- Niche Grade: B
- Location: Cullowhee, NC
- Acceptance Rate: 87%
- Full time undergrad enrollment: 8,200 (14:1 student to faculty ratio)
- SAT Range: 1050-1260

- Niche Grade: B+
- Location: Greensboro, NC
- Acceptance Rate: 46%
- Full time undergrad enrollment: 11,061 (19:1 student to faculty ratio)
- SAT Range: 960-1190

- Niche Grade: B+
- Location: Greenville, NC
- Acceptance Rate: 90%
- Full time undergrad enrollment: 17,255 (12:1 student to faculty ratio)
- SAT Range: 1050-1200

- Niche Grade: B+
- Location: Wilmington, NC
- Acceptance Rate: 74%
- Full time undergrad enrollment: 12,465 (15:1 student to faculty ratio)
- SAT Range: 1220-1360

- Niche Grade: B+
- Location: Boone, NC
- Acceptance Rate: 89%
- Full time undergrad enrollment: 18,120 (15:1 student to faculty ratio)
- SAT Range: 1100-1280

- Niche Grade: B+
- Location: Greensboro, NC
- Acceptance Rate: 90%
- Full time undergrad enrollment: 11,881 (15:1 student to faculty ratio)
- SAT Range: 1100-1280

- Niche Grade: B+
- Location: Charlotte, NC
- Acceptance Rate: 80%
- Full time undergrad enrollment: 19,952 (17:1 student to faculty ratio)
- SAT Range: 1110-1320

- Niche Grade: A-
- Location: Winston Salem, NC
- Acceptance Rate: 33%
- Full time undergrad enrollment: 890 (6:1 student to faculty ratio)
- SAT Range: 1150-1350

- Niche Grade: A
- Location: Raleigh, NC
- Acceptance Rate: 40%
- Full time undergrad enrollment: 25,989 (13:1 student to faculty ratio)
- SAT Range: 1300-1460

- Niche Grade: A+
- Location: Chapel Hill, NC
- Acceptance Rate: 19%
- Full time undergrad enrollment: 19,939 (9:1 student to faculty ratio)
- SAT Range: 1370-1530

This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 50 states.