2024 Highest ACT Scores in North Carolina Rankings
Among North Carolina colleges, Duke University has the highest ACT score (35) submitted by enrolled students and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has the second highest ACT score (32) based on academic year 2022-2023 college admission data.
Below table ranks and compares the Highest ACT Scores in North Carolina with the highest ACT score. You may want to view colleges with highest SAT score at the highest AAT score ranking page.
Highest ACT Scores in North Carolina
| Rank | College Name | SAT Average | SAT Evidence Based Reading & Writing | SAT Math | ACT Composite | ACT English | ACT Math | Acceptance Rate | Yield | Tuition & Fees | Student Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duke University Durham, NC | 1,550 | 750 | 780 | 35 | 36 | 34 | 6.3% | 55.0% | $65,805 | 18,023 |
| 2 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC | 1,460 | 710 | 730 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 17.1% | 46.0% | $39,330 | 31,705 |
| 3 | Davidson College Davidson, NC | 1,430 | 705 | 720 | 32 | - | - | 16.9% | 49.4% | $60,300 | 1,927 |
| 4 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC | 1,360 | 670 | 700 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 47.2% | 33.5% | $31,767 | 36,700 |
| 5 | Elon University Elon, NC | 1,260 | 635 | 630 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 74.5% | 12.9% | $44,536 | 7,123 |
| 6 | University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC | 1,300 | 655 | 640 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 68.8% | 20.4% | $22,985 | 17,843 |
| 7 | High Point University High Point, NC | 1,200 | 602 | 590 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 78.9% | 15.3% | $44,208 | 5,981 |
| 8 | Queens University of Charlotte Charlotte, NC | 1,170 | 585 | 583 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 71.3% | 13.5% | $43,285 | 1,873 |
| 9 | Meredith College Raleigh, NC | 1,220 | 640 | 590 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 73.2% | 25.6% | $43,936 | 1,587 |
| 10 | University of North Carolina at Asheville Asheville, NC | 1,240 | 643 | 600 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 74.3% | 15.9% | $24,809 | 2,914 |
Qualified North Carolina Colleges in Core Admission Stats
