North Carolina College Costs: Net Price at Every School
Average net price is what full-time first-time undergraduates actually paid after grant and scholarship aid (2022-23 IPEDS Student Financial Aid data, retrieved 2026-08-13). Published tuition is the 2023-24 sticker price. Sorted by average net price, lowest first. Schools that did not report net price are listed at the end.
North Carolina has 140 degree-granting, Title IV institutions in the current federal dataset: 76 public, 50 private nonprofit, and 14 private for-profit (73 four-year and 67 two-year).
Across the 64 four-year institutions that reported net price, the average was $20,739 and the median $19,326. Across the 67 two-year institutions that reported, the average was $9,276 and the median $7,429. (IPEDS SFA 2022-23, retrieved 2026-08-13.)
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| School | City | Type | Avg net price | Published tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Community College | Shelby | public | $57 | $2,602 |
| Central Carolina Community College | Sanford | public | $2,153 | $2,554 |
| Miller-Motte College-Fayetteville | Fayetteville | private for-profit | $2,737 | Not reported |
| Wilkes Community College | Wilkesboro | public | $3,190 | $2,572 |
| Wayne Community College | Goldsboro | public | $3,597 | $2,524 |
| Fayetteville Technical Community College | Fayetteville | public | $3,616 | $2,628 |
| James Sprunt Community College | Kenansville | public | $3,851 | $2,592 |
| Rockingham Community College | Wentworth | public | $4,177 | $1,966 |
| Durham Technical Community College | Durham | public | $4,181 | $1,986 |
| Martin Community College | Williamston | public | $4,188 | $2,523 |
| Haywood Community College | Clyde | public | $4,435 | $2,612 |
| Central Piedmont Community College | Charlotte | public | $4,601 | $2,792 |
| Edgecombe Community College | Tarboro | public | $4,927 | $2,640 |
| Stanly Community College | Albemarle | public | $5,001 | $2,672 |
| Halifax Community College | Weldon | public | $5,002 | $2,608 |
| Sampson Community College | Clinton | public | $5,064 | $2,830 |
| Lenoir Community College | Kinston | public | $5,116 | $2,568 |
| Forsyth Technical Community College | Winston-Salem | public | $5,147 | $2,256 |
| South Piedmont Community College | Polkton | public | $5,212 | $2,022 |
| Johnston Community College | Smithfield | public | $5,282 | $2,657 |
| Vance-Granville Community College | Henderson | public | $5,324 | $1,956 |
| Tri-County Community College | Murphy | public | $5,423 | $2,363 |
| Craven Community College | New Bern | public | $5,425 | $2,022 |
| Robeson Community College | Lumberton | public | $5,592 | $2,571 |
| College of the Albemarle | Elizabeth City | public | $5,655 | $2,249 |
| Nash Community College | Rocky Mount | public | $5,870 | $2,883 |
| Southeastern Community College | Whiteville | public | $5,904 | $2,600 |
| Cape Fear Community College | Wilmington | public | $6,669 | $2,748 |
| Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute | Hudson | public | $7,025 | $2,537 |
| Beaufort County Community College | Washington | public | $7,118 | $2,540 |
| Southwestern Community College | Sylva | public | $7,131 | $5,806 |
| Davidson-Davie Community College | Thomasville | public | $7,197 | $1,978 |
| McDowell Technical Community College | Marion | public | $7,203 | $1,958 |
| Fayetteville State University | Fayetteville | public | $7,298 | $3,969 |
| Elizabeth City State University | Elizabeth City | public | $7,363 | $3,412 |
| Western Piedmont Community College | Morganton | public | $7,429 | $2,650 |
| Richmond Community College | Hamlet | public | $7,459 | $2,552 |
| Rowan-Cabarrus Community College | Salisbury | public | $7,555 | $2,064 |
| Pitt Community College | Winterville | public | $7,834 | $1,972 |
| Isothermal Community College | Spindale | public | $7,846 | $2,030 |
| Wilson Community College | Wilson | public | $8,059 | $2,572 |
| Roanoke-Chowan Community College | Ahoskie | public | $8,076 | $2,642 |
| Mitchell Community College | Statesville | public | $8,177 | $2,651 |
