North Carolina College Graduation Rates — All Colleges Ranked

✅ 12 Excellent (80%+) 🔵 27 Good (60–79%) ⚠️ 62 Moderate (40–59%) ⚪ 67 No data

#	College	Grad Rate	Rating	Retention	Enrollment	Type	In-State Tuition
🥇	Carolinas College of Health Sciences Charlotte	100%	🟢 Excellent	N/A	533	Public	$18,882
🥈	Duke University Durham	97%	🟢 Excellent	98%	6,442	Private Non-profit	$68,758
🥉	Leons Beauty School Inc Greensboro	96%	🟢 Excellent	85%	102	Private For-profit	N/A
4	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill	91%	🟢 Excellent	97%	20,752	Public	$8,994
5	Davidson College Davidson	91%	🟢 Excellent	95%	1,867	Private Non-profit	$64,410
6	Center for Massage Asheville	90%	🟢 Excellent	N/A	51	Private For-profit	N/A
7	Wake Forest University Winston-Salem	89%	🟢 Excellent	93%	5,485	Private Non-profit	$67,642
8	North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh	85%	🟢 Excellent	94%	27,371	Public	$8,799
9	Elon University Elon	84%	🟢 Excellent	90%	6,452	Private Non-profit	$46,958
10	Montgomery Community College Troy	84%	🟢 Excellent	50%	852	Public	$2,538
11	Aveda Institute-Chapel Hill Chapel Hill	82%	🟢 Excellent	82%	198	Private For-profit	N/A
12	Manna University Fayetteville	80%	🟢 Excellent	100%	183	Private Non-profit	$9,105
13	Miller-Motte College-Raleigh Raleigh	79%	🔵 Good	68%	409	Private For-profit	N/A
14	University of North Carolina School of the Arts Winston Salem	78%	🔵 Good	93%	945	Public	$9,477
15	Bull City Durham Beauty and Barber College Durham	78%	🔵 Good	67%	41	Private For-profit	N/A
16	Miller-Motte College-Fayetteville Fayetteville	78%	🔵 Good	73%	336	Private For-profit	N/A
17	Southeastern College-Charlotte Charlotte	77%	🔵 Good	73%	252	Private For-profit	$25,080
18	Miller-Motte College-Jacksonville Jacksonville	75%	🔵 Good	78%	195	Private For-profit	N/A
19	Appalachian State University Boone	75%	🔵 Good	84%	19,444	Public	$7,579
20	High Point University High Point	74%	🔵 Good	85%	5,129	Private Non-profit	$45,312
21	Carolina College of Hair Design Inc Asheville	72%	🔵 Good	87%	46	Private For-profit	N/A
22	Cabarrus College of Health Sciences Concord	71%	🔵 Good	100%	712	Private Non-profit	$16,550
23	University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington	71%	🔵 Good	88%	14,922	Public	$7,277
24	Meredith College Raleigh	70%	🔵 Good	79%	1,188	Private Non-profit	$45,630
25	Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte Charlotte	70%	🔵 Good	83%	344	Private For-profit	$16,657
26	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte	69%	🔵 Good	85%	24,453	Public	$7,239
27	No Grease Barber School Charlotte	67%	🔵 Good	75%	28	Private For-profit	N/A
28	Paul Mitchell the School-Fayetteville Fayetteville	66%	🔵 Good	77%	149	Private For-profit	N/A
29	NASCAR Technical Institute Mooresville	65%	🔵 Good	77%	1,345	Private For-profit	N/A
30	Empire Beauty School-Concord Concord	65%	🔵 Good	66%	110	Private For-profit	N/A
31	Alexander Paul Institute of Hair Design Greenville	64%	🔵 Good	91%	55	Private For-profit	N/A
32	Gwinnett College Raleigh	63%	🔵 Good	74%	146	Private For-profit	N/A
33	Gaston College Dallas	63%	🔵 Good	54%	3,518	Public	$3,186
34	Winston Salem Barber School Winston-Salem	63%	🔵 Good	68%	29	Private For-profit	N/A
35	East Carolina University Greenville	63%	🔵 Good	83%	19,896	Public	$7,361
36	Queens University of Charlotte Charlotte	61%	🔵 Good	74%	1,211	Private Non-profit	$45,846
37	Campbell University Buies Creek	61%	🔵 Good	76%	2,680	Private Non-profit	$41,600
38	MyComputerCareer at Raleigh Raleigh	60%	🔵 Good	77%	1,466	Private For-profit	N/A
39	Western Carolina University Cullowhee	60%	🔵 Good	79%	10,024	Public	$4,630
40	Beyond Measure Barbering Institute Mebane	59%	🟡 Moderate	38%	38	Private For-profit	N/A
41	Randolph Community College Asheboro	58%	🟡 Moderate	68%	1,417	Public	$2,416
42	Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Wake Forest	58%	🟡 Moderate	85%	585	Private Non-profit	$11,318
