Colleges in North Carolina that accept a 29 ACT score.
24 four-year colleges in North Carolina are within reach of a 29. 8 of them admit a 29 squarely inside their published range. The least expensive is University of North Carolina at Greensboro at $10,965 a year after aid. Each card shows whether a 29 is a reach, in range, or a strong fit, and what that school actually costs. All figures from the U.S. Department of Education.
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina Asheville
Western Carolina University
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
East Carolina University
Appalachian State University
North Carolina State University at Raleigh
Davidson College
Gardner-Webb University
Catawba College
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Wingate University
Warren Wilson College
William Peace University
Meredith College
Brevard College
Belmont Abbey College
Methodist University
Wake Forest University
Queens University of Charlotte
High Point University
Elon University
A few ACT points would change this list, and the aid behind it.
Find where their points are hiding →Schools shown have a published admitted ACT range within four points of a 29. Net price is total cost of attendance (tuition, fees, housing, books) minus grant and scholarship aid, for students receiving federal aid. Admitted ACT range is the 25th to 75th percentile of admitted students. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
Common questions
What colleges in North Carolina accept a 29 ACT score?
24 four-year colleges in North Carolina are within reach of a 29 ACT score, 8 of which admit a 29 squarely within their published 25th to 75th percentile range. The lowest average net price among them is $10,965 a year at University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Figures come from U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard data.
Is a 29 a good ACT score for North Carolina colleges?
A 29 places a student inside the admitted range at 8 four-year colleges in North Carolina. Whether it is a good score depends on the target school: a score above a school's 75th percentile is typically where merit scholarship consideration begins, and crossing that threshold can reduce what a family pays by thousands of dollars a year.