How much does college cost in North Carolina?

The average in-state tuition in North Carolina is $14,116 per year, based on 168 colleges.

What is the cheapest college in North Carolina?

The lowest in-state tuition in North Carolina is $1,867 at Pamlico Community College.

What is the most expensive college in North Carolina?

The highest in-state tuition in North Carolina is N/A at Union Presbyterian Seminary-Charlotte.

How does North Carolina compare to the national average?

The national average in-state tuition is $18,082; North Carolina is 22% below that.

How many colleges are in North Carolina?

College Scorecard lists 168 colleges in North Carolina.

College Tuition in North Carolina (2026): Average Cost and Full List

	North Carolina	National	Difference
Average in-state tuition	$14,116	$18,082	-22%

All 168 Colleges in North Carolina

#	College	City	In-State Tuition	Out-of-State	Acceptance
1	Pamlico Community College	Grantsboro	$1,867	$6,475	N/A
2	Vance-Granville Community College	Henderson	$1,944	$6,552	N/A
3	Richmond Community College	Hamlet	$1,956	$6,564	N/A
4	Rockingham Community College	Wentworth	$1,966	$6,574	N/A
5	Davidson-Davie Community College	Thomasville	$1,980	$6,588	N/A
6	Durham Technical Community College	Durham	$1,986	$6,594	N/A
7	South Piedmont Community College	Polkton	$2,022	$6,630	N/A
8	Craven Community College	New Bern	$2,022	$6,630	N/A
9	Isothermal Community College	Spindale	$2,030	$6,638	N/A
10	McDowell Technical Community College	Marion	$2,032	$6,640	N/A
11	Sandhills Community College	Pinehurst	$2,040	$6,648	N/A
12	Rowan-Cabarrus Community College	Salisbury	$2,064	$6,672	N/A
13	College of the Albemarle	Elizabeth City	$2,242	$7,652	N/A
14	Wake Technical Community College	Raleigh	$2,254	$6,862	N/A
15	Forsyth Technical Community College	Winston-Salem	$2,276	$6,884	N/A
16	Carteret Community College	Morehead City	$2,310	$8,222	N/A
17	Guilford Technical Community College	Jamestown	$2,320	$7,696	N/A
18	Randolph Community College	Asheboro	$2,416	$8,176	N/A
19	Catawba Valley Community College	Hickory	$2,427	$7,803	N/A
20	Coastal Carolina Community College	Jacksonville	$2,512	$8,656	N/A
21	Martin Community College	Williamston	$2,523	$8,667	N/A
22	Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute	Hudson	$2,526	$6,526	N/A
23	Montgomery Community College	Troy	$2,538	$8,682	N/A
24	Beaufort County Community College	Washington	$2,540	$8,684	N/A
25	Brunswick Community College	Bolivia	$2,553	$8,697	N/A
26	Piedmont Community College	Roxboro	$2,556	$8,700	N/A
27	Wayne Community College	Goldsboro	$2,566	$8,710	N/A
28	Wilkes Community College	Wilkesboro	$2,572	$8,716	N/A
29	Wilson Community College	Wilson	$2,572	$8,716	N/A
30	Lenoir Community College	Kinston	$2,578	$8,722	N/A
31	Haywood Community College	Clyde	$2,580	$8,724	N/A
32	Pitt Community College	Winterville	$2,580	$8,724	N/A
33	Robeson Community College	Lumberton	$2,581	$8,725	N/A
34	James Sprunt Community College	Kenansville	$2,592	$8,736	N/A
35	Alamance Community College	Graham	$2,592	$8,736	N/A
36	Southeastern Community College	Whiteville	$2,600	$8,744	N/A
37	Cleveland Community College	Shelby	$2,602	$8,746	N/A
38	Halifax Community College	Weldon	$2,608	$8,752	N/A
39	Bladen Community College	Dublin	$2,618	$8,762	N/A
40	Mayland Community College	Spruce Pine	$2,626	$8,770	N/A
41	Fayetteville Technical Community College	Fayetteville	$2,628	$8,772	N/A
42	Tri-County Community College	Murphy	$2,636	$8,780	N/A
43	Edgecombe Community College	Tarboro	$2,640	$8,784	N/A
44	Mitchell Community College	Statesville	$2,641	$8,785	N/A
45	Roanoke-Chowan Community College	Ahoskie	$2,642	$8,786	N/A
46	Western Piedmont Community College	Morganton	$2,650	$8,794	N/A
47	Blue Ridge Community College	Flat Rock	$2,660	$8,804	N/A
48	Surry Community College	Dobson	$2,668	$8,812	N/A