43	Salem College Winston-Salem	57%	🟡 Moderate	68%	423	Private Non-profit	$33,848
44	North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro	57%	🟡 Moderate	78%	12,182	Public	$6,813
45	Sampson Community College Clinton	56%	🟡 Moderate	66%	846	Public	$2,877
46	University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro	56%	🟡 Moderate	79%	14,062	Public	$7,661
47	Paul Mitchell the School-Charlotte Charlotte	56%	🟡 Moderate	76%	97	Private For-profit	N/A
48	Isothermal Community College Spindale	55%	🟡 Moderate	71%	1,169	Public	$2,030
49	Gardner-Webb University Boiling Springs	55%	🟡 Moderate	55%	1,856	Private Non-profit	$34,760
50	Wilkes Community College Wilkesboro	55%	🟡 Moderate	69%	1,355	Public	$2,572
51	University of North Carolina Asheville Asheville	54%	🟡 Moderate	72%	2,910	Public	$7,501
52	Tri-County Community College Murphy	54%	🟡 Moderate	76%	472	Public	$2,636
53	Pamlico Community College Grantsboro	54%	🟡 Moderate	57%	165	Public	$1,867
54	Southwestern Community College Sylva	53%	🟡 Moderate	75%	1,249	Public	$4,112
55	Sandhills Community College Pinehurst	53%	🟡 Moderate	80%	2,539	Public	$2,040
56	Vance-Granville Community College Henderson	53%	🟡 Moderate	76%	1,665	Public	$1,944
57	Pinnacle Institute of Cosmetology Mooresville	52%	🟡 Moderate	73%	18	Private For-profit	N/A
58	University of Mount Olive Mount Olive	52%	🟡 Moderate	72%	1,796	Private Non-profit	$27,366
59	Montreat College Montreat	50%	🟡 Moderate	59%	762	Private Non-profit	$36,450
60	Chamberlain University-North Carolina Charlotte	50%	🟡 Moderate	50%	202	Private For-profit	$20,785
61	Blue Ridge Community College Flat Rock	50%	🟡 Moderate	70%	1,758	Public	$2,660
62	Coastal Carolina Community College Jacksonville	49%	🟡 Moderate	59%	2,724	Public	$2,512
63	Wayne Community College Goldsboro	49%	🟡 Moderate	67%	2,739	Public	$2,566
64	Carteret Community College Morehead City	49%	🟡 Moderate	62%	1,172	Public	$2,310
65	Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte Charlotte	49%	🟡 Moderate	72%	1,184	Private Non-profit	$42,419
66	Brevard College Brevard	49%	🟡 Moderate	62%	815	Private Non-profit	$32,280
67	Western Piedmont Community College Morganton	49%	🟡 Moderate	75%	1,339	Public	$2,650
68	McDowell Technical Community College Marion	48%	🟡 Moderate	80%	608	Public	$2,032
69	Craven Community College New Bern	48%	🟡 Moderate	66%	1,989	Public	$2,022
70	Empire Beauty School-Pineville Charlotte	48%	🟡 Moderate	62%	75	Private For-profit	N/A
71	James Sprunt Community College Kenansville	48%	🟡 Moderate	77%	799	Public	$2,592
72	Lenoir-Rhyne University Hickory	48%	🟡 Moderate	76%	1,359	Private Non-profit	$31,900
73	Stanly Community College Albemarle	48%	🟡 Moderate	63%	1,465	Public	$2,672
74	Beaufort County Community College Washington	48%	🟡 Moderate	76%	1,074	Public	$2,540
75	Catawba College Salisbury	47%	🟡 Moderate	77%	1,235	Private Non-profit	$34,300
76	Belmont Abbey College Belmont	47%	🟡 Moderate	70%	1,276	Private Non-profit	$19,500
77	Winston-Salem State University Winston-Salem	47%	🟡 Moderate	77%	4,170	Public	$6,126
78	Wingate University Wingate	46%	🟡 Moderate	70%	2,668	Private Non-profit	$41,636
79	Greensboro College Greensboro	46%	🟡 Moderate	66%	708	Private Non-profit	$21,000
80	Richmond Community College Hamlet	46%	🟡 Moderate	70%	1,352	Public	$1,956
81	Mayland Community College Spruce Pine	46%	🟡 Moderate	76%	362	Public	$2,626
82	Davidson-Davie Community College Thomasville	46%	🟡 Moderate	66%	2,633	Public	$1,980
83	Barton College Wilson	46%	🟡 Moderate	65%	982	Private Non-profit	$37,250
84	Guilford College Greensboro	46%	🟡 Moderate	65%	1,001	Private Non-profit	$41,362
85	Durham Technical Community College Durham	45%	🟡 Moderate	66%	3,890	Public	$1,986
86	Mars Hill University Mars Hill	45%	🟡 Moderate	69%	1,044	Private Non-profit	$37,736
87	William Peace University Raleigh	45%	🟡 Moderate	74%	666	Private Non-profit	$34,176
