| Rankings |
Schools |
| 1 |
Duke University (Durham, NC) Tuition: $43,623
Total enrollment: 15,427 Fall 2011 acceptance rate: 14.0%
Average freshman retention rate: 97% 6-year graduation rate: 94%
Classes with under 20 students: 71.6% SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile: 1350-1530 |
| 2 |
Wake Forest University (Winston-Salem, NC) Tuition: $43,200
Total enrollment: 7,351 Fall 2011 acceptance rate: 39.9%
Average freshman retention rate: 94% 6-year graduation rate: 88%
Classes with under 20 students: 56.5% SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile: 1230-1400 |
| 3 |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC) Tuition: in-state: $7,694, out-of-state: $28,446
Total enrollment: 29,137 Fall 2011 acceptance rate: 31.4%
Average freshman retention rate: 97% 6-year graduation rate: 90%
Classes with under 20 students: 32.9% SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile: 1200-1400 |
| 4 |
North Carolina State University--Raleigh (Raleigh, NC) Tuition: in-state: $7,788, out-of-state: $20,953
Total enrollment: 34,767 Fall 2011 acceptance rate: 52.3%
Average freshman retention rate: 91% 6-year graduation rate: 72%
Classes with under 20 students: 20.8% SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile: 1090-1280 |
| 5 |
University of North Carolina at Greensboro (Greensboro, NC) Tuition: in-state:
$6,136, out-of-state: $19,934
Total enrollment: 18,265 Fall 2011 acceptance rate: 58.7%
Average freshman retention rate: 77% 6-year graduation rate: 53%
Classes with under 20 students: 44.7% SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile: 930-1120 |
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East Carolina University (Greenville, NC) Tuition: in-state:
$5,318, out-of-state: $17,896
Total enrollment: 27,386 Fall 2011 acceptance rate: 60.7%
Average freshman retention rate: 79% 6-year graduation rate: 59%
Classes with under 20 students: 34.2% SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile: 980-1130 |
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University of North Carolina at Charlotte (Charlotte, NC) Tuition: in-state: $5,857,
out-of-state: $18,386
Total enrollment: 25,277 Fall 2011 acceptance rate: 69.6%
Average freshman retention rate: 78% 6-year graduation rate: 53%
Classes with under 20 students: 26.2% SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile: 980-1150 |
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North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (Greensboro, NC) Tuition: in-state:
$5,199, out-of-state: $15,797
Total enrollment: 10,881 Fall 2011 acceptance rate: 66.4%
Average freshman retention rate: 75% 6-year graduation rate: 43%
Classes with under 20 students: 36.6% SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile: 800-980 |
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