Colleges in North Carolina

Search and filter all 157 degree-granting colleges and universities in North Carolina — by admissions, cost, outcomes, campus climate and distance to the beach. 59 of them are community colleges.

North Carolina State University at Raleigh

Public

Raleigh, North Carolina · Large city · 2 mi to Raleigh

Admission
42%
SAT
1376
Net price
$17k
Earnings
$69k
Grad rate
85%
Students
27,371
To beach
93 mi

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Public

Charlotte, North Carolina · Large city · 8 mi to Charlotte

Admission
80%
SAT
1231
Net price
$15k
Earnings
$57k
Grad rate
69%
Students
24,453
To beach
153 mi

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Public

Chapel Hill, North Carolina · Small city · 10 mi to Durham

Admission
15%
SAT
1439
Net price
$12k
Earnings
$72k
Grad rate
91%
Students
20,752
To beach
115 mi

East Carolina University

Public

Greenville, North Carolina · Small city · 72 mi to Raleigh

Admission
89%
SAT
1180
Net price
$16k
Earnings
$55k
Grad rate
63%
Students
19,896
To beach
18 mi

Wake Technical Community College

Public

Raleigh, North Carolina · Large suburb · 10 mi to Raleigh

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$9k
Earnings
$42k
Grad rate
33%
Students
19,675
To beach
93 mi

Appalachian State University

Public

Boone, North Carolina · Distant town · 65 mi to Asheville

Admission
90%
SAT
1214
Net price
$17k
Earnings
$52k
Grad rate
75%
Students
19,444
To beach
236 mi

Central Piedmont Community College

Public

Charlotte, North Carolina · Large city · 1 mi to Charlotte

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$3k
Earnings
$38k
Grad rate
31%
Students
15,067
To beach
153 mi

University of North Carolina Wilmington

Public

Wilmington, North Carolina · Midsize city · 4 mi to Wilmington

Admission
64%
SAT
1287
Net price
$20k
Earnings
$55k
Grad rate
71%
Students
14,922
To beach
3 mi

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Public

Greensboro, North Carolina · Large city · 1 mi to Greensboro

Admission
89%
SAT
1193
Net price
$11k
Earnings
$48k
Grad rate
56%
Students
14,062
To beach
159 mi

North Carolina A & T State University

Public

Greensboro, North Carolina · Large city · 1 mi to Greensboro

Admission
50%
SAT
1074
Net price
$11k
Earnings
$44k
Grad rate
57%
Students
12,182
To beach
157 mi

Western Carolina University

Public

Cullowhee, North Carolina · Distant town · 41 mi to Asheville

Admission
82%
SAT
1157
Net price
$13k
Earnings
$49k
Grad rate
60%
Students
10,024
To beach
233 mi

Cape Fear Community College

Public

Wilmington, North Carolina · Midsize city · 1 mi to Wilmington

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$10k
Earnings
$39k
Grad rate
34%
Students
9,764
To beach
3 mi

Fayetteville Technical Community College

Public

Fayetteville, North Carolina · Midsize city · 52 mi to Raleigh

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$4k
Earnings
$32k
Grad rate
24%
Students
9,471
To beach
82 mi

Guilford Technical Community College

Public

Jamestown, North Carolina · Large suburb · 9 mi to Greensboro

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$15k
Earnings
$34k
Grad rate
31%
Students
9,260
To beach
164 mi

Forsyth Technical Community College

Public

Winston-Salem, North Carolina · Large city · 3 mi to Winston-Salem

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$7k
Earnings
$34k
Grad rate
34%
Students
7,113
To beach
179 mi

Elon University

Private

Elon, North Carolina · Midsize suburb · 16 mi to Greensboro

Admission
66%
SAT
1208
Net price
$42k
Earnings
$75k
Grad rate
84%
Students
6,452
To beach
143 mi

Duke University

Private

Durham, North Carolina · Large city · 2 mi to Durham

Admission
6%
SAT
1548
Net price
$30k
Earnings
$98k
Grad rate
97%
Students
6,442
To beach
111 mi

North Carolina Central University

Public

Durham, North Carolina · Large city · 1 mi to Durham

Admission
87%
SAT
1050
Net price
$15k
Earnings
$43k
Grad rate
42%
Students
6,081
To beach
108 mi