88	Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute Hudson	45%	🟡 Moderate	71%	2,393	Public	$2,526
89	Empire Beauty School-Winston-Salem Winston-Salem	44%	🟡 Moderate	75%	80	Private For-profit	N/A
90	University of North Carolina at Pembroke Pembroke	44%	🟡 Moderate	72%	5,330	Public	$3,648
91	Elizabeth City State University Elizabeth City	44%	🟡 Moderate	77%	1,975	Public	$6,536
92	Methodist University Fayetteville	44%	🟡 Moderate	65%	1,448	Private Non-profit	$41,250
93	Southeastern Community College Whiteville	43%	🟡 Moderate	57%	820	Public	$2,600
94	Central Carolina Community College Sanford	43%	🟡 Moderate	73%	3,237	Public	$2,711
95	Lees-McRae College Banner Elk	42%	🟡 Moderate	69%	873	Private Non-profit	$33,250
96	Warren Wilson College Swannanoa	42%	🟡 Moderate	71%	707	Private Non-profit	$41,500
97	North Carolina Wesleyan University Rocky Mount	42%	🟡 Moderate	59%	1,214	Private Non-profit	$35,736
98	Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible College Wendell	42%	🟡 Moderate	81%	64	Private Non-profit	$11,739
99	North Carolina Central University Durham	42%	🟡 Moderate	73%	6,081	Public	$6,699
100	Nash Community College Rocky Mount	41%	🟡 Moderate	75%	1,689	Public	$2,866
101	Brunswick Community College Bolivia	40%	🟡 Moderate	66%	1,211	Public	$2,553
102	Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Asheville	40%	🔴 Below average	59%	5,110	Public	$2,882
103	Alamance Community College Graham	39%	🔴 Below average	72%	3,080	Public	$2,592
104	Martin Community College Williamston	39%	🔴 Below average	76%	313	Public	$2,523
105	Fayetteville State University Fayetteville	38%	🔴 Below average	75%	5,762	Public	$4,353
106	South Piedmont Community College Polkton	38%	🔴 Below average	57%	1,833	Public	$2,022
107	Roanoke-Chowan Community College Ahoskie	37%	🔴 Below average	78%	309	Public	$2,642
108	Johnston Community College Smithfield	37%	🔴 Below average	67%	3,453	Public	$2,756
109	Edgecombe Community College Tarboro	37%	🔴 Below average	79%	1,397	Public	$2,640
110	Lenoir Community College Kinston	36%	🔴 Below average	65%	1,469	Public	$2,578
111	Pitt Community College Winterville	35%	🔴 Below average	65%	5,317	Public	$2,580
112	Catawba Valley Community College Hickory	35%	🔴 Below average	65%	2,741	Public	$2,427
113	Halifax Community College Weldon	35%	🔴 Below average	61%	723	Public	$2,608
114	Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Salisbury	35%	🔴 Below average	60%	4,164	Public	$2,064
115	Rockingham Community College Wentworth	35%	🔴 Below average	68%	1,065	Public	$1,966
116	Pfeiffer University Misenheimer	35%	🔴 Below average	72%	655	Private Non-profit	$35,070
117	College of the Albemarle Elizabeth City	35%	🔴 Below average	72%	2,001	Public	$2,242
118	Cape Fear Community College Wilmington	34%	🔴 Below average	67%	9,764	Public	$2,748
119	Johnson C Smith University Charlotte	34%	🔴 Below average	71%	1,244	Private Non-profit	$21,300
120	Forsyth Technical Community College Winston-Salem	34%	🔴 Below average	73%	7,113	Public	$2,276
121	Haywood Community College Clyde	34%	🔴 Below average	64%	849	Public	$2,580
122	Strayer University-North Carolina Greensboro	33%	🔴 Below average	N/A	2,671	Private For-profit	$13,920
123	Wake Technical Community College Raleigh	33%	🔴 Below average	72%	19,675	Public	$2,254
124	Robeson Community College Lumberton	33%	🔴 Below average	57%	1,551	Public	$2,581
125	Empire Beauty School-West Greensboro Greensboro	32%	🔴 Below average	54%	99	Private For-profit	N/A
126	Cleveland Community College Shelby	32%	🔴 Below average	20%	1,097	Public	$2,602
127	Guilford Technical Community College Jamestown	31%	🔴 Below average	64%	9,260	Public	$2,320
128	Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte	31%	🔴 Below average	70%	15,067	Public	$2,792
129	Heritage Bible College Dunn	30%	🔴 Below average	100%	22	Private Non-profit	$8,688
