Average GPA, SAT & ACT Scores for Colleges in North Carolina

Updated 9/17

School Name / Type
(Public*/ Private) / Average SAT Score (M&ERW) / Average ACT Score / Average GPA
U W / Entrance
Difficulty / SAT/ACT Code
Appalachian State University* / Public / 1209 / 26 / 3.52 / 4.06 / Moderate / 5010/3062
Barton College / Private / 944 / 20 / 3.97 / 4.18 / Minimal / 5016/3066
Belmont Abbey College / Private / 969 / 22 / 3.0 / 3.15 / Moderate / 5055/3070
Bennett College / Private / 960 / 15 / 2.68 / 2.78 / Minimal / 5058/3072
Brevard College / Private / 990 / 28 / 3.50 / 4.50 / Moderate / 5067/3074
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences / Private / 988 / 21 / 3.6 / Moderate / 5136/
Campbell University / Private / 1228 / 25 / 3.58 / 4.16 / Moderate / 5100/3076
Catawba College / Private / 970 / 26 / 3.72 / 4.22 / Moderate / 5103/3080
Chowan University / Private / 810 / 28 / 3.5 / 4.5 / Minimal / 5107/3084
Davidson College / Private / 1369 / 30 / 3.76 / 4.2 / Very / 5150/3087
Duke University / Private / 1399 / 31 / 3.80 / 4.33 / Most diff. / 5156/3088
East Carolina University* / Public / 1125 / 24 / 3.37 / 3.93 / Moderate / 5180/3094
Elizabeth City State University* / Public / 862 / 25 / 3.34 / 3.2 / Moderate / 5629/3095
Elon University / Private / 1288 / 28 / 3.67 / 4.15 / Moderate / 5183/3096
Fayetteville State University* / Public / 890 / 24 / 3.9 / 4.4 / Minimal / 5212/3098
Gardner-Webb University / Private / 1019 / 23 / 3.52 / 3.98 / Moderate / 5242/3102
Greensboro College / Private / 880 / 23 / 3.81 / 4.02 / Moderate / 5260/3104
Guilford College / Private / 1195 / 24 / 3.44 / 3.85 / Moderate / 5261/3106
High Point University / Private / 1187 / 24 / 3.28 / 3.76 / Moderate / 5293/3108
Johnson C. Smith University / Private / 813 / 23 / 3.45 / 3.95 / Moderate / 5333/3112
Lees-McRae College / Private / 1203 / 26 / 3.36 / 3.82 / Minimum / 5364/3116
Lenoir-Rhyne College / Private / 1295 / 23 / 3.31 / 3.73 / Moderate / 5365/3118
Livingstone College / Private / 744 / 15 / 2.32 / Moderate / 5367/3120
Louisburg College / Private / 795 / 17 / 2.00 / Minimal / 5369/3122
Mars Hill University / Private / 1300 / 25 / 3.38 / 3.87 / Moderate / 5395/3124
Meredith College / Private / 1085 / 23 / 3.15 / 3.57 / Moderate / 5416/3126
Methodist University / Private / 1260 / 28 / 3.0 / 3.80 / Moderate / 5426/3127
Montreat College / Private / 1265 / 27 / 3.85 / 4.71 / Moderate / 5423/3130
North Carolina A&T University* / Public / 1068 / 22 / 3.25 / 3.31 / Moderate / 5003/3060
North Carolina Central University* / Public / 1280 / 22 / 3.34 / 3.67 / Minimal / 5495/2132
North Carolina State University* / Public / 1290 / 27 / 3.60 / 4.16 / Very / 5496/3164
North Carolina Wesleyan College / Private / 1330 / 18 / 4.0 / 4.40 / Moderate / 5501/3135
Pfeiffer University / Private / 937 / 22 / 3.86 / - / Moderate / 5536/3140
Queens University / Private / 930 / 20 / 3.52 / 3.68 / Moderate / 5560/3148
Shaw University / Private / 980 / 14 / 2.50 / 2.84 / Minimum / 5612/3158
Saint Augustine's University / Private / 820 / 15 / 3.08 / - / Moderate / 5596/3152
Salem College / Private / 1125 / 29 / -  / 3.8 / Moderate / 5607/3156
St. Andrews University / Private / 1020 / - / 2.8 / 3.2 / Moderate / 5214/
UNC – Asheville* / Public / 1248 / 28 / 3.47 / 4.04 / Moderate / 5013/3064
UNC - Chapel Hill* / Public / 1345 / 29 / 3.73 / 4.29 / Very / 5816/3162
UNC – Charlotte* / Public / 1203 / 25 / 3.39 / 3.88 / Moderate / 5105/3163
UNC – Greensboro* / Public / 1188 / 26 / 3.35 / 3.81 / Moderate / 5913/3166
UNC – Pembroke* / Public / 925 / 23 / 3.20 / 3.62 / Moderate / 5534/3138
UNC – Wilmington* / Public / 1190 / 24 / 3.43 / 3.97 / Moderate / 5907/3174
University of Mt. Olive / Private / 945 / 18 / 2.85 / Minimal / 5435/3131
Wake Forest University / Private / 1325 / 29 / 3.72 / 4.22 / Very / 5885/3168
Warren Wilson College / Private / 1121 / 28 / 3.72 / 4.22 / Moderate / 5886/3170
William Peace University / Private / 920 / 19 / 3.11 / 3.50 / Moderate / 5533/3136
Wingate University / Private / 1196 / 23 / 3.55 / 4.07 / Moderate / 5908/3176
Winston Salem State University* / Public / 1280 / 23 / 3.23 / 3.68 / Minimal / 5909/3178

Entrance Difficulty Scale:

Most Difficult – less than 20% of applicants are admitted

Very – 20-40% of applicants are admitted

Moderate – 40-70% percent of applicants are admitted

Minimal – 70-90% of applicants are admitted

* Students must meet UNC System Minimum Admissions Requirements for public institutions