First-Gen Fit Rankings: North Carolina

Sorted by First-Gen Fit Score · 66 schools · Data: U.S. Dept. of Education

🏆 2 Excellent (80+) ✅ 19 Good (60–79) ⚠️ 35 Fair (40–59) ⚠️ 10 Low (<40)

#	College	Fit Score	First-Gen Rate	Pell Rate	Net Price <$30k	Retention
1	Strayer University-North Carolina Greensboro	97 🏆 Excellent	—	82.3%	—	—
2	Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary Charlotte	83 🏆 Excellent	—	66.7%	—	—
3	Elizabeth City State University Elizabeth City	74 ✅ Good	—	53.5%	$4,246	76.9%
4	Fayetteville State University Fayetteville	74 ✅ Good	—	56.6%	$6,233	75.3%
5	Livingstone College Salisbury	73 ✅ Good	—	82.1%	$13,860	70.6%
6	Winston-Salem State University Winston-Salem	70 ✅ Good	—	64.9%	$11,463	77.3%
7	University of North Carolina School of the Arts Winston Salem	69 ✅ Good	—	26.3%	$3,165	92.8%
8	University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro	68 ✅ Good	—	50.2%	$7,305	78.9%
9	North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro	67 ✅ Good	—	52.3%	$8,223	77.5%
10	University of North Carolina at Pembroke Pembroke	67 ✅ Good	—	50.1%	$7,919	71.6%
11	Heritage Bible College Dunn	66 ✅ Good	—	54.6%	$17,274	100%
12	Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible College Wendell	66 ✅ Good	—	47.3%	$11,086	81.3%
13	Carolina College of Biblical Studies Fayetteville	66 ✅ Good	—	53.3%	$21,322	100%
14	Manna University Fayetteville	66 ✅ Good	—	32.6%	—	100%
15	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill	64 ✅ Good	—	20%	$2,004	96.6%
16	North Carolina Central University Durham	64 ✅ Good	—	58.7%	$13,032	72.7%
17	Chowan University Murfreesboro	63 ✅ Good	—	56.6%	$13,726	70.8%
18	Duke University Durham	61 ✅ Good	—	14%	$735	97.9%
19	Johnson C Smith University Charlotte	61 ✅ Good	—	69.5%	$19,940	71.3%
20	Shaw University Raleigh	61 ✅ Good	—	66.4%	$16,236	51.7%
21	Western Carolina University Cullowhee	61 ✅ Good	—	34.6%	$8,816	79.1%
22	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte	59 ⚠️ Fair	—	33.9%	$10,357	85%
23	East Carolina University Greenville	58 ⚠️ Fair	—	31.8%	$10,046	82.7%
24	North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh	58 ⚠️ Fair	—	19.6%	$6,382	94.5%
25	North Carolina Wesleyan University Rocky Mount	58 ⚠️ Fair	—	49.8%	$16,114	58.5%
26	Pfeiffer University Misenheimer	58 ⚠️ Fair	—	50.8%	$16,167	72.3%
27	Catawba College Salisbury	57 ⚠️ Fair	—	41%	$13,618	77.3%
28	Greensboro College Greensboro	57 ⚠️ Fair	—	46.1%	$13,877	65.9%
29	Appalachian State University Boone	56 ⚠️ Fair	—	26.4%	$9,325	83.7%
30	Bennett College Greensboro	56 ⚠️ Fair	—	72.8%	$27,576	85.7%
31	University of Mount Olive Mount Olive	56 ⚠️ Fair	—	44.7%	$18,227	71.7%
32	University of North Carolina Asheville Asheville	56 ⚠️ Fair	—	32.4%	$8,219	72.1%
33	Mars Hill University Mars Hill	55 ⚠️ Fair	—	46.2%	$17,021	69.3%
34	University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington	55 ⚠️ Fair	—	24%	$10,778	88.2%
35	Salem College Winston-Salem	55 ⚠️ Fair	—	55.2%	$19,074	67.5%
36	Davidson College Davidson	53 ⚠️ Fair	—	17.6%	$9,497	94.6%
37	Warren Wilson College Swannanoa	53 ⚠️ Fair	—	39.6%	$13,566	70.9%
38	Wake Forest University Winston-Salem	52 ⚠️ Fair	—	10.1%	$6,525	92.6%
39	Lenoir-Rhyne University Hickory	51 ⚠️ Fair	—	39.2%	$18,669	75.5%
40	William Peace University Raleigh	51 ⚠️ Fair	—	34.3%	$15,779	73.6%
41	Wingate University Wingate	51 ⚠️ Fair	—	44.2%	$18,772	70.5%
42	Gardner-Webb University Boiling Springs	50 ⚠️ Fair	—	37.1%	$15,304	55.3%
43	Meredith College Raleigh	50 ⚠️ Fair	—	35.9%	$17,207	79.4%
44	Guilford College Greensboro	49 ⚠️ Fair	—	43.7%	$18,367	64.9%
45	Barton College Wilson	48 ⚠️ Fair	—	37.3%	$19,641	65.5%
46	Campbell University Buies Creek	48 ⚠️ Fair	—	37.6%	$20,751	76.2%
47	Methodist University Fayetteville	48 ⚠️ Fair	—	41.3%	$20,371	65.1%
48	Brevard College Brevard	47 ⚠️ Fair	—	40.6%	$19,294	61.5%
49	Carolina University Winston-Salem	47 ⚠️ Fair	—	37.3%	$17,738	56.4%
50	Lees-McRae College Banner Elk	46 ⚠️ Fair	—	37.3%	$23,030	68.8%
51	Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Wake Forest	44 ⚠️ Fair	—	18.9%	$18,587	84.6%
52	Watts College of Nursing Durham	44 ⚠️ Fair	—	35.1%	—	—
53	Montreat College Montreat	42 ⚠️ Fair	—	39.1%	$23,261	58.9%
54	Mid-Atlantic Christian University Elizabeth City	42 ⚠️ Fair	—	37.6%	$17,512	31.6%
55	Belmont Abbey College Belmont	41 ⚠️ Fair	—	24.2%	$20,610	70.4%
56	Chamberlain University-North Carolina Charlotte	40 ⚠️ Fair	—	43.5%	$34,239	50%
57	St. Andrews University Laurinburg	39 ⚠️ Low	—	48.8%	$29,730	48.4%
58	Queens University of Charlotte Charlotte	38 ⚠️ Low	—	24%	$22,792	74.1%
59	Carolina Christian College Winston Salem	34 ⚠️ Low	—	48.2%	—	0%
60	Elon University Elon	28 ⚠️ Low	—	9.9%	$26,523	89.8%
61	High Point University High Point	28 ⚠️ Low	—	11.9%	$32,763	85.4%
62	Saint Augustine's University Raleigh	28 ⚠️ Low	—	50.5%	$27,815	0%
63	Hood Theological Seminary Salisbury	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
64	Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts Asheville	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
65	Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine Sugar Grove	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
66	Shepherds Theological Seminary Cary	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—

Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. First-Gen Fit Score is a composite index for informational purposes only.

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