Fayetteville State University

Public

Fayetteville, North Carolina · Midsize city · 51 mi to Raleigh

Admission
82%
SAT
959
Net price
$8k
Earnings
$40k
Grad rate
38%
Students
5,762
To beach
81 mi

Wake Forest University

Private

Winston-Salem, North Carolina · Large city · 3 mi to Winston-Salem

Admission
22%
SAT
1475
Net price
$29k
Earnings
$78k
Grad rate
89%
Students
5,485
To beach
183 mi

University of North Carolina at Pembroke

Public

Pembroke, North Carolina · Distant town · 71 mi to Myrtle Beach

Admission
93%
SAT
1056
Net price
$10k
Earnings
$43k
Grad rate
44%
Students
5,330
To beach
66 mi

Pitt Community College

Public

Winterville, North Carolina · Midsize suburb · 71 mi to Raleigh

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$7k
Earnings
$37k
Grad rate
35%
Students
5,317
To beach
20 mi

High Point University

Private

High Point, North Carolina · Midsize city · 13 mi to Greensboro

Admission
75%
SAT
1288
Net price
$39k
Earnings
$61k
Grad rate
74%
Students
5,129
To beach
165 mi

Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College

Public

Asheville, North Carolina · Small city · 2 mi to Asheville

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$12k
Earnings
$36k
Grad rate
40%
Students
5,110
To beach
231 mi

Winston-Salem State University

Public

Winston-Salem, North Carolina · Large city · 1 mi to Winston-Salem

Admission
78%
SAT
945
Net price
$13k
Earnings
$45k
Grad rate
47%
Students
4,170
To beach
178 mi

Rowan-Cabarrus Community College

Public

Salisbury, North Carolina · Large suburb · 34 mi to Winston-Salem

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$8k
Earnings
$35k
Grad rate
35%
Students
4,164
To beach
161 mi

Durham Technical Community College

Public

Durham, North Carolina · Large city · 2 mi to Durham

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$2k
Earnings
$36k
Grad rate
45%
Students
3,890
To beach
107 mi

Gaston College

Public

Dallas, North Carolina · Midsize suburb · 20 mi to Charlotte

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$7k
Earnings
$35k
Grad rate
63%
Students
3,518
To beach
172 mi

Johnston Community College

Public

Smithfield, North Carolina · Fringe town · 26 mi to Raleigh

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$2k
Earnings
$37k
Grad rate
37%
Students
3,453
To beach
72 mi

Central Carolina Community College

Public

Sanford, North Carolina · Distant town · 35 mi to Raleigh

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$5k
Earnings
$34k
Grad rate
43%
Students
3,237
To beach
109 mi

Alamance Community College

Public

Graham, North Carolina · Midsize suburb · 24 mi to Greensboro

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$6k
Earnings
$34k
Grad rate
39%
Students
3,080
To beach
134 mi

University of North Carolina Asheville

Public

Asheville, North Carolina · Small city · 2 mi to Asheville

Admission
92%
SAT
1251
Net price
$12k
Earnings
$44k
Grad rate
54%
Students
2,910
To beach
234 mi

Catawba Valley Community College

Public

Hickory, North Carolina · Small city · 41 mi to Charlotte

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$11k
Earnings
$37k
Grad rate
35%
Students
2,741
To beach
195 mi

Wayne Community College

Public

Goldsboro, North Carolina · Small city · 47 mi to Raleigh

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$2k
Earnings
$34k
Grad rate
49%
Students
2,739
To beach
51 mi

Coastal Carolina Community College

Public

Jacksonville, North Carolina · Small city · 49 mi to Wilmington

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$9k
Earnings
$36k
Grad rate
49%
Students
2,724
To beach
2 mi

Campbell University

Private

Buies Creek, North Carolina · Fringe town · 26 mi to Raleigh

Admission
87%
SAT
—
Net price
$25k
Earnings
$55k
Grad rate
61%
Students
2,680
To beach
86 mi

Strayer University-North Carolina

For-profit

Greensboro, North Carolina · Large city · 5 mi to Greensboro

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
—
Earnings
$40k
Grad rate
33%
Students
2,671
To beach
163 mi