49	Stanly Community College	Albemarle	$2,672	$8,816	N/A
50	Central Carolina Community College	Sanford	$2,711	$8,855	N/A
51	Cape Fear Community College	Wilmington	$2,748	$8,892	N/A
52	Johnston Community College	Smithfield	$2,756	$8,900	N/A
53	Central Piedmont Community College	Charlotte	$2,792	$8,936	N/A
54	Nash Community College	Rocky Mount	$2,866	$8,866	N/A
55	Sampson Community College	Clinton	$2,877	$9,789	N/A
56	Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College	Asheville	$2,882	$9,026	N/A
57	Gaston College	Dallas	$3,186	$9,330	N/A
58	Gaston College	Dallas	$3,186	$9,330	N/A
59	University of North Carolina at Pembroke	Pembroke	$3,648	$7,648	93%
60	Southwestern Community College	Sylva	$4,112	$13,184	N/A
61	Fayetteville State University	Fayetteville	$4,353	$8,353	82%
62	Western Carolina University	Cullowhee	$4,630	$8,630	82%
63	Winston-Salem State University	Winston-Salem	$6,126	$16,782	78%
64	Elizabeth City State University	Elizabeth City	$6,536	$10,536	64%
65	North Carolina Central University	Durham	$6,699	$19,735	87%
66	North Carolina A & T State University	Greensboro	$6,813	$20,673	50%
67	Carolina College of Biblical Studies	Fayetteville	$6,906	$6,906	N/A
68	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	Charlotte	$7,239	$22,492	80%
69	University of North Carolina Wilmington	Wilmington	$7,277	$24,152	64%
70	East Carolina University	Greenville	$7,361	$23,638	89%
71	University of North Carolina Asheville	Asheville	$7,501	$24,849	92%
72	Appalachian State University	Boone	$7,579	$25,212	90%
73	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	Greensboro	$7,661	$24,012	89%
74	Heritage Bible College	Dunn	$8,688	$8,688	N/A
75	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	Raleigh	$8,799	$32,847	42%
76	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill	$8,994	$41,203	15%
77	Manna University	Fayetteville	$9,105	$9,105	53%
78	University of North Carolina School of the Arts	Winston Salem	$9,477	$27,211	30%
79	Carolina Christian College	Winston Salem	$9,970	$9,970	N/A
80	Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary	Wake Forest	$11,318	$11,318	75%
81	Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible College	Wendell	$11,739	$11,739	N/A
82	Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary	Charlotte	$12,858	$12,858	N/A
83	Strayer University-North Carolina	Greensboro	$13,920	$13,920	N/A
84	Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary-Nash County Extension Center	Nashville	$14,016	$14,016	N/A
85	Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary-Wake County Extension Center	Raleigh	$14,016	$14,016	N/A
86	Cabarrus College of Health Sciences	Concord	$16,550	$16,550	23%
87	Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte	Charlotte	$16,657	$16,657	N/A
88	Saint Augustine's University	Raleigh	$16,896	$16,896	34%
89	Galen Health Institutes-Asheville	Asheville	$17,048	$17,048	N/A
90	Mid-Atlantic Christian University	Elizabeth City	$17,280	$17,280	62%
91	Shaw University	Raleigh	$17,538	$17,538	80%
92	Carolina University	Winston-Salem	$17,575	$17,575	40%
93	South University-High Point	High Point	$18,145	$18,145	N/A
94	Livingstone College	Salisbury	$18,296	$18,296	59%
95	ECPI University-Greensboro	Greensboro	$18,484	$18,484	N/A
96	ECPI University-Charlotte	Charlotte	$18,484	$18,484	N/A
97	ECPI University-Raleigh	Raleigh	$18,484	$18,484	N/A
98	South College-Asheville	Asheville	$18,535	$18,535	N/A
99	Carolinas College of Health Sciences	Charlotte	$18,882	$18,882	60%
100	Bennett College	Greensboro	$19,140	$19,140	51%
101	Belmont Abbey College	Belmont	$19,500	$19,500	75%
102	Chamberlain University-North Carolina	Charlotte	$20,785	$20,785	100%
103	Greensboro College	Greensboro	$21,000	$21,000	70%
104	Johnson C Smith University	Charlotte	$21,300	$21,300	45%
