Top Ranked Universities in North Carolina - Highest SAT 75th Percentile Scores

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Top Ranked Universities in North Carolina - Highest SAT 75th Percentile Scores

Rank in North Carolina			Highest SAT 75th Percentile Scores
2020	2015	School Name	2020	2015
1	1	Duke University	1570	1550 (↑1.3%)
2 ↑	3	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	1480	1410 (↑5.0%)
3 ↓	2	Davidson College	1450	1440 (↑0.7%)
4 ↑	5	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	1390	1310 (↑6.1%)
5 ↓	4	Elon University	1330	1320 (↑0.8%)
6 ↑	9	University of North Carolina Wilmington	1320	1250 (↑5.6%)
7 ↑	8	Warren Wilson College	1285	1250 (↑2.8%)
8 ↑	11	University of North Carolina School of the Arts	1280	1240 (↑3.2%)
9 ↑	16	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	1270	1160 (↑9.5%)
10	10	Appalachian State University	1270	1240 (↑2.4%)
11 ↑	12	Salem College	1260	1200 (↑5.0%)
12 ↑	14	High Point University	1250	1180 (↑5.9%)
13 ↓	7	University of North Carolina at Asheville	1250	1290 (↓3.1%)
14 ↑	17	Queens University of Charlotte	1218	1140 (↑6.8%)
15 ↓	6	Campbell University	1210	1300 (↓6.9%)
16 ↑	19	Western Carolina University	1210	1130 (↑7.1%)
17 ↑	18	Meredith College	1200	1140 (↑5.3%)
18 ↓	13	Guilford College	1190	No Change
19 ↑	23	East Carolina University	1190	1120 (↑6.3%)
20 ↑	25	Lenoir-Rhyne University	1180	1080 (↑9.3%)

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