Wingate University

Private

Wingate, North Carolina · Large suburb · 28 mi to Charlotte

Admission
91%
SAT
1111
Net price
$21k
Earnings
$53k
Grad rate
46%
Students
2,668
To beach
126 mi

Davidson-Davie Community College

Public

Thomasville, North Carolina · Fringe rural · 17 mi to Winston-Salem

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$9k
Earnings
$36k
Grad rate
46%
Students
2,633
To beach
164 mi

Sandhills Community College

Public

Pinehurst, North Carolina · Fringe rural · 58 mi to Raleigh

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$4k
Earnings
$32k
Grad rate
53%
Students
2,539
To beach
104 mi

Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute

Public

Hudson, North Carolina · Midsize suburb · 56 mi to Charlotte

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$11k
Earnings
$35k
Grad rate
45%
Students
2,393
To beach
210 mi

College of the Albemarle

Public

Elizabeth City, North Carolina · Distant town · 37 mi to Norfolk

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$2k
Earnings
$33k
Grad rate
35%
Students
2,001
To beach
1 mi

Craven Community College

Public

New Bern, North Carolina · Distant town · 78 mi to Wilmington

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$3k
Earnings
$34k
Grad rate
48%
Students
1,989
To beach
3 mi

Elizabeth City State University

Public

Elizabeth City, North Carolina · Distant town · 40 mi to Norfolk

Admission
64%
SAT
1019
Net price
$6k
Earnings
$40k
Grad rate
44%
Students
1,975
To beach
1 mi

Mitchell Community College

Public

Statesville, North Carolina · Fringe town · 39 mi to Charlotte

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$6k
Earnings
$33k
Grad rate
28%
Students
1,948
To beach
184 mi

Davidson College

Private

Davidson, North Carolina · Large suburb · 19 mi to Charlotte

Admission
13%
SAT
1469
Net price
$17k
Earnings
$81k
Grad rate
91%
Students
1,867
To beach
167 mi

Gardner-Webb University

Private

Boiling Springs, North Carolina · Distant rural · 47 mi to Charlotte

Admission
77%
SAT
1113
Net price
$18k
Earnings
$48k
Grad rate
55%
Students
1,856
To beach
188 mi

South Piedmont Community College

Public

Polkton, North Carolina · Distant rural · 39 mi to Charlotte

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$7k
Earnings
$37k
Grad rate
38%
Students
1,833
To beach
118 mi

University of Mount Olive

Private

Mount Olive, North Carolina · Distant rural · 51 mi to Raleigh

Admission
76%
SAT
1050
Net price
$19k
Earnings
$47k
Grad rate
52%
Students
1,796
To beach
48 mi

Blue Ridge Community College

Public

Flat Rock, North Carolina · Large suburb · 21 mi to Asheville

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$6k
Earnings
$36k
Grad rate
50%
Students
1,758
To beach
211 mi

Nash Community College

Public

Rocky Mount, North Carolina · Fringe rural · 44 mi to Raleigh

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$3k
Earnings
$35k
Grad rate
41%
Students
1,689
To beach
56 mi

Vance-Granville Community College

Public

Henderson, North Carolina · Distant town · 32 mi to Durham

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$3k
Earnings
$34k
Grad rate
53%
Students
1,665
To beach
96 mi

Robeson Community College

Public

Lumberton, North Carolina · Distant town · 68 mi to Wilmington

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$3k
Earnings
$29k
Grad rate
33%
Students
1,551
To beach
60 mi

Surry Community College

Public

Dobson, North Carolina · Distant rural · 33 mi to Winston-Salem

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$5k
Earnings
$36k
Grad rate
6%
Students
1,475
To beach
201 mi

Lenoir Community College

Public

Kinston, North Carolina · Distant town · 71 mi to Raleigh

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$4k
Earnings
$34k
Grad rate
36%
Students
1,469
To beach
28 mi

MyComputerCareer at Raleigh

For-profit

Raleigh, North Carolina · Large city · 5 mi to Raleigh

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$27k
Earnings
—
Grad rate
60%
Students
1,466
To beach
95 mi

Stanly Community College

Public

Albemarle, North Carolina · Distant town · 35 mi to Charlotte

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$6k
Earnings
$37k
Grad rate
48%
Students
1,465
To beach
137 mi

