Colleges in North Carolina That Accept a 24 ACT

A 24 ACT 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 ACT, from U.S. Department of Education data. Only North Carolina schools are listed here.

Likely

Schools where the average admitted student is below 24 ACT. You are above their typical applicant.

• Cabarrus College of Health Sciences — Concord, NC · 23 avg ACT
• Campbell University — Buies Creek, NC · 22 avg ACT
• Western Carolina University — Cullowhee, NC · 22 avg ACT
• North Carolina A & T State University — Greensboro, NC · 19 avg ACT
• Catawba College — Salisbury, NC · 22 avg ACT
• Salem College — Winston-Salem, NC · 19 avg ACT
• Gardner-Webb University — Boiling Springs, NC · 21 avg ACT
• University of Mount Olive — Mount Olive, NC · 19 avg ACT
• Winston-Salem State University — Winston-Salem, NC · 17 avg ACT
• Belmont Abbey College — Belmont, NC · 22 avg ACT
• Barton College — Wilson, NC · 20 avg ACT
• Guilford College — Greensboro, NC · 20 avg ACT
• Pfeiffer University — Misenheimer, NC · 22 avg ACT
• Elizabeth City State University — Elizabeth City, NC · 17 avg ACT
• North Carolina Central University — Durham, NC · 18 avg ACT

Target

Schools where the average admitted student is right around 24 ACT. These are realistic, competitive picks.

• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill — Chapel Hill, NC · 25 avg ACT
• University of North Carolina at Charlotte — Charlotte, NC · 24 avg ACT
• University of North Carolina School of the Arts — Winston Salem, NC · 25 avg ACT
• Queens University of Charlotte — Charlotte, NC · 24 avg ACT
• University of North Carolina at Greensboro — Greensboro, NC · 24 avg ACT
• William Peace University — Raleigh, NC · 24 avg ACT
• Methodist University — Fayetteville, NC · 24 avg ACT
• Montreat College — Montreat, NC · 25 avg ACT

Reach

Schools where the average admitted student is above 24 ACT. Possible, but you would be applying from below the median.

• High Point University — High Point, NC · 26 avg ACT
• University of North Carolina Wilmington — Wilmington, NC · 26 avg ACT
• Appalachian State University — Boone, NC · 27 avg ACT
• Meredith College — Raleigh, NC · 26 avg ACT
• University of North Carolina Asheville — Asheville, NC · 26 avg ACT
• Warren Wilson College — Swannanoa, NC · 27 avg ACT

All colleges that accept a 24 ACT, nationwide

Colleges in North Carolina That Accept a 24 ACT on PickACampus