviews

• Jan 15 application deadline

NC State is a large public university known for undergraduate engineering, agriculture, and textiles. The campus sits in Raleigh within North Carolina's Research Triangle.

• SAT Range 1300-1470
• Avg GPA 3.83
• Acceptance Rate 42%
• Net Price $15,522

University of North Carolina School of the Arts

• Public 4 Year
• Winston Salem, NC
• | 0 reviews

• Mar 15 application deadline

UNCSA is a public arts conservatory known for undergraduate dance, drama, music, and filmmaking. Students train on a specialized campus in Winston-Salem devoted to intensive performing-arts study.

• SAT Range 1140-1370
• Avg GPA 3.75
• Acceptance Rate 30%
• Net Price $13,140

University of North Carolina Wilmington

• Public 4 Year
• Wilmington, NC
• 3.4 | 5 reviews

• Feb 1 application deadline

UNCW is a public university known for undergraduate marine biology and coastal sciences. The campus sits in coastal Wilmington near the Atlantic beaches.

• SAT Range 1230-1340
• Predicted Avg GPA 3.56
• Acceptance Rate 64%
• Net Price $18,976

University of North Carolina Asheville

• Public 4 Year
• Asheville, NC
• | 0 reviews

• Aug 1 application deadline

UNC Asheville is a public liberal arts university known for undergraduate environmental studies and the arts. The campus sits in the mountain city of Asheville in the Blue Ridge.

• SAT Range 1170-1360
• Avg GPA 3.49
• Acceptance Rate 92%
• Net Price $13,798

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

• Public 4 Year
• Charlotte, NC
• | 0 reviews

• Jun 1 application deadline

UNC Charlotte is a large public university known for undergraduate business, engineering, and architecture. The suburban campus sits in North Carolina's largest city.

• SAT Range 1140-1330
• Avg GPA 3.57
• Acceptance Rate 80%
• Net Price $15,045

East Carolina University

• Public 4 Year
• Greenville, NC
• 4.2 | 4 reviews

East Carolina is a large public university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and education. The main campus is in Greenville, a college town in eastern North Carolina.

• SAT Range 1070-1240
• Avg GPA 3.33
• Acceptance Rate 89%
• Net Price $13,755

Appalachian State University

• Public 4 Year
• Boone, NC
• 4.3 | 10 reviews

• Feb 1 application deadline

Appalachian State is a large public university known for undergraduate teacher education, business, and sustainable development. Boone is a mountain college town in North Carolina's Blue Ridge range.

• SAT Range 1120-1280
• Avg GPA 3.96
• Acceptance Rate 90%
• Net Price $14,978

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

• Public 4 Year
• Greensboro, NC
• 5.0 | 1 reviews

• Mar 1 application deadline

UNCG is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and the performing arts. The urban campus is located in Greensboro.

• SAT Range 1150-1355
• Avg GPA 3.59
• Acceptance Rate 89%
• Net Price $11,404

Western Carolina University

• Public 4 Year
• Cullowhee, NC
• 4.6 | 10 reviews

• Mar 1 application deadline

Western Carolina is a public university known for undergraduate education, nursing, and criminal justice. The campus sits in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Cullowhee.

• SAT Range 1080-1270
• Avg GPA 3.44
• Acceptance Rate 82%
• Net Price $13,767

Winston Salem State University

• Public 4 Year
• Winston-Salem, NC
• | 0 reviews

• Feb 15 application deadline

Winston-Salem State is a public historically Black university known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences. The urban campus is part of the University of North Carolina system.

• SAT Range 830-1020
• Avg GPA 3.01
• Acceptance Rate 78%
• Net Price $12,989

University of North Carolina at Pembroke

• Public 4 Year
• Pembroke, NC
• 4.0 | 1 reviews

• May 1 application deadline

UNC Pembroke is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education and nursing. The campus was founded to serve Native American students and remains closely tied to the Lumbee community.

• SAT Range 970-1200
• Avg GPA 3.44
• Acceptance Rate 93%
• Net Price $9,723

North Carolina A & T State University

• Public 4 Year
• Greensboro, NC
• 4.0 | 1 reviews

• Jun 1 application deadline

NC A&T is a large public HBCU known for undergraduate engineering and agriculture. The urban campus is in Greensboro.

• SAT Range 1020-1190
• Avg GPA 3.61
• Acceptance Rate 50%
• Net Price $10,097

Elizabeth City State University

• Public 4 Year
• Elizabeth City, NC
• | 0 reviews

• Jun 30 application deadline

ECSU is a public HBCU known for undergraduate aviation and teacher education. The campus is in the small coastal city of Elizabeth City in northeastern North Carolina.

• SAT Range 920-1080
• Avg GPA 3.16
• Acceptance Rate 64%
• Net Price $6,483

North Carolina Central University

• Public 4 Year
• Durham, NC
• 5.0 | 1 reviews

• Aug 1 application deadline

NCCU is a public historically Black university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and criminal justice. The campus sits in Durham within North Carolina's Research Triangle.

• SAT Range 980-1100
• Avg GPA 3.27
• Acceptance Rate 87%
• Net Price $14,475

Fayetteville State University

• Public 4 Year
• Fayetteville, NC
• 4.3 | 3 reviews

• Aug 1 application deadline

Fayetteville State is a public university known for undergraduate education, nursing, and business. It is a historically Black university in the University of North Carolina system.

• SAT Range 890-1090
• Avg GPA 3.11
• Acceptance Rate 82%
• Net Price $7,811