| # | College | ROI Score | Break-Even | 10-yr Salary | Grad Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Duke University
Durham |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 0.2 yrs | $97,800 | 96.8% |
| 2 |
Davidson College
Davidson |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 0.4 yrs | $81,400 | 91.1% |
| 3 |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 0.4 yrs | $72,200 | 91.2% |
| 4 |
Chamberlain University-North Carolina
Charlotte |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 0.4 yrs | $92,405 | — |
| 5 |
Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 0.5 yrs | $78,158 | 89.2% |
| 6 |
Elon University
Elon |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 0.6 yrs | $74,545 | 84% |
| 7 |
North Carolina State University at Raleigh
Raleigh |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 0.7 yrs | $68,758 | 84.8% |
| 8 |
High Point University
High Point |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 1.1 yrs | $61,389 | 73.7% |
| 9 |
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 1.2 yrs | $57,289 | 69% |
| 10 |
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Wilmington |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 1.2 yrs | $54,967 | 70.6% |
| 11 |
Queens University of Charlotte
Charlotte |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 1.3 yrs | $57,673 | 61.3% |
| 12 |
Campbell University
Buies Creek |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 1.4 yrs | $54,886 | 61% |
| 13 |
East Carolina University
Greenville |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 1.4 yrs | $55,146 | 62.6% |
| 14 |
Appalachian State University
Boone |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 1.6 yrs | $51,836 | 74.5% |
| 15 |
Wingate University
Wingate |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 1.8 yrs | $52,649 | 46.4% |
| 16 |
Meredith College
Raleigh |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 2 yrs | $51,539 | 70.1% |
| 17 |
Pfeiffer University
Misenheimer |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 2 yrs | $51,562 | 35% |
| 18 |
Western Carolina University
Cullowhee |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 2.1 yrs | $49,458 | 60.3% |
| 19 |
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 2.4 yrs | $48,160 | 56.3% |
| 20 |
Catawba College
Salisbury |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 2.5 yrs | $48,793 | 47.3% |
| 21 |
Gardner-Webb University
Boiling Springs |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 2.6 yrs | $48,039 | 55.4% |
| 22 |
Barton College
Wilson |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 2.8 yrs | $47,913 | 45.9% |
| 23 |
Belmont Abbey College
Belmont |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 2.8 yrs | $47,937 | 46.7% |
| 24 |
William Peace University
Raleigh |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 2.8 yrs | $46,643 | 44.8% |
| 25 |
Methodist University
Fayetteville |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 2.9 yrs | $48,050 | 43.5% |
| 26 |
Guilford College
Greensboro |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 3 yrs | $47,590 | 45.8% |
| 27 |
Greensboro College
Greensboro |
🔵 Good ROI | 3.3 yrs | $46,566 | 46.2% |
| 28 |
University of Mount Olive
Mount Olive |
🔵 Good ROI | 3.3 yrs | $47,139 | 51.8% |
| 29 |
North Carolina Wesleyan University
Rocky Mount |
🔵 Good ROI | 3.5 yrs | $45,873 | 42% |
| 30 |
St. Andrews University
Laurinburg |
🔵 Good ROI | 3.7 yrs | $45,606 | 29.5% |
| 31 |
Lees-McRae College
Banner Elk |
🔵 Good ROI | 3.8 yrs | $43,415 | 42.1% |
| 32 |
Winston-Salem State University
Winston-Salem |
🔵 Good ROI | 3.8 yrs | $45,344 | 46.7% |
| 33 |
Lenoir-Rhyne University
Hickory |
🔵 Good ROI | 3.9 yrs | $45,543 | 47.8% |
| 34 |
University of North Carolina Asheville
Asheville |
🔵 Good ROI | 3.9 yrs | $44,030 | 54.5% |
| 35 |
Montreat College
Montreat |
🔵 Good ROI | 4.1 yrs | $45,151 | 50.3% |
| 36 |
Mars Hill University
Mars Hill |
🔵 Good ROI | 4.3 yrs | $44,781 | 44.9% |
| 37 |
Salem College
Winston-Salem |
🔵 Good ROI | 4.6 yrs | $44,640 | 57.4% |
| 38 |
North Carolina A & T State University
Greensboro |
🔵 Good ROI | 4.8 yrs | $44,440 | 57.2% |
| 39 |
Brevard College
Brevard |
🔵 Good ROI | 5.3 yrs | $43,545 | 48.8% |
| 40 |
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Pembroke |
🔵 Good ROI | 5.4 yrs | $43,407 | 43.5% |
| 41 |
North Carolina Central University
Durham |
🟡 Fair ROI | 6.8 yrs | $42,968 | 41.7% |
| 42 |
Johnson C Smith University
Charlotte |
🟡 Fair ROI | 7.7 yrs | $42,680 | 34.3% |
| 43 |
Fayetteville State University
Fayetteville |
🔴 Slow ROI | 17 yrs | $40,144 | 38.5% |
| 44 |
Elizabeth City State University
Elizabeth City |
🔴 Slow ROI | 17.4 yrs | $40,026 | 43.5% |
| 45 |
Carolina Christian College
Winston Salem |
🔴 Slow ROI | 21.2 yrs | $40,672 | 15.4% |
| 46 |
Strayer University-North Carolina
Greensboro |
🔴 Slow ROI | 31.2 yrs | $40,092 | 33.3% |
| 47 |
Bennett College
Greensboro |
⚪ Limited Data | — | $36,654 | 25% |
| 48 |
Chowan University
Murfreesboro |
⚪ Limited Data | — | $38,412 | 30% |
| 49 |
Heritage Bible College
Dunn |
⚪ Limited Data | — | $30,672 | — |
| 50 |
Livingstone College
Salisbury |
⚪ Limited Data | — | $32,600 | 28.2% |
| 51 |
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
Winston Salem |
⚪ Limited Data | — | $38,357 | 77.8% |
| 52 |
Mid-Atlantic Christian University
Elizabeth City |
⚪ Limited Data | — | $38,342 | 20.8% |
| 53 |
Saint Augustine's University
Raleigh |
⚪ Limited Data | — | $35,730 | 25% |
| 54 |
Shaw University
Raleigh |
⚪ Limited Data | — | $34,409 | 21.8% |
| 55 |
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Wake Forest |
⚪ Limited Data | — | — | 58.1% |
| 56 |
Warren Wilson College
Swannanoa |
⚪ Limited Data | — | $36,260 | 42% |
| 57 |
Watts College of Nursing
Durham |
⚪ Limited Data | — | — | — |
| 58 |
Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible College
Wendell |
⚪ Limited Data | — | — | 41.7% |
| 59 |
Hood Theological Seminary
Salisbury |
⚪ Limited Data | — | — | — |
| 60 |
Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary
Charlotte |
⚪ Limited Data | — | $33,696 | — |
| 61 |
Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts
Asheville |
⚪ Limited Data | — | — | — |
| 62 |
Carolina College of Biblical Studies
Fayetteville |
⚪ Limited Data | — | $24,581 | — |
| 63 |
Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine
Sugar Grove |
⚪ Limited Data | — | — | — |
| 64 |
Shepherds Theological Seminary
Cary |
⚪ Limited Data | — | — | — |
| 65 |
Manna University
Fayetteville |
⚪ Limited Data | — | — | 80% |
| 66 |
Carolina University
Winston-Salem |
⚪ Limited Data | — | $32,864 | 21.6% |