College Rankings - Friendliest Townies/Locals in North Carolina

Sometimes, "townies," or residents who live in a college town, get a bad rap. But these colleges and universities have affable townsfolk who embrace students for their youth, willingness to learn, and-more importantly-their business.

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1
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC
$17,586
9.67 / 10
2
Davidson College
Davidson, NC
$36,683
9.40 / 10
3
North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC
$24,954
9.22 / 10
4
Bennett College for Women
Greensboro, NC
$16,794
9.09 / 10
5
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC
$17,960
9.02 / 10
6
Salem College
Winston Salem, NC
$21,380
9.02 / 10
7
Warren Wilson College
Swannanoa, NC
$24,196
8.98 / 10
8
UNC Greensboro
Greensboro, NC
$15,995
8.96 / 10
9
UNC Wilmington
Wilmington, NC
$17,472
8.93 / 10
10
Gardner-Webb University
Boiling Springs, NC
$23,510
8.89 / 10
11
William Peace University
Raleigh, NC
$23,700
8.89 / 10
12
UNC Asheville
Asheville, NC
$19,025
8.89 / 10
13
Johnson C. Smith University
Charlotte, NC
$16,542
8.86 / 10
14
Pfeiffer University
Misenheimer, NC
$21,625
8.86 / 10
15
Montreat College
Montreat, NC
$20,676
8.83 / 10
16
Lees-McRae College
Banner Elk, NC
$22,564
8.81 / 10
17
Campbell University
Buies Creek, NC
$24,720
8.79 / 10
18
Catawba College
Salisbury, NC
$23,740
8.78 / 10
19
Mars Hill College
Mars Hill, NC
$21,997
8.76 / 10
20
Mount Olive College
Mount Olive, NC
$16,300
8.74 / 10
21
Queens University of Charlotte
Charlotte, NC
$25,356
8.74 / 10
22
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC
$15,311
8.73 / 10
23
North Carolina Wesleyan College
Rocky Mount, NC
$24,890
8.73 / 10
24
Lenoir-Rhyne University
Hickory, NC
$25,290
8.73 / 10
25
North Carolina the Arts
Winston-Salem, NC
$19,857
8.73 / 10