105	Louisburg College	Louisburg	$24,120	$24,120	56%
106	Southeastern College-Charlotte	Charlotte	$25,080	$25,080	94%
107	University of Mount Olive	Mount Olive	$27,366	$27,366	76%
108	Chowan University	Murfreesboro	$27,910	$27,910	69%
109	Lenoir-Rhyne University	Hickory	$31,900	$31,900	85%
110	Brevard College	Brevard	$32,280	$32,280	42%
111	Lees-McRae College	Banner Elk	$33,250	$33,250	77%
112	Salem College	Winston-Salem	$33,848	$33,848	77%
113	William Peace University	Raleigh	$34,176	$34,176	94%
114	Catawba College	Salisbury	$34,300	$34,300	75%
115	Gardner-Webb University	Boiling Springs	$34,760	$34,760	77%
116	Pfeiffer University	Misenheimer	$35,070	$35,070	96%
117	North Carolina Wesleyan University	Rocky Mount	$35,736	$35,736	80%
118	Montreat College	Montreat	$36,450	$36,450	69%
119	Barton College	Wilson	$37,250	$37,250	94%
120	Mars Hill University	Mars Hill	$37,736	$37,736	68%
121	Methodist University	Fayetteville	$41,250	$41,250	75%
122	Guilford College	Greensboro	$41,362	$41,362	80%
123	Warren Wilson College	Swannanoa	$41,500	$41,500	71%
124	Campbell University	Buies Creek	$41,600	$41,600	87%
125	Wingate University	Wingate	$41,636	$41,636	91%
126	Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte	Charlotte	$42,419	$42,419	80%
127	High Point University	High Point	$45,312	$45,312	75%
128	Meredith College	Raleigh	$45,630	$45,630	74%
129	Queens University of Charlotte	Charlotte	$45,846	$45,846	62%
130	Elon University	Elon	$46,958	$46,958	66%
131	Davidson College	Davidson	$64,410	$64,410	13%
132	Wake Forest University	Winston-Salem	$67,642	$67,642	22%
133	Duke University	Durham	$68,758	$68,758	6%
134	Leons Beauty School Inc	Greensboro	N/A	N/A	N/A
135	College of Wilmington	Wilmington	N/A	N/A	N/A
136	Paul Mitchell the School-Fayetteville	Fayetteville	N/A	N/A	N/A
137	Watts College of Nursing	Durham	N/A	N/A	N/A
138	Winston Salem Barber School	Winston-Salem	N/A	N/A	N/A
139	Pinnacle Institute of Cosmetology	Mooresville	N/A	N/A	N/A
140	Gwinnett College	Raleigh	N/A	N/A	N/A
141	Universal Technical Institute-Mooresville	Mooresville	N/A	N/A	N/A
142	Hood Theological Seminary	Salisbury	N/A	N/A	N/A
143	Paul Mitchell the School-Charlotte	Charlotte	N/A	N/A	N/A
144	Empire Beauty School-Concord	Concord	N/A	N/A	N/A
145	Aveda Institute-Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill	N/A	N/A	N/A
146	Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts	Asheville	N/A	N/A	N/A
147	Center for Massage	Asheville	N/A	N/A	N/A
148	Miller-Motte College-Raleigh	Raleigh	N/A	N/A	N/A
149	Miller-Motte College-Fayetteville	Fayetteville	N/A	N/A	N/A
150	Empire Beauty School-Charlotte	Charlotte	N/A	N/A	N/A
151	Empire Beauty School-Winston-Salem	Winston-Salem	N/A	N/A	N/A
152	Empire Beauty School-Pineville	Charlotte	N/A	N/A	N/A
153	Carolina College of Hair Design Inc	Asheville	N/A	N/A	N/A
154	Miller-Motte College-Jacksonville	Jacksonville	N/A	N/A	N/A
155	Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine	Sugar Grove	N/A	N/A	N/A
156	Shepherds Theological Seminary	Cary	N/A	N/A	N/A
157	Paul Mitchell the School-Raleigh	Raleigh	N/A	N/A	N/A
158	Empire Beauty School-West Greensboro	Greensboro	N/A	N/A	N/A
159	MyComputerCareer at Raleigh	Raleigh	N/A	N/A	N/A
160	Alexander Paul Institute of Hair Design	Greenville	N/A	N/A	N/A
161	Beyond Measure Barbering Institute	Mebane	N/A	N/A	N/A
162	Bull City Durham Beauty and Barber College	Durham	N/A	N/A	N/A
163	No Grease Barber School	Charlotte	N/A	N/A	N/A
164	One Stop Academy	Fayetteville	N/A	N/A	N/A
165	Circle of Love Academy	Dudley	N/A	N/A	N/A
166	Dooby Shop School of Cosmetology	Charlotte	N/A	N/A	N/A
167	Winston - Salem Barber School - Satellite	Greensboro	N/A	N/A	N/A
168	Union Presbyterian Seminary-Charlotte	Charlotte	N/A	N/A	N/A

College Tuition in North Carolina (2026)

North Carolina vs. National Average