Colleges in North Carolina That Accept a 1500 SAT

A 1500 SAT is a safety at one school and a long shot at another, so these schools are split into likely, target and reach rather than one list. Every number is the school's own average admitted SAT, from U.S. Department of Education data. Only North Carolina schools are listed here.

Likely

Schools where the average admitted student is below 1500 SAT. You are above their typical applicant.

• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill — Chapel Hill, NC · 1439 avg SAT
• Elon University — Elon, NC · 1208 avg SAT
• North Carolina State University at Raleigh — Raleigh, NC · 1376 avg SAT
• High Point University — High Point, NC · 1288 avg SAT
• Cabarrus College of Health Sciences — Concord, NC · 1150 avg SAT
• University of North Carolina Wilmington — Wilmington, NC · 1287 avg SAT
• University of North Carolina at Charlotte — Charlotte, NC · 1231 avg SAT
• Appalachian State University — Boone, NC · 1214 avg SAT
• Carolinas College of Health Sciences — Charlotte, NC · 1130 avg SAT
• University of North Carolina School of the Arts — Winston Salem, NC · 1260 avg SAT
• Queens University of Charlotte — Charlotte, NC · 1206 avg SAT
• East Carolina University — Greenville, NC · 1180 avg SAT
• Meredith College — Raleigh, NC · 1204 avg SAT
• Western Carolina University — Cullowhee, NC · 1157 avg SAT
• University of North Carolina at Greensboro — Greensboro, NC · 1193 avg SAT

Target

Schools where the average admitted student is right around 1500 SAT. These are realistic, competitive picks.

• Davidson College — Davidson, NC · 1469 avg SAT
• Wake Forest University — Winston-Salem, NC · 1475 avg SAT

Reach

Schools where the average admitted student is above 1500 SAT. Possible, but you would be applying from below the median.

• Duke University — Durham, NC · 1548 avg SAT

All colleges that accept a 1500 SAT, nationwide

Colleges in North Carolina That Accept a 1500 SAT on PickACampus