North Carolina Central University GPA requirements & acceptance rate
Average GPA, acceptance rate and SAT/ACT ranges for North Carolina Central University, all from its own Common Data Set 2024-25, plus a quick estimate of your chances.
What are my chances at North Carolina Central University?
Enter your unweighted GPA to see an estimate.
What GPA do you need to get into North Carolina Central University?
North Carolina Central University’s own Common Data Set (2024-25, item C12) reports an average high school GPA of 3.25 for its enrolled first-year students who submitted a GPA (99% of them submitted one). It is an average, not a cut-off: many enrolled students were below it. The CDS does not say whether the figure is weighted, so treat it as a guide rather than a target. Source: North Carolina Central University Common Data Set 2024-25, item C12.
Plenty of enrolled students were below the 3.25 average, especially those with a strong upward trend, a demanding course load, or test scores near the top of the range. Use the estimator above to see where you stand.
North Carolina Central University acceptance rate
North Carolina Central University’s Common Data Set 2024-25 (item C1) reports 18,368 first-time, first-year applicants for fall 2024 and 15,972 admitted, an acceptance rate of 87%. That makes North Carolina Central University accessible — open to most applicants who meet the basics. GPA is only one piece: North Carolina Central University also weighs the rigor of your courses, essays, recommendations and activities, and test scores where it considers them.
North Carolina Central University SAT and ACT scores
North Carolina Central University’s Common Data Set 2024-25 does not report SAT or ACT composite percentiles (item C9 is blank), so no score range is shown here. Check North Carolina Central University’s admissions website for its current testing policy.
North Carolina Central University admissions at a glance
| First-year applicants (fall 2024) | 18,368 |
| Admitted | 15,972 |
| Acceptance rate | 87% |
| Average high school GPA | 3.25 |
| Submitted a GPA | 99% |
| SAT composite, 25th–75th | Not reported |
| ACT composite, 25th–75th | Not reported |
| Common Data Set year | 2024-25 |
Source: North Carolina Central University Common Data Set 2024-25, items C1 (applicants and admits), C9 (SAT/ACT) and C12 (GPA), read October 2026. Every figure on this page comes from the college’s own Common Data Set; none is from a third-party website.
Estimate your odds
The estimator above starts from North Carolina Central University’s acceptance rate and moves it up or down with your GPA. It is a rough guide, not a prediction: it does not see your essays, course rigor or major. To plan the grades you need, try the college GPA calculator and the target GPA planner.
How to strengthen your application
Beyond the GPA range, focus on what you can still move: take the most challenging courses your school offers, keep your grades trending upward, prepare for the SAT or ACT if North Carolina Central University considers them, and write essays that show genuine fit.