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
• North Carolina State University at Raleigh — Raleigh, NC · 1376 avg SAT
• Elon University — Elon, NC · 1208 avg SAT
• University of North Carolina Asheville — Asheville, NC · 1251 avg SAT
• Wingate University — Wingate, NC · 1111 avg SAT
• University of North Carolina at Greensboro — Greensboro, NC · 1193 avg SAT
• Belmont Abbey College — Belmont, NC · 1099 avg SAT
• Catawba College — Salisbury, NC · 1096 avg SAT
• Western Carolina University — Cullowhee, NC · 1157 avg SAT
• University of North Carolina at Charlotte — Charlotte, NC · 1231 avg SAT
• East Carolina University — Greenville, NC · 1180 avg SAT
• Appalachian State University — Boone, NC · 1214 avg SAT
• Warren Wilson College — Swannanoa, NC · 1350 avg SAT
• University of North Carolina at Pembroke — Pembroke, NC · 1056 avg SAT
• North Carolina Central University — Durham, NC · 1050 avg SAT

Target

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

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