List of Universities in North Carolina
List of all top 53 Universities/ Colleges in North Carolina.
| Rank in North Carolina | Name of College/ University | Location | Rank in US | Rank in World |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | North Carolina | 23 | 27 |
| 2 | Duke University | North Carolina | 30 | 34 |
| 3 | North Carolina State University | North Carolina | 42 | 49 |
| 4 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | North Carolina | 141 | 336 |
| 5 | Wake Forest University | North Carolina | 173 | 427 |
| 6 | Appalachian State University | North Carolina | 195 | 497 |
| 7 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | North Carolina | 202 | 514 |
| 8 | East Carolina University | North Carolina | 227 | 571 |
| 9 | Elon University | North Carolina | 278 | 714 |
| 10 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | North Carolina | 295 | 766 |
| 11 | Davidson College | North Carolina | 320 | 834 |
| 12 | Western Carolina University | North Carolina | 378 | 982 |
| 13 | North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University | North Carolina | 413 | 1089 |
| 14 | University of North Carolina at Asheville | North Carolina | 534 | 1454 |
| 15 | Campbell University | North Carolina | 553 | 1502 |
| 16 | North Carolina Central University | North Carolina | 560 | 1521 |
| 17 | High Point University | North Carolina | 580 | 1571 |
| 18 | University of North Carolina at Pembroke | North Carolina | 585 | 1578 |
| 19 | Fayetteville State University | North Carolina | 725 | 2050 |
| 20 | Queens University of Charlotte | North Carolina | 765 | 2151 |
| 21 | Meredith College | North Carolina | 821 | 2317 |
| 22 | Winston-Salem State University | North Carolina | 826 | 2337 |
| 23 | Guilford College | North Carolina | 853 | 2392 |
| 24 | University of North Carolina School of the Arts | North Carolina | 877 | 2467 |
| 25 | Warren Wilson College | North Carolina | 921 | 2584 |
| 26 | Bennett College | North Carolina | 940 | 2652 |
| 27 | Pfeiffer University | North Carolina | 1010 | 2857 |
| 28 | Lenoir-Rhyne University | North Carolina | 1021 | 2884 |
| 29 | North Carolina Wesleyan College | North Carolina | 1062 | 3034 |
| 30 | Belmont Abbey College | North Carolina | 1141 | 3327 |
| 31 | Methodist University | North Carolina | 1144 | 3332 |
| 32 | Gardner-Webb University | North Carolina | 1147 | 3342 |
| 33 | Montreat College | North Carolina | 1156 | 3373 |
| 34 | Johnson C. Smith University | North Carolina | 1168 | 3409 |
| 35 | Lees-McRae College | North Carolina | 1196 | 3494 |
| 36 | Elizabeth City State University | North Carolina | 1203 | 3511 |
| 37 | Catawba College | North Carolina | 1208 | 3520 |
| 38 | Brevard College | North Carolina | 1240 | 3612 |
| 39 | Chowan University | North Carolina | 1241 | 3615 |
| 40 | Barton College | North Carolina | 1275 | 3737 |
| 41 | Wingate University | North Carolina | 1286 | 3790 |
| 42 | Shaw University | North Carolina | 1331 | 3974 |
| 43 | Mars Hill University | North Carolina | 1332 | 3979 |
| 44 | Saint Augustine’s University | North Carolina | 1343 | 4020 |
| 45 | William Peace University | North Carolina | 1354 | 4065 |
| 46 | Salem College | North Carolina | 1409 | 4341 |
| 47 | University of Mount Olive | North Carolina | 1413 | 4358 |
| 48 | Livingstone College | North Carolina | 1480 | 4757 |
| 49 | St Andrews University | North Carolina | 1481 | 4762 |
| 50 | Greensboro College | North Carolina | 1515 | 5022 |
| 51 | Carolina University | North Carolina | 1539 | 5195 |
| 52 | Mid-Atlantic Christian University | North Carolina | 1675 | 7244 |
| 53 | Cabarrus College of Health Sciences | North Carolina | 1726 | 12506 |