A few weeks ago, I wrote about the campaign against for-profit universities. Part of the campaign focuses on their low graduation rates. But compare those rates (in graph) with graduation rates at four-year schools in the UNC system. Only UNC-Chapel Hill has a higher graduation rate than the public university average (74.4% vs 54.9%). Six UNC schools — NC A&T, NC Central, Fayetteville State, Winston-Salem State, UNC Pembroke, and Elizabeth City State — have lower graduation rates than private for-profit universities.
| Chapel Hill | 74.4% |
| School of the Arts | 51.4% |
| UNCW | 44.5% |
| NC State | 41.3% |
| App State | 37.3% |
| UNC Asheville | 29.8% |
| East Carolina | 29.2% |
| UNC Greensboro | 28.9% |
| Western Carolina | 28.3% |
| UNC Charlotte | 27.0% |
| Elizabeth City St | 19.2% |
| NC Central | 18.0% |
| UNC Pembroke | 15.2% |
| NC A&T | 15.1% |
| Winston-Salem St | 13.1% |
| Fayetteville St | 11.4% |
Source: UNC General Administration
