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

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

Rank in North Carolina			Highest ACT 75th Percentile Scores
2020	2015	School Name	2020	2015
1	1	Duke University	35	34 (↑2.9%)
2	2	Davidson College	33	No Change
3	3	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	33	32 (↑3.1%)
4	4	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	31	30 (↑3.3%)
5 ↑	15	Elon University	30	26 (↑15.4%)
6 ↑	7	Warren Wilson College	28	27 (↑3.7%)
7 ↑	8	University of North Carolina at Asheville	28	27 (↑3.7%)
8 ↑	9	Salem College	28	27 (↑3.7%)
9 ↓	5	Appalachian State University	28	No Change
10	10	University of North Carolina School of the Arts	28	26 (↑7.7%)
11 ↑	16	High Point University	27	26 (↑3.8%)
12 ↑	14	University of North Carolina Wilmington	27	26 (↑3.8%)
13 ↑	19	Meredith College	26	25 (↑4.0%)
14 ↓	12	Queens University of Charlotte	26	No Change
15 ↑	28	St. Andrews University	26	23 (↑13.0%)
16 ↑	17	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	26	25 (↑4.0%)
17 ↑	22	Western Carolina University	25	24 (↑4.2%)
18 ↑	24	East Carolina University	25	24 (↑4.2%)
19 ↑	20	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	25	No Change
20 ↑	29	Montreat College	25	23 (↑8.7%)

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