130	Chowan University Murfreesboro	30%	🔴 Below average	71%	603	Private Non-profit	$27,910
131	St. Andrews University Laurinburg	29%	🔴 Below average	48%	628	Private Non-profit	$32,388
132	Livingstone College Salisbury	28%	🔴 Below average	71%	924	Private Non-profit	$18,296
133	Mitchell Community College Statesville	28%	🔴 Below average	61%	1,948	Public	$2,641
134	Wilson Community College Wilson	27%	🔴 Below average	73%	1,373	Public	$2,572
135	Bennett College Greensboro	25%	🔴 Below average	86%	178	Private Non-profit	$19,140
136	Saint Augustine's University Raleigh	25%	🔴 Below average	0%	172	Private Non-profit	$16,896
137	Empire Beauty School-Charlotte Charlotte	24%	🔴 Below average	48%	90	Private For-profit	N/A
138	Fayetteville Technical Community College Fayetteville	24%	🔴 Below average	58%	9,471	Public	$2,628
139	Bladen Community College Dublin	23%	🔴 Below average	67%	1,030	Public	$2,618
140	Louisburg College Louisburg	22%	🔴 Below average	41%	402	Private Non-profit	$24,120
141	Shaw University Raleigh	22%	🔴 Below average	52%	875	Private Non-profit	$17,538
142	Carolina University Winston-Salem	22%	🔴 Below average	56%	460	Private Non-profit	$17,575
143	Mid-Atlantic Christian University Elizabeth City	21%	🔴 Below average	32%	132	Private Non-profit	$17,280
144	Piedmont Community College Roxboro	20%	🔴 Below average	60%	457	Public	$2,556
145	Carolina Christian College Winston Salem	15%	🔴 Below average	0%	52	Private Non-profit	$9,970
146	College of Wilmington Wilmington	15%	🔴 Below average	80%	132	Private For-profit	N/A
147	Paul Mitchell the School-Raleigh Raleigh	14%	🔴 Below average	80%	130	Private For-profit	N/A
148	Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary Charlotte	13%	🔴 Below average	N/A	24	Private Non-profit	$12,858
149	South University-High Point High Point	11%	🔴 Below average	N/A	67	Private For-profit	$18,145
150	Surry Community College Dobson	6%	🔴 Below average	73%	1,475	Public	$2,668
151	Miller-Motte College-Wilmington Wilmington	5%	🔴 Below average	N/A	46	Private For-profit	N/A
152	Carolina College of Biblical Studies Fayetteville	0%	🔴 Below average	100%	159	Private Non-profit	$6,906
153	Watts College of Nursing Durham	—	⚪ No data	N/A	124	Private Non-profit	N/A
154	Hood Theological Seminary Salisbury	—	⚪ No data	N/A	—	Private Non-profit	N/A
155	Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts Asheville	—	⚪ No data	N/A	—	Private For-profit	N/A
156	Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine Sugar Grove	—	⚪ No data	N/A	—	Private Non-profit	N/A
157	Shepherds Theological Seminary Cary	—	⚪ No data	N/A	—	Private Non-profit	N/A
158	Galen Health Institutes-Asheville Asheville	—	⚪ No data	0%	253	Private For-profit	$17,048
159	One Stop Academy Fayetteville	—	⚪ No data	38%	31	Private For-profit	N/A
160	Gaston College Dallas	—	⚪ No data	N/A	—	Public	$3,186
161	Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary-Nash County Extension Center Nashville	—	⚪ No data	N/A	—	Private Non-profit	$14,016
162	Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary-Wake County Extension Center Raleigh	—	⚪ No data	N/A	—	Private Non-profit	$14,016
163	Winston - Salem Barber School - Satellite Greensboro	—	⚪ No data	N/A	—	Private For-profit	N/A
164	South College-Asheville Asheville	—	⚪ No data	N/A	—	Private For-profit	$18,535
165	Union Presbyterian Seminary-Charlotte Charlotte	—	⚪ No data	N/A	—	Private Non-profit	N/A
166	ECPI University-Greensboro Greensboro	—	⚪ No data	N/A	—	Private For-profit	$18,484
167	ECPI University-Charlotte Charlotte	—	⚪ No data	N/A	—	Private For-profit	$18,484
168	ECPI University-Raleigh Raleigh	—	⚪ No data	N/A	—	Private For-profit	$18,484

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Data source: Graduation rates from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. Rates reflect students completing within 150% of normal time. Calculated by Search 6000+ US Colleges.