Every college in North Carolina

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Colleges listed

that report an SAT range

5.7%

Most selective

Duke University

27,371

Largest

North Carolina State University at Raleigh

Require the SAT

the rest are test-optional or test-flexible

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Colleges in North Carolina with SAT ranges

Below range	Durham	Private	5.7%	1,740	15001570	No	$29,612
Below range	Davidson	Private	13%	520	14001530	No	$17,379
Below range	Chapel Hill	Public	15%	4,640	13901530	No	$11,655
Below range	Winston-Salem	Private	22%	1,464	14101520	No	$28,719
Within range	Winston Salem	Public	30%	239	11401370	No	$14,906
Below range	Raleigh	Public	42%	5,839	13001470	No	$17,303
Within range	Brevard	Private	42%	308	8701220	No	$23,509
Above range	Greensboro	Public	50%	2,736	10201190	No	$10,846
Above range	Greensboro	Private	51%	32	8201060	No	$28,299
Within range	Charlotte	Public	60%	72	9501380	No	—
Within range	Charlotte	Private	62%	261	11401340	No	$30,857
Within range	Elizabeth City	Private	62%	32	8301210	No	$18,328
Above range	Elizabeth City	Public	64%	423	9201080	No	$6,364
Below range	Wilmington	Public	64%	2,754	12301340	No	$20,109
Within range	Elon	Private	66%	1,607	11301280	No	$41,555
Within range	Raleigh	Private	74%	272	10981348	No	$22,488
Within range	Wake Forest	Private	75%	118	10001250	No	$13,090
Within range	Belmont	Private	75%	398	9601200	No	$24,639
Within range	Fayetteville	Private	75%	316	10801250	No	$24,704
Within range	Salisbury	Private	75%	325	10301300	No	$17,879
Within range	High Point	Private	75%	1,528	11101320	No	$38,707
Within range	Winston-Salem	Private	77%	136	10661243	No	$18,277
Above range	Boiling Springs	Private	77%	450	9751198	No	$17,674
Above range	Winston-Salem	Public	78%	931	8301020	No	$13,479
Within range	Charlotte	Public	80%	4,657	11401330	No	$15,435
Above range	Charlotte	Private	80%	450	8801130	No	$27,426
Within range	Greensboro	Private	80%	340	11201260	No	$22,270
Within range	Cullowhee	Public	82%	2,052	10801270	No	$13,315
Above range	Fayetteville	Public	82%	794	8901090	No	$7,892
Within range	Greensboro	Public	89%	2,433	11501355	No	$10,965
Within range	Greenville	Public	89%	4,022	10701240	No	$15,739
Within range	Boone	Public	90%	4,038	11201280	No	$16,836
Within range	Wingate	Private	91%	780	10101210	No	$20,748
Within range	Asheville	Public	92%	725	11701360	No	$12,250
Within range	Pembroke	Public	93%	801	9701200	No	$10,260
Within range	Raleigh	Private	94%	168	10801225	No	$21,649

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Below range
Durham5.7% admitted1,740 first-years6,442 undergrads$29,612
15001570
Below range
Davidson13% admitted520 first-years1,867 undergrads$17,379
14001530
Below range
Chapel Hill15% admitted4,640 first-years20,752 undergrads$11,655
13901530
Below range
Winston-Salem22% admitted1,464 first-years5,485 undergrads$28,719
14101520
Within range
Winston Salem30% admitted239 first-years945 undergrads$14,906
11401370
Below range
Raleigh42% admitted5,839 first-years27,371 undergrads$17,303
13001470
Within range
Brevard42% admitted308 first-years815 undergrads$23,509
8701220
Above range
Greensboro50% admitted2,736 first-years12,182 undergrads$10,846
10201190
Above range
Greensboro51% admitted32 first-years178 undergrads$28,299
8201060
Within range
Charlotte60% admitted72 first-years533 undergrads
9501380
Within range
Charlotte62% admitted261 first-years1,211 undergrads$30,857
11401340
Within range
Elizabeth City62% admitted32 first-years132 undergrads$18,328
8301210
Above range
Elizabeth City64% admitted423 first-years1,975 undergrads$6,364
9201080
Below range
Wilmington64% admitted2,754 first-years14,922 undergrads$20,109
12301340
Within range
Elon66% admitted1,607 first-years6,452 undergrads$41,555
11301280
Within range
Raleigh74% admitted272 first-years1,188 undergrads$22,488
10981348
Within range
Wake Forest75% admitted118 first-years585 undergrads$13,090
10001250
Within range
Belmont75% admitted398 first-years1,276 undergrads$24,639
9601200
Within range
Fayetteville75% admitted316 first-years1,448 undergrads$24,704
10801250
Within range
Salisbury75% admitted325 first-years1,235 undergrads$17,879
10301300
Within range
High Point75% admitted1,528 first-years5,129 undergrads$38,707
11101320
Within range
Winston-Salem77% admitted136 first-years423 undergrads$18,277
10661243
Above range
Boiling Springs77% admitted450 first-years1,856 undergrads$17,674
9751198
Above range
Winston-Salem78% admitted931 first-years4,170 undergrads$13,479
8301020
Within range
Charlotte80% admitted4,657 first-years24,453 undergrads$15,435
11401330
Above range
Charlotte80% admitted450 first-years1,184 undergrads$27,426
8801130
Within range
Greensboro80% admitted340 first-years1,001 undergrads$22,270
11201260
Within range
Cullowhee82% admitted2,052 first-years10,024 undergrads$13,315
10801270
Above range
Fayetteville82% admitted794 first-years5,762 undergrads$7,892
8901090
Within range
Greensboro89% admitted2,433 first-years14,062 undergrads$10,965
11501355
Within range
Greenville89% admitted4,022 first-years19,896 undergrads$15,739
10701240
Within range
Boone90% admitted4,038 first-years19,444 undergrads$16,836
11201280
Within range
Wingate91% admitted780 first-years2,668 undergrads$20,748
10101210
Within range
Asheville92% admitted725 first-years2,910 undergrads$12,250
11701360
Within range
Pembroke93% admitted801 first-years5,330 undergrads$10,260
9701200
Within range
Raleigh94% admitted168 first-years666 undergrads$21,649
10801225

36 of 36 colleges.

How to read a college's SAT range

Enrolled, not admitted. The middle 50% counts students who showed up in the fall, so it can run a little below the admitted range.
Totals are section sums. The Scorecard publishes section ranges; the true total-score 25th percentile is usually a bit higher.
Test-optional skews high. Only students who sent scores are counted — read the range as the bar for a score worth sending.
Under ~15% admitted changes the question. There, SAT position alone doesn't predict admission.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, data release June 10, 2026. SAT ranges are the 25th–75th percentiles of enrolled first-year students (Fall 2024 entering class, IPEDS). Total-score ranges are the sum of the section percentiles. Applicant counts and year-over-year trends come from the NCES IPEDS Admissions survey; schools report about eighteen months after they admit a class, so the newest complete year is not the current cycle. Ranked lists cover schools with at least 1,000 undergraduates — and, for the trend lists, at least 1,000 applicants in both years — because below those floors one strong year reads as a huge swing. First-year class sizes are the entering class from the IPEDS Admissions survey; undergraduates are total enrollment.