2025 Smaller Class Size and More Opportunities in North Carolina Rankings
Among North Carolina colleges, Duke University has the lowest number of students per faculty (6 to 1) and Davidson College has the second lowest number of students (9) based on academic year 2022-2023 college academci data.
Below table ranks and compares the Smaller Class Size and More Opportunities in North Carolina having lowest students to faculty ratio (based on undergraduate rate). For the ranking, we only include 4-year colleges that more than 1,500 students have enrolled in.
Smaller Class Size and More Opportunities in North Carolina
| Rank | College Name | Student Population (undergraduate) | Number of Faculties | Student to Faculty Ratio | Tuition & Fees | Acceptance Rate | Graduation Rate | SAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duke University Durham, NC | 6,488 | 4,421 | 6 to 1 | $65,805 | 6.8% | 96% | 1,550 |
| 2 | Davidson College Davidson, NC | 1,904 | 238 | 9 to 1 | $60,050 | 14.5% | 92% | 1,455 |
| 3 | Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC | 5,471 | 3,075 | 9 to 1 | $64,758 | 21.6% | 91% | 1,460 |
| 4 | Elon University Elon, NC | 6,402 | 620 | 11 to 1 | $44,536 | 67.3% | 83% | 1,210 |
| 5 | Gardner-Webb University Boiling Springs, NC | 1,840 | 292 | 11 to 1 | $33,450 | 87.0% | 62% | 1,140 |
| 6 | University of North Carolina Asheville Asheville, NC | 2,907 | 285 | 11 to 1 | $24,809 | 93.9% | 55% | 1,240 |
| 7 | Belmont Abbey College Belmont, NC | 1,549 | 149 | 12 to 1 | $19,500 | 90.4% | 46% | 1,075 |
| 8 | Campbell University Buies Creek, NC | 2,813 | 507 | 13 to 1 | $40,410 | 94.3% | 56% | - |
| 9 | University of North Carolina at Pembroke Pembroke, NC | 5,485 | 423 | 14 to 1 | $7,571 | 92.4% | 45% | - |
| 10 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC | 20,681 | 2,519 | 15 to 1 | $39,330 | 18.7% | 92% | 1,470 |
Qualified North Carolina Colleges in Core Admission Stats
