Colleges with the Highest Graduation Rate in North Carolina
Ranked by graduation rate (100 colleges with at least 200 undergraduates). Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, June 2026 release.
| # | College | Graduation rate | Net price | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carolinas College of Health Sciences Charlotte, NC · Public | 100% | — | $64,624 |
| 2 | Duke University Durham, NC · Private nonprofit | 97% | $29,612 | $97,800 |
| 3 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC · Public | 91% | $11,655 | $72,200 |
| 4 | Davidson College Davidson, NC · Private nonprofit | 91% | $17,379 | $81,400 |
| 5 | Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC · Private nonprofit | 89% | $28,719 | $78,158 |
| 6 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC · Public | 85% | $17,303 | $68,758 |
| 7 | Elon University Elon, NC · Private nonprofit | 84% | $41,555 | $74,545 |
| 8 | Montgomery Community College Troy, NC · Public | 84% | $13,832 | $32,742 |
| 9 | Miller-Motte College-Raleigh Raleigh, NC · Private for-profit | 79% | $22,736 | $31,102 |
| 10 | University of North Carolina School of the Arts Winston Salem, NC · Public | 78% | $14,906 | $38,357 |
| 11 | Miller-Motte College-Fayetteville Fayetteville, NC · Private for-profit | 78% | $26,409 | $31,102 |
| 12 | Southeastern College-Charlotte Charlotte, NC · Private for-profit | 77% | $30,611 | $31,548 |
| 13 | Appalachian State University Boone, NC · Public | 75% | $16,836 | $51,836 |
| 14 | High Point University High Point, NC · Private nonprofit | 74% | $38,707 | $61,389 |
| 15 | Cabarrus College of Health Sciences Concord, NC · Private nonprofit | 71% | $17,618 | $58,708 |
| 16 | University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC · Public | 71% | $20,109 | $54,967 |
| 17 | Meredith College Raleigh, NC · Private nonprofit | 70% | $22,488 | $51,539 |
| 18 | Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte Charlotte, NC · Private for-profit | 70% | $25,733 | $42,759 |
| 19 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC · Public | 69% | $15,435 | $57,289 |
| 20 | Universal Technical Institute-Mooresville Mooresville, NC · Private for-profit | 65% | $28,915 | $52,873 |
| 21 | Gaston College Dallas, NC · Public | 63% | $6,592 | $35,386 |
| 22 | East Carolina University Greenville, NC · Public | 63% | $15,739 | $55,146 |
| 23 | Queens University of Charlotte Charlotte, NC · Private nonprofit | 61% | $30,857 | $57,673 |
| 24 | Campbell University Buies Creek, NC · Private nonprofit | 61% | $24,516 | $54,886 |
| 25 | MyComputerCareer at Raleigh Raleigh, NC · Private for-profit | 60% | $26,528 | — |
| 26 | Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC · Public | 60% | $13,315 | $49,458 |
| 27 | Randolph Community College Asheboro, NC · Public | 58% | $6,918 | $33,336 |
| 28 | Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Wake Forest, NC · Private nonprofit | 58% | $13,090 | — |
| 29 | Salem College Winston-Salem, NC · Private nonprofit | 57% | $18,277 | $44,640 |
| 30 | North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC · Public | 57% | $10,846 | $44,440 |
| 31 | Sampson Community College Clinton, NC · Public | 56% | $3,108 | $33,409 |
| 32 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC · Public | 56% | $10,965 | $48,160 |
| 33 | Isothermal Community College Spindale, NC · Public | 55% | $10,758 | $33,325 |
| 34 | Gardner-Webb University Boiling Springs, NC · Private nonprofit | 55% | $17,674 | $48,039 |
| 35 | Wilkes Community College Wilkesboro, NC · Public | 55% | $-264 | $34,728 |
| 36 | University of North Carolina Asheville Asheville, NC · Public | 54% | $12,250 | $44,030 |
| 37 | Tri-County Community College Murphy, NC · Public | 54% | $7,799 | $32,232 |
| 38 | Southwestern Community College Sylva, NC · Public | 53% | $5,207 | $34,145 |
| 39 | Sandhills Community College Pinehurst, NC · Public | 53% | $4,157 | $31,656 |
| 40 | Vance-Granville Community College Henderson, NC · Public | 53% | $3,286 | $34,304 |
| 41 | University of Mount Olive Mount Olive, NC · Private nonprofit | 52% | $18,853 | $47,139 |
| 42 | Montreat College Montreat, NC · Private nonprofit | 50% | $27,061 | $45,151 |
| 43 | Blue Ridge Community College Flat Rock, NC · Public | 50% | $5,756 | $36,324 |
| 44 | Coastal Carolina Community College Jacksonville, NC · Public | 49% | $9,461 | $36,444 |
| 45 | Wayne Community College Goldsboro, NC · Public | 49% | $2,245 | $34,148 |
| 46 | Carteret Community College Morehead City, NC · Public | 49% | $10,764 | $33,357 |
| 47 | Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte Charlotte, NC · Private nonprofit | 49% | $27,426 | $43,418 |
