Colleges in
North Carolina.
All 60 accredited 4-year colleges and universities in North Carolina, 16 public and 44 private. Ranked by 4-year graduation rate. Click any school for full details.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
Duke University
North Carolina · Private nonprofit
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
North Carolina · Public
Davidson College
North Carolina · Private nonprofit
Wake Forest University
North Carolina · Private nonprofit
North Carolina State University at Raleigh
North Carolina · Public
Elon University
North Carolina · Private nonprofit
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
North Carolina · Public
Appalachian State University
North Carolina · Public
Manna University
North Carolina · Private nonprofit
High Point University
North Carolina · Private nonprofit
University of North Carolina Wilmington
North Carolina · Public
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
North Carolina · Public
Meredith College
North Carolina · Private nonprofit
Queens University of Charlotte
North Carolina · Private nonprofit
East Carolina University
North Carolina · Public
Western Carolina University
North Carolina · Public
Gardner-Webb University
North Carolina · Private nonprofit
Campbell University
North Carolina · Private nonprofit
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
North Carolina · Public
Salem College
North Carolina · Private nonprofit
North Carolina A & T State University
North Carolina · Public
University of North Carolina Asheville
North Carolina · Public
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
North Carolina · Private nonprofit
Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible College
North Carolina · Private nonprofit
Catawba College
North Carolina · Private nonprofit
University of Mount Olive
North Carolina · Private nonprofit
Lenoir-Rhyne University
North Carolina · Private nonprofit
Barton College
North Carolina · Private nonprofit
Winston-Salem State University
North Carolina · Public
Guilford College
North Carolina · Private nonprofit
Wingate University
North Carolina · Private nonprofit
Belmont Abbey College
North Carolina · Private nonprofit
Elizabeth City State University
North Carolina · Public
Montreat College
North Carolina · Private nonprofit
William Peace University
North Carolina · Private nonprofit
Brevard College
North Carolina · Private nonprofit
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
North Carolina · Public
North Carolina Central University
North Carolina · Public
Greensboro College
North Carolina · Private nonprofit
Mars Hill University
North Carolina · Private nonprofit
Lees-McRae College
North Carolina · Private nonprofit
Warren Wilson College
North Carolina · Private nonprofit
Methodist University
North Carolina · Private nonprofit
North Carolina Wesleyan University
North Carolina · Private nonprofit
Pfeiffer University
North Carolina · Private nonprofit
Fayetteville State University
North Carolina · Public
Johnson C Smith University
North Carolina · Private nonprofit
Mid-Atlantic Christian University
North Carolina · Private nonprofit
Saint Augustine's University
North Carolina · Private nonprofit
Chowan University
North Carolina · Private nonprofit
Livingstone College
North Carolina · Private nonprofit
Carolina University
North Carolina · Private nonprofit
Bennett College
North Carolina · Private nonprofit
Shaw University
North Carolina · Private nonprofit
Carolina Christian College
North Carolina · Private nonprofit
Carolina College of Biblical Studies
North Carolina · Private nonprofit
Chamberlain University-North Carolina
North Carolina · Private for-profit
Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary
North Carolina · Private nonprofit
Strayer University-North Carolina
North Carolina · Private for-profit
Watts College of Nursing
North Carolina · Private nonprofit
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