Methodist University

Private

Fayetteville, North Carolina · Midsize city · 46 mi to Raleigh

Admission
75%
SAT
1182
Net price
$25k
Earnings
$48k
Grad rate
44%
Students
1,448
To beach
83 mi

Randolph Community College

Public

Asheboro, North Carolina · Distant town · 28 mi to Greensboro

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$7k
Earnings
$33k
Grad rate
58%
Students
1,417
To beach
142 mi

Edgecombe Community College

Public

Tarboro, North Carolina · Fringe rural · 60 mi to Raleigh

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$0
Earnings
$33k
Grad rate
37%
Students
1,397
To beach
38 mi

Wilson Community College

Public

Wilson, North Carolina · Fringe town · 42 mi to Raleigh

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$3k
Earnings
$33k
Grad rate
27%
Students
1,373
To beach
49 mi

Lenoir-Rhyne University

Private

Hickory, North Carolina · Small city · 45 mi to Charlotte

Admission
85%
SAT
—
Net price
$21k
Earnings
$46k
Grad rate
48%
Students
1,359
To beach
198 mi

Wilkes Community College

Public

Wilkesboro, North Carolina · Distant town · 52 mi to Winston-Salem

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
-$264
Earnings
$35k
Grad rate
55%
Students
1,355
To beach
213 mi

Richmond Community College

Public

Hamlet, North Carolina · Distant town · 68 mi to Charlotte

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$5k
Earnings
$30k
Grad rate
46%
Students
1,352
To beach
95 mi

Universal Technical Institute-Mooresville

For-profit

Mooresville, North Carolina · Small city · 26 mi to Charlotte

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$29k
Earnings
$53k
Grad rate
65%
Students
1,345
To beach
173 mi

Western Piedmont Community College

Public

Morganton, North Carolina · Small city · 49 mi to Asheville

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$6k
Earnings
$34k
Grad rate
49%
Students
1,339
To beach
212 mi

Belmont Abbey College

Private

Belmont, North Carolina · Midsize suburb · 11 mi to Charlotte

Admission
75%
SAT
1099
Net price
$25k
Earnings
$48k
Grad rate
47%
Students
1,276
To beach
164 mi

Southwestern Community College

Public

Sylva, North Carolina · Distant town · 41 mi to Asheville

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$5k
Earnings
$34k
Grad rate
53%
Students
1,249
To beach
236 mi

Johnson C Smith University

Private

Charlotte, North Carolina · Large city · 1 mi to Charlotte

Admission
45%
SAT
—
Net price
$21k
Earnings
$43k
Grad rate
34%
Students
1,244
To beach
155 mi

Catawba College

Private

Salisbury, North Carolina · Large suburb · 31 mi to Winston-Salem

Admission
75%
SAT
1096
Net price
$18k
Earnings
$49k
Grad rate
47%
Students
1,235
To beach
164 mi

North Carolina Wesleyan University

Private

Rocky Mount, North Carolina · Small city · 51 mi to Raleigh

Admission
80%
SAT
—
Net price
$17k
Earnings
$46k
Grad rate
42%
Students
1,214
To beach
53 mi

Brunswick Community College

Public

Bolivia, North Carolina · Distant rural · 21 mi to Wilmington

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$9k
Earnings
$37k
Grad rate
40%
Students
1,211
To beach
8 mi

Queens University of Charlotte

Private

Charlotte, North Carolina · Large city · 3 mi to Charlotte

Admission
62%
SAT
1206
Net price
$31k
Earnings
$58k
Grad rate
61%
Students
1,211
To beach
152 mi

Meredith College

Private

Raleigh, North Carolina · Large city · 3 mi to Raleigh

Admission
74%
SAT
1204
Net price
$22k
Earnings
$52k
Grad rate
70%
Students
1,188
To beach
94 mi

Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte

Private

Charlotte, North Carolina · Large city · 1 mi to Charlotte

Admission
80%
SAT
1007
Net price
$27k
Earnings
$43k
Grad rate
49%
Students
1,184
To beach
155 mi

Carteret Community College

Public

Morehead City, North Carolina · Distant town · 76 mi to Wilmington

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$11k
Earnings
$33k
Grad rate
49%
Students
1,172
To beach
< 1 mi