| 48 | Brevard College Brevard, NC · Private nonprofit | 49% | $23,509 | $43,545 |
| 49 | Western Piedmont Community College Morganton, NC · Public | 49% | $6,448 | $34,195 |
| 50 | McDowell Technical Community College Marion, NC · Public | 48% | $7,784 | $33,035 |
| 51 | Craven Community College New Bern, NC · Public | 48% | $3,289 | $34,231 |
| 52 | James Sprunt Community College Kenansville, NC · Public | 48% | $1,863 | $29,307 |
| 53 | Lenoir-Rhyne University Hickory, NC · Private nonprofit | 48% | $20,689 | $45,543 |
| 54 | Stanly Community College Albemarle, NC · Public | 48% | $5,721 | $36,686 |
| 55 | Beaufort County Community College Washington, NC · Public | 48% | $6,500 | $32,519 |
| 56 | Catawba College Salisbury, NC · Private nonprofit | 47% | $17,879 | $48,793 |
| 57 | Belmont Abbey College Belmont, NC · Private nonprofit | 47% | $24,639 | $47,937 |
| 58 | Winston-Salem State University Winston-Salem, NC · Public | 47% | $13,479 | $45,344 |
| 59 | Wingate University Wingate, NC · Private nonprofit | 46% | $20,748 | $52,649 |
| 60 | Greensboro College Greensboro, NC · Private nonprofit | 46% | $17,882 | $46,566 |
| 61 | Richmond Community College Hamlet, NC · Public | 46% | $5,071 | $29,951 |
| 62 | Mayland Community College Spruce Pine, NC · Public | 46% | $5,861 | $34,663 |
| 63 | Davidson-Davie Community College Thomasville, NC · Public | 46% | $8,753 | $36,337 |
| 64 | Barton College Wilson, NC · Private nonprofit | 46% | $23,626 | $47,913 |
| 65 | Guilford College Greensboro, NC · Private nonprofit | 46% | $22,270 | $47,590 |
| 66 | Durham Technical Community College Durham, NC · Public | 45% | $1,664 | $36,142 |
| 67 | Mars Hill University Mars Hill, NC · Private nonprofit | 45% | $19,910 | $44,781 |
| 68 | William Peace University Raleigh, NC · Private nonprofit | 45% | $21,649 | $46,643 |
| 69 | Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute Hudson, NC · Public | 45% | $10,810 | $34,515 |
| 70 | University of North Carolina at Pembroke Pembroke, NC · Public | 44% | $10,260 | $43,407 |
| 71 | Elizabeth City State University Elizabeth City, NC · Public | 44% | $6,364 | $40,026 |
| 72 | Methodist University Fayetteville, NC · Private nonprofit | 44% | $24,704 | $48,050 |
| 73 | Southeastern Community College Whiteville, NC · Public | 43% | $9,148 | $30,284 |
| 74 | Central Carolina Community College Sanford, NC · Public | 43% | $5,446 | $33,525 |
| 75 | Lees-McRae College Banner Elk, NC · Private nonprofit | 42% | $28,340 | $43,415 |
| 76 | Warren Wilson College Swannanoa, NC · Private nonprofit | 42% | $21,249 | $36,260 |
| 77 | North Carolina Wesleyan University Rocky Mount, NC · Private nonprofit | 42% | $17,432 | $45,873 |
| 78 | North Carolina Central University Durham, NC · Public | 42% | $15,359 | $42,968 |
| 79 | Nash Community College Rocky Mount, NC · Public | 41% | $3,338 | $34,912 |
| 80 | Brunswick Community College Bolivia, NC · Public | 40% | $9,009 | $36,668 |
| 81 | Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Asheville, NC · Public | 40% | $11,602 | $36,048 |
| 82 | Alamance Community College Graham, NC · Public | 39% | $6,109 | $34,241 |
| 83 | Martin Community College Williamston, NC · Public | 39% | $2,676 | $26,016 |
| 84 | Fayetteville State University Fayetteville, NC · Public | 38% | $7,892 | $40,144 |
| 85 | South Piedmont Community College Polkton, NC · Public | 38% | $6,675 | $37,308 |
| 86 | Roanoke-Chowan Community College Ahoskie, NC · Public | 37% | $5,570 | $29,324 |
| 87 | Johnston Community College Smithfield, NC · Public | 37% | $1,776 | $37,310 |
| 88 | Edgecombe Community College Tarboro, NC · Public | 37% | $0 | $33,267 |
| 89 | Lenoir Community College Kinston, NC · Public | 36% | $4,127 | $33,866 |
| 90 | Pitt Community College Winterville, NC · Public | 35% | $7,337 | $37,259 |
| 91 | Catawba Valley Community College Hickory, NC · Public | 35% | $10,528 | $36,977 |
| 92 | Halifax Community College Weldon, NC · Public | 35% | $9,040 | $31,644 |
| 93 | Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Salisbury, NC · Public | 35% | $7,981 | $34,936 |
| 94 | Rockingham Community College Wentworth, NC · Public | 35% | $2,060 | $32,480 |
| 95 | Pfeiffer University Misenheimer, NC · Private nonprofit | 35% | $19,076 | $51,562 |
| 96 | College of the Albemarle Elizabeth City, NC · Public | 35% | $2,253 | $33,234 |
| 97 | Cape Fear Community College Wilmington, NC · Public | 34% | $9,610 | $38,654 |
| 98 | Johnson C Smith University Charlotte, NC · Private nonprofit | 34% | $20,894 | $42,680 |
| 99 | Forsyth Technical Community College Winston-Salem, NC · Public | 34% | $7,200 | $34,139 |
| 100 | Haywood Community College Clyde, NC · Public | 34% | $6,723 | $34,770 |