North Carolina offers prospective students and adult learners one of the largest selections of accredited colleges and universities of any state in the nation. This page provides a directory of all the accredited 4-year colleges and universities located in the state of North Carolina. To explore colleges and universities by location please make your selection from the North Carolina cities section below.
- Appalachian State University
- Barton College
- Belmont Abbey College
- Bennett College for Women
- Brevard College
- Campbell University
- Catawba College
- Chowan University
- Davidson College
- Duke University
- East Carolina University
- Elizabeth City State University
- Elon University
- Fayetteville State University
- Gardner-Webb University
- Greensboro College
- Guilford College
- High Point University
- Johnson C. Smith University
- Lees-McRae College
- Lenoir-Rhyne College
- Livingstone College
- Louisburg College
- Mars Hill College
- Methodist University
- Montreat College
- Mount Olive College
- North Carolina Central University
- North Carolina A&T State University
- North Carolina School of the Arts
- North Carolina State University
- North Carolina Wesleyan College
- Peace College
- Pfeiffer University
- Piedmont Baptist College
- Queens University of Charlotte
- St. Andrews Presbyterian College
- St. Augustine’s College
- Salem College
- Shaw University
- University of North Carolina System
- Wake Forest University
- Warren Wilson College
- Western Carolina University
- Wingate University
- Winston-Salem State University
Search accredited 4-year North Carolina colleges and universities by cities.
- Asheville
- Banner Elk
- Belmont
- Boiling Springs
- Boone
- Brevard
- Buies Creek
- Chapel Hill
- Charlotte
- Cullowhee
- Davidson
- Durham
- Elizabeth
- Elon
- Fayetteville
- Greensboro
- Greenville
- Hickory
- High Point
- Laurinburg
- Louisburg
- Mars Hill
- Misenheimer
- Montreat
- Mount Olive
- Murfreesboro
- Pembroke
- Raleigh
- Rocky Mount
- Salisbury
- Wilmington
- Wilson
- Wingate
- Winston-Salem