| Gaston College | Dallas | public | $8,199 | $3,186 |
| Piedmont Community College | Roxboro | public | $8,281 | $2,556 |
| Mayland Community College | Spruce Pine | public | $8,296 | $2,560 |
| Bladen Community College | Dublin | public | $8,382 | $2,558 |
| Randolph Community College | Asheboro | public | $8,463 | $2,416 |
| Surry Community College | Dobson | public | $8,470 | $2,545 |
| Wake Technical Community College | Raleigh | public | $8,493 | $2,336 |
| Montgomery Community College | Troy | public | $9,224 | $2,538 |
| Coastal Carolina Community College | Jacksonville | public | $9,243 | $2,462 |
| Blue Ridge Community College | Flat Rock | public | $9,340 | $2,660 |
| Pamlico Community College | Grantsboro | public | $9,430 | $1,867 |
| University of North Carolina at Pembroke | Pembroke | public | $9,687 | $3,571 |
| Catawba Valley Community College | Hickory | public | $9,821 | $2,367 |
| Brunswick Community College | Bolivia | public | $9,932 | $2,532 |
| North Carolina A & T State University | Greensboro | public | $10,258 | $6,748 |
| University of North Carolina at Greensboro | Greensboro | public | $10,592 | $7,593 |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill | public | $11,140 | $8,989 |
| University of North Carolina School of the Arts | Winston Salem | public | $11,163 | $9,477 |
| Sandhills Community College | Pinehurst | public | $11,169 | $2,040 |
| Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary | Wake Forest | private nonprofit | $11,395 | $10,646 |
| Carolina Christian College | Winston Salem | private nonprofit | $11,448 | $9,420 |
| Western Carolina University | Cullowhee | public | $12,252 | $4,532 |
| Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College | Asheville | public | $12,734 | $2,882 |
| Winston-Salem State University | Winston-Salem | public | $12,948 | $6,735 |
| Guilford Technical Community College | Jamestown | public | $13,374 | $2,319 |
| Carteret Community College | Morehead City | public | $13,524 | $2,310 |
| University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Charlotte | public | $13,768 | $7,214 |
| North Carolina Central University | Durham | public | $13,884 | $6,542 |
| Shaw University | Raleigh | private nonprofit | $14,111 | $17,176 |
| University of North Carolina Asheville | Asheville | public | $14,175 | $7,461 |
| Heritage Bible College | Dunn | private nonprofit | $14,219 | $8,688 |
| Cabarrus College of Health Sciences | Concord | private nonprofit | $14,344 | $16,070 |
| Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible College | Wendell | private nonprofit | $14,423 | $11,250 |
| East Carolina University | Greenville | public | $14,470 | $7,361 |
| Appalachian State University | Boone | public | $14,712 | $7,541 |
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh | Raleigh | public | $14,860 | $8,895 |
| Livingstone College | Salisbury | private nonprofit | $15,162 | $18,296 |
| Chowan University | Murfreesboro | private nonprofit | $15,845 | $27,110 |
| Manna University | Fayetteville | private nonprofit | $16,384 | $7,163 |
| University of Mount Olive | Mount Olive | private nonprofit | $17,893 | $25,950 |
| Catawba College | Salisbury | private nonprofit | $18,319 | $33,400 |
| Saint Augustine's University | Raleigh | private nonprofit | $18,373 | $16,896 |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington | Wilmington | public | $18,606 | $7,317 |
| Carolina College of Biblical Studies | Fayetteville | private nonprofit | $18,745 | $6,276 |
| Alamance Community College | Graham | public | $18,766 | $2,528 |
| Salem College | Winston-Salem | private nonprofit | $19,000 | $32,236 |
| Carolina University | Winston-Salem | private nonprofit | $19,111 | $16,000 |
| North Carolina Wesleyan University | Rocky Mount | private nonprofit | $19,111 | $35,536 |
| Johnson C Smith University | Charlotte | private nonprofit | $19,326 | $20,480 |
| Greensboro College | Greensboro | private nonprofit | $19,783 | $20,400 |
| Mars Hill University | Mars Hill | private nonprofit | $19,842 | $37,270 |
