Colleges with the Highest Graduation Rates in North Carolina

Colleges with the Highest Graduation Rates in North Carolina, ranked by graduation rate. Reported College Scorecard completion rate. Four-year campus colleges with at least 500 undergraduates. Four-year colleges with at least 500 undergraduates. Online-only schools are excluded. This page lists all 48 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina6%1548$30k$98k97%6,442111 mi 2University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina15%1439$12k$72k91%20,752115 mi 3Davidson CollegeDavidson, North Carolina13%1469$17k$81k91%1,867167 mi 4Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, North Carolina22%1475$29k$78k89%5,485183 mi 5North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, North Carolina42%1376$17k$69k85%27,37193 mi 6Elon UniversityElon, North Carolina66%1208$42k$75k84%6,452143 mi 7University of North Carolina School of the ArtsWinston Salem, North Carolina30%1260$15k$38k78%945178 mi 8Appalachian State UniversityBoone, North Carolina90%1214$17k$52k75%19,444236 mi 9High Point UniversityHigh Point, North Carolina75%1288$39k$61k74%5,129165 mi 10University of North Carolina WilmingtonWilmington, North Carolina64%1287$20k$55k71%14,9223 mi 11Meredith CollegeRaleigh, North Carolina74%1204$22k$52k70%1,18894 mi 12University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, North Carolina80%1231$15k$57k69%24,453153 mi 13East Carolina UniversityGreenville, North Carolina89%1180$16k$55k63%19,89618 mi 14Queens University of CharlotteCharlotte, North Carolina62%1206$31k$58k61%1,211152 mi 15Campbell UniversityBuies Creek, North Carolina87%—$25k$55k61%2,68086 mi 16Western Carolina UniversityCullowhee, North Carolina82%1157$13k$49k60%10,024233 mi 17Southeastern Baptist Theological SeminaryWake Forest, North Carolina75%1127$13k—58%58588 mi 18North Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboro, North Carolina50%1074$11k$44k57%12,182157 mi 19University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, North Carolina89%1193$11k$48k56%14,062159 mi 20Gardner-Webb UniversityBoiling Springs, North Carolina77%1113$18k$48k55%1,856188 mi 21University of North Carolina AshevilleAsheville, North Carolina92%1251$12k$44k54%2,910234 mi 22University of Mount OliveMount Olive, North Carolina76%1050$19k$47k52%1,79648 mi 23Montreat CollegeMontreat, North Carolina69%—$27k$45k50%762230 mi 24Brevard CollegeBrevard, North Carolina42%1060$24k$44k49%815215 mi 25Lenoir-Rhyne UniversityHickory, North Carolina85%—$21k$46k48%1,359198 mi 26Catawba CollegeSalisbury, North Carolina75%1096$18k$49k47%1,235164 mi 27Winston-Salem State UniversityWinston-Salem, North Carolina78%945$13k$45k47%4,170178 mi 28Belmont Abbey CollegeBelmont, North Carolina75%1099$25k$48k47%1,276164 mi 29Wingate UniversityWingate, North Carolina91%1111$21k$53k46%2,668126 mi 30Greensboro CollegeGreensboro, North Carolina70%—$18k$47k46%708158 mi 31Barton CollegeWilson, North Carolina94%—$24k$48k46%98250 mi 32Guilford CollegeGreensboro, North Carolina80%1105$22k$48k46%1,001164 mi 33Mars Hill UniversityMars Hill, North Carolina68%—$20k$45k45%1,044247 mi 34William Peace UniversityRaleigh, North Carolina94%1170$22k$47k45%66691 mi 35University of North Carolina at PembrokePembroke, North Carolina93%1056$10k$43k44%5,33066 mi 36Elizabeth City State UniversityElizabeth City, North Carolina64%1019$6k$40k44%1,9751 mi 37Methodist UniversityFayetteville, North Carolina75%1182$25k$48k44%1,44883 mi 38Lees-McRae CollegeBanner Elk, North Carolina77%—$28k$43k42%873240 mi 39Warren Wilson CollegeSwannanoa, North Carolina71%1350$21k$36k42%707231 mi 40North Carolina Wesleyan UniversityRocky Mount, North Carolina80%—$17k$46k42%1,21453 mi 41North Carolina Central UniversityDurham, North Carolina87%1050$15k$43k42%6,081108 mi 42Fayetteville State UniversityFayetteville, North Carolina82%959$8k$40k38%5,76281 mi 43Pfeiffer UniversityMisenheimer, North Carolina96%—$19k$52k35%655146 mi 44Johnson C Smith UniversityCharlotte, North Carolina45%—$21k$43k34%1,244155 mi 45Strayer University-North CarolinaGreensboro, North Carolina———$40k33%2,671163 mi 46Chowan UniversityMurfreesboro, North Carolina69%—$14k$38k30%60322 mi 47Livingstone CollegeSalisbury, North Carolina59%—$13k$33k28%924163 mi 48Shaw UniversityRaleigh, North Carolina80%—$17k$34k22%87591 mi

US Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. A ranking is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall quality score.