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Colleges in North Carolina

Every North Carolina college College Intel tracks, with admit rates and enrollment from the US Dept of Education College Scorecard. Application deadlines come from each school's own admissions pages and are shown where we've researched them.

47Colleges tracked
69%Avg. admit rate
3Under 20% admit
20With researched deadlines

North Carolina college guide

How North Carolina students pay for and get into college: the Next NC Scholarship and $500-a-semester NC Promise tuition, direct admission through NC College Connect, UNC-Chapel Hill and NC State admissions, every UNC System deadline, and school-by-school ACT results.

Next NC Scholarship$80,000Household income limit; $5,000+ a year at UNC System schoolsNC Promise tuition$500Per semester, in-state, at 4 UNC System universitiesDirect admission2.8 GPAWeighted, plus 4th-level math (NC College Connect)UNC in-state goal, fall 20275,000Up to, per trustees; about 4,300 enrolled in 2026Average ACT18.2Public school class of 2026; every junior testsNational Merit cutoff217Selection Index, class of 2027

Paying for college

  1. North Carolina College Financial Aid: The Next NC Scholarship, NC Promise's $500 Tuition, and the June 1 FAFSA Priority Date
  2. NC Promise Explained: $500-a-Semester Tuition at Four North Carolina Universities, and Who Qualifies

Getting in

  1. NC College Connect: Direct Admission With a 2.8 GPA, How to Claim Your Spot, and the UNC System's Minimum Requirements
  2. UNC-Chapel Hill and NC State Admissions for Fall 2027: The 18% Out-of-State Cap, UNC's Push to Admit More North Carolinians, and NC State's Admit Rates by College
  3. UNC System Application Deadlines for Fall 2027: All 16 North Carolina Public Universities

Test scores and high school data

  1. North Carolina High School ACT Scores, Class of 2026: Statewide 18.2, Raleigh Charter and Green Level Lead
  2. North Carolina's National Merit Semifinalist Cutoff, Class of 2027: 217, Five Points Above South Carolina Despite the Shared Name
All 8 North Carolina guide articles

Paying for college

  1. North Carolina College Financial Aid: The Next NC Scholarship, NC Promise's $500 Tuition, and the June 1 FAFSA Priority Date
  2. NC Promise Explained: $500-a-Semester Tuition at Four North Carolina Universities, and Who Qualifies

Getting in

  1. NC College Connect: Direct Admission With a 2.8 GPA, How to Claim Your Spot, and the UNC System's Minimum Requirements
  2. UNC-Chapel Hill and NC State Admissions for Fall 2027: The 18% Out-of-State Cap, UNC's Push to Admit More North Carolinians, and NC State's Admit Rates by College
  3. UNC System Application Deadlines for Fall 2027: All 16 North Carolina Public Universities
  4. UNC Chapel Hill Accepted vs. Rejected Applicants: GPA and SAT Gaps in 65 Real 2026 Decisions

Test scores and high school data

  1. North Carolina High School ACT Scores, Class of 2026: Statewide 18.2, Raleigh Charter and Green Level Lead
  2. North Carolina's National Merit Semifinalist Cutoff, Class of 2027: 217, Five Points Above South Carolina Despite the Shared Name

All 47 North Carolina colleges

Showing 47 colleges, most selective first. Tuition is the published rate before financial aid, for the year shown.