Match #1
North Carolina Wesleyan College
Rocky Mount, NC
Profile closeness81/100
Admit rate80%
- 1,214 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Small
- Graduation rate 45%, close to 39%
- Enrollment 1,214 students, close to 1,448
The colleges most similar to Methodist University-North Carolina are North Carolina Wesleyan College, Greensboro College, and Brevard College. Methodist University-North Carolina admits 75% of applicants and has an average net price of $25,760 a year; 8 of its 10 alternatives cost less and 5 admit a larger share of applicants, in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
Profile closeness (0–100) compares graduation rate, size, admit rate, net price, Carnegie class, and control with Methodist University-North Carolina. The order also uses CollegesRef matching tiers, so a later match can score higher. Admit-rate bars use a 0–100% scale.
Top 10 alternatives to Methodist University-North Carolina
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Match #2
Greensboro College
Greensboro, NC
Profile closeness80/100
Admit rate70%
- 708 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 42%, close to 39%
- Acceptance rate 70%, close to 75%
Match #3
Brevard College
Brevard, NC
Profile closeness77/100
Admit rate42%
- 815 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Fringe
- Graduation rate 40%, close to 39%
- Average net price $25,617, close to $25,760
Match #4
Pfeiffer University
Misenheimer, NC
Profile closeness72/100
Admit rate96%
- 655 students
- Private nonprofit
- Rural: Distant
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #5
Bennett College
Greensboro, NC
Profile closeness59/100
Admit rate51%
- 178 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 32%, close to 39%
- Average net price $27,547, close to $25,760
Match #6
High Point University
High Point, NC
Profile closeness40/100
Admit rate75%
- 5,129 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Midsize
- Acceptance rate 75%, close to 75%
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #7
Duke University
Durham, NC
Profile closeness25/100
Admit rate6%
- 6,442 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Average net price $23,706, close to $25,760
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #8
University of Mount Olive
Mount Olive, NC
Profile closeness88/100
Admit rate76%
- 1,796 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Fringe
- Graduation rate 42%, close to 39%
- Enrollment 1,796 students, close to 1,448
Match #9
Guilford College
Greensboro, NC
Profile closeness86/100
Admit rate80%
- 1,001 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 43%, close to 39%
- Enrollment 1,001 students, close to 1,448
Match #10
Belmont Abbey College
Belmont, NC
Profile closeness85/100
Admit rate75%
- 1,276 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Midsize
- Enrollment 1,276 students, close to 1,448
- Acceptance rate 75%, close to 75%
Questions about Methodist University-North Carolina alternatives
What colleges are similar to Methodist University-North Carolina?
The closest matches to Methodist University-North Carolina are North Carolina Wesleyan College, Greensboro College, Brevard College, Pfeiffer University, and Bennett College. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Is Methodist University-North Carolina hard to get into?
Methodist University-North Carolina admitted 75% of its 2,914 applicants in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition, so it is not very selective: it admits most applicants. 5 of its 10 closest alternatives admit a larger share of applicants.
Which Methodist University-North Carolina alternatives cost less?
8 of the 10 closest alternatives have a lower average net price than Methodist University-North Carolina ($25,760 a year), including Greensboro College ($18,187), University of Mount Olive ($18,927), and North Carolina Wesleyan College ($20,318). Net price is what first-time, full-time students paid after grants; your own price depends on family income.