Isothermal Community College

Public

Spindale, North Carolina · Distant town · 40 mi to Asheville

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$11k
Earnings
$33k
Grad rate
55%
Students
1,169
To beach
203 mi

Cleveland Community College

Public

Shelby, North Carolina · Distant town · 37 mi to Charlotte

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$995
Earnings
$34k
Grad rate
32%
Students
1,097
To beach
182 mi

Beaufort County Community College

Public

Washington, North Carolina · Fringe rural · 95 mi to Raleigh

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$7k
Earnings
$33k
Grad rate
48%
Students
1,074
To beach
3 mi

Rockingham Community College

Public

Wentworth, North Carolina · Fringe rural · 22 mi to Greensboro

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$2k
Earnings
$32k
Grad rate
35%
Students
1,065
To beach
152 mi

Mars Hill University

Private

Mars Hill, North Carolina · Fringe rural · 16 mi to Asheville

Admission
68%
SAT
—
Net price
$20k
Earnings
$45k
Grad rate
45%
Students
1,044
To beach
247 mi

Bladen Community College

Public

Dublin, North Carolina · Distant rural · 53 mi to Wilmington

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$10k
Earnings
$31k
Grad rate
23%
Students
1,030
To beach
52 mi

Guilford College

Private

Greensboro, North Carolina · Large city · 6 mi to Greensboro

Admission
80%
SAT
1105
Net price
$22k
Earnings
$48k
Grad rate
46%
Students
1,001
To beach
164 mi

Barton College

Private

Wilson, North Carolina · Fringe town · 41 mi to Raleigh

Admission
94%
SAT
—
Net price
$24k
Earnings
$48k
Grad rate
46%
Students
982
To beach
50 mi

University of North Carolina School of the Arts

Public

Winston Salem, North Carolina · Large city · 2 mi to Winston-Salem

Admission
30%
SAT
1260
Net price
$15k
Earnings
$38k
Grad rate
78%
Students
945
To beach
178 mi

Livingstone College

Private

Salisbury, North Carolina · Large suburb · 33 mi to Winston-Salem

Admission
59%
SAT
—
Net price
$13k
Earnings
$33k
Grad rate
28%
Students
924
To beach
163 mi

Shaw University

Private

Raleigh, North Carolina · Large city · 1 mi to Raleigh

Admission
80%
SAT
—
Net price
$17k
Earnings
$34k
Grad rate
22%
Students
875
To beach
91 mi

Lees-McRae College

Private

Banner Elk, North Carolina · Distant rural · 55 mi to Asheville

Admission
77%
SAT
—
Net price
$28k
Earnings
$43k
Grad rate
42%
Students
873
To beach
240 mi

Montgomery Community College

Public

Troy, North Carolina · Distant rural · 49 mi to Greensboro

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$14k
Earnings
$33k
Grad rate
84%
Students
852
To beach
126 mi

Haywood Community College

Public

Clyde, North Carolina · Fringe rural · 22 mi to Asheville

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$7k
Earnings
$35k
Grad rate
34%
Students
849
To beach
238 mi

Sampson Community College

Public

Clinton, North Carolina · Distant town · 57 mi to Raleigh

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$3k
Earnings
$33k
Grad rate
56%
Students
846
To beach
55 mi

Southeastern Community College

Public

Whiteville, North Carolina · Distant rural · 45 mi to Myrtle Beach

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$9k
Earnings
$30k
Grad rate
43%
Students
820
To beach
33 mi

Brevard College

Private

Brevard, North Carolina · Distant town · 27 mi to Asheville

Admission
42%
SAT
1060
Net price
$24k
Earnings
$44k
Grad rate
49%
Students
815
To beach
215 mi

James Sprunt Community College

Public

Kenansville, North Carolina · Distant rural · 50 mi to Wilmington

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$2k
Earnings
$29k
Grad rate
48%
Students
799
To beach
34 mi

Montreat College

Private

Montreat, North Carolina · Large suburb · 15 mi to Asheville

Admission
69%
SAT
—
Net price
$27k
Earnings
$45k
Grad rate
50%
Students
762
To beach
230 mi

Halifax Community College

Public

Weldon, North Carolina · Fringe rural · 72 mi to Raleigh

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$9k
Earnings
$32k
Grad rate
35%
Students
723
To beach
50 mi