| Bennett College | Greensboro | private nonprofit | $20,928 | $19,140 |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte | Charlotte | private for-profit | $21,031 | $16,657 |
| Miller-Motte College-Raleigh | Raleigh | private for-profit | $21,131 | Not reported |
| Pfeiffer University | Misenheimer | private nonprofit | $21,402 | $33,930 |
| Wingate University | Wingate | private nonprofit | $21,464 | $40,196 |
| Chamberlain University-North Carolina | Charlotte | private for-profit | $21,664 | $19,686 |
| Miller-Motte College-Jacksonville | Jacksonville | private for-profit | $22,465 | Not reported |
| Guilford College | Greensboro | private nonprofit | $22,620 | $41,140 |
| Miller-Motte College-Wilmington | Wilmington | private for-profit | $22,769 | Not reported |
| Meredith College | Raleigh | private nonprofit | $23,405 | $43,936 |
| Duke University | Durham | private nonprofit | $23,422 | $65,805 |
| Belmont Abbey College | Belmont | private nonprofit | $23,463 | $19,500 |
| NASCAR Technical Institute | Mooresville | private for-profit | $23,532 | Not reported |
| Barton College | Wilson | private nonprofit | $23,804 | $35,600 |
| Gardner-Webb University | Boiling Springs | private nonprofit | $24,035 | $33,450 |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University | Hickory | private nonprofit | $24,042 | $30,900 |
| William Peace University | Raleigh | private nonprofit | $24,503 | $33,150 |
| Campbell University | Buies Creek | private nonprofit | $24,517 | $40,410 |
| MyComputerCareer at Raleigh | Raleigh | private for-profit | $25,137 | Not reported |
| Louisburg College | Louisburg | private nonprofit | $25,326 | $22,974 |
| Methodist University | Fayetteville | private nonprofit | $25,786 | $39,664 |
| Lees-McRae College | Banner Elk | private nonprofit | $26,009 | $31,140 |
| Montreat College | Montreat | private nonprofit | $26,294 | $33,860 |
| Davidson College | Davidson | private nonprofit | $26,510 | $60,300 |
| Mid-Atlantic Christian University | Elizabeth City | private nonprofit | $26,793 | $17,280 |
| Brevard College | Brevard | private nonprofit | $26,938 | $31,250 |
| Queens University of Charlotte | Charlotte | private nonprofit | $27,178 | $43,285 |
| South University-High Point | High Point | private for-profit | $27,634 | $20,650 |
| Wake Forest University | Winston-Salem | private nonprofit | $27,790 | $64,758 |
| Warren Wilson College | Swannanoa | private nonprofit | $27,913 | $40,290 |
| Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte | Charlotte | private nonprofit | $29,481 | $40,408 |
| St. Andrews University | Laurinburg | private nonprofit | $31,503 | $30,800 |
| Southeastern College-Charlotte | Charlotte | private for-profit | $35,888 | $24,184 |
| Health And Style Institute | Greensboro | private for-profit | $36,309 | Not reported |
| Elon University | Elon | private nonprofit | $41,849 | $44,536 |
| High Point University | High Point | private nonprofit | $43,578 | $44,208 |
| Galen Health Institutes-Asheville | Asheville | private for-profit | $75,993 | $16,400 |
| Carolinas College of Health Sciences | Charlotte | public | Not reported | $19,095 |
| Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary | Charlotte | private nonprofit | Not reported | $11,960 |
| Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts | Asheville | private for-profit | Not reported | Not reported |
| Hood Theological Seminary | Salisbury | private nonprofit | Not reported | Not reported |
| Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine | Sugar Grove | private nonprofit | Not reported | Not reported |
| Shepherds Theological Seminary | Cary | private nonprofit | Not reported | Not reported |
| Strayer University-North Carolina | Greensboro | private for-profit | Not reported | $13,920 |
| University of North Carolina System | Raleigh | public | Not reported | Not reported |
| Watts College of Nursing | Durham | private nonprofit | Not reported | Not reported |
Source: U.S. Department of Education IPEDS. Net price 2022-23, published charges 2023-24. Retrieved 2026-08-13. See methodology.