North Carolina College Costs

College Costs
& Statistical Information

Studies show the more you learn, the more you earn

Costs in Effect as of Fall 2007 Unless Otherwise Noted

Public 4-Year Colleges
Private 4-Year Colleges
Public 2-Year Colleges
Private 2-Year Colleges
Bible Colleges and Theological Seminaries

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College Name	In-State Tuition & Fees	Room & Board	Average Combined SAT	% in Top 40%	Total Student Enrollment
Appalachian State University	$4,082	$4,960	1129	75%	15,117
East Carolina University	$4,218	$7,450	1015	63%	24,351
Elizabeth City State University	$2,765	$6,192	835	37%	2,681
Fayetteville State University	$2,843	$4,570	857	40%	6,301
North Carolina A&T State University	$3,500	$6,686	883	41%	11,098
North Carolina Central University	$4,182	$5,358	860	36%	8,675
North Carolina School of the Arts	$4,680	$6,139	1094	54%	845
North Carolina State University	$5,117	$7,040	1177	95%	31,130
University of North Carolina-Asheville	$3,882	$5,880	1160	86%	3,639
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill	$4,877	$7,736	1292	98%	27,717
University of North Carolina-Charlotte	$3,842	$5,980	1064	79%	21,519
University of North Carolina-Greensboro	$3,763	$5,592	1044	72%	16,872
University of North Carolina-Pembroke	$3,302	$5,517	939	50%	5,827
University of North Carolina-Wilmington	$4,082	$6,777	1149	84%	12,098
Western Carolina University	$3,624	$5,210	1022	50%	8,861
Winston-Salem State University	$3,109	$5,476	892	44%	5,650

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Private 4-Year Colleges

College Name	In-State Tuition & Fees	Room & Board	Average Combined SAT	% in Top 40%	Total Student Enrollment
Barton College	$17,654	$6,264	963	61%	1,189
Belmont Abbey College	$17,728	$9,430	1021	52%	887
Bennett College	$14,150	$6,258	799	24%	572
Brevard College	$17,220	$7,200	988	DNA	597
Cabarrus College	$7,950	NA	983	70%	308
Campbell University	$17,116	$5,740	1075	97%	6,669
Catawba College	$19,690	$6,570	1043	52%	1,288
Chowan University	$16,040	$6,800	865	44%	796
Davidson College	$30,194	$8,590	1343	98%	1,683
Duke University	$35,512	$9,609	DNA	99%	12,824
Elon University	$20,441	$7,584	1217	83%	4,956
Gardner-Webb University	$17,410	$5,740	998	63%	3,776
Greensboro College	$19,470	$7,400	DNA	38%	1,230
Guilford College	$23,420	$6,690	1131	71%	2,682
High Point University	$18,130	$7,390	1004	51%	2,753
Johnson & Wales University	$20,826	$8,295	DNA	DNA	2,156
Johnson C. Smith University	$15,004	$5,840	911	DNA	1,404
Lees-McRae College	$18,000	$6,000	970	44%	875
Lenoir-Rhyne College	$20,180	$7,130	1015	71%	1,561
Livingstone College	$12,174	$5,641	744	21%	895
Mars Hill College	$17,950	$6,428	969	49%	1,308
Meredith College	$21,200	$5,940	1048	73%	2,168
Methodist University	$19,030	$7,170	995	55%	2,147
Montreat College	$16,182	$5,458	979	39%	1,055
Mount Olive College	$12,620	$4,950	910	57%	2,830
North Carolina Wesleyan College	$17,600	$6,800	910	DNA	1,752
Peace College	$20,796	$7,230	933	62%	668
Pfeiffer University	$16,450	$6,650	969	50%	2,150
Queens University	$19,450	$6,980	1039	15%	2,113
St. Andrews College	$17,162	$7,540	1008	54%	781
Saint Augustine's College	$12,456	$6,372	DNA	DNA	1,163
Salem College	$18,164	$9,551	1131	79%	1,109
Shaw University	$10,020	$6,410	762	22%	2,762
Wake Forest University	$32,140	$9,240	1314	97%	6,716
Warren Wilson College	$20,126	$6,000	1168	58%	901
Wingate University	$17,650	$6,750	DNA	59%	1,632

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Public 2-Year Colleges

College Name	In-State Tuition & Fees	Total Student Enrollment
Alamance Community College	$1,294	4,566
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College	$1,291	6,341
Beaufort County Community College	$1,328	1,197
Bladen Community College	$1,337	1,360
Blue Ridge Community College	$1,334	2,046
Brunswick Community College	$1,337	1,005
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute	$1,296	3,845
Cape Fear Community College	$1,334	7,025
Carteret Community College	$1,315	1,580
Catawba Valley Community College	$1,264	4,771
Central Carolina Community College	$1,332	4,866
Central Piedmont Community College	$1,434	15,979
Cleveland Community College	$1,302	3,366
Coastal Carolina Community College	$1,294	4,125
College of the Albemarle	$1,334	2,021
Craven Community College	$1,334	3,157
Davidson County Community College	$1,337	2,540
Durham Technical Community College	$1,309	5,101
Edgecombe Community College	$1,336	2,082
Fayetteville Technical Community College	$1,324	9,794
Forsyth Technical Community College	$1,324	6,126
Gaston College	$1,375	4,588
Guilford Technical Community College	$1,369	9,850
Halifax Community College	$1,344	1,395
Haywood Community College	$1,319	2,231
Isothermal Community College	$1,292	2,045
James Sprunt Community College	$1,334	1,159
Johnston Community College	$1,334	2,601
Lenoir Community College	$1,339	2,463
Martin Community College	$1,264	871
Mayland Community College	$1,292	1,531
McDowell Technical Community College	$1,314	1,207
Mitchell Community College	$1,326	2,442
Montgomery Community College	$1,321	963
Nash Community College	$1,328	1,923
Pamlico Community College	$1,299	420
Piedmont Community College	$1,297	2,370
Pitt Community College	$1,346	6,239
Randolph Community College	$1,328	2,318
Richmond Community College	$1,302	1,435
Roanoke-Chowan Community College	$1,334	936
Robeson Community College	$1,324	2,040
Rockingham Community College	$1,353	2,036
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College	$1,328	4,880
Sampson Community College	$1,333	1,386
Sandhills Community College	$1,334	3,553
South Piedmont Community College	$1,319	2,000
Southeastern Community College	$1,325	1,890
Southwestern Community College	$1,329	2,012
Stanly Community College	$1,354	2,198
Surry Community College	$1,333	2,901
Tri-County Community College	$1,323	1,032
Vance-Granville Community College	$1,302	3,932
Wake Technical Community College	$1,292	11,157
Wayne Community College	$1,296	3,221
Western Piedmont Community College	$1,291	2,664
Wilkes Community College	$1,319	2,288
Wilson Technical Community College	$1,302	1,704

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Private 2-Year Colleges

College Name	In-State Tuition & Fees	Room & Board	Average Combined SAT	% in Top 40%	Total Student Enrollment
Louisburg College	$11,475	$6,800	801	DNA	733

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Bible Colleges and Theological Seminaries

College Name	In-State Tuition & Fees	Room & Board	Average Combined SAT	% in Top 40%	Total Student Enrollment
Carolina Christian College (formerly Winston-Salem Bible College)	$3,260	$4,800*	DNA	DNA	DNA
Heritage Bible College	$4,200	$2,400	DNA	DNA	114
John Wesley College	$5,103	$2,190*	DNA	DNA	139
Piedmont Baptist College	$9,900	$5,050	DNA	DNA	347
Roanoke Bible College	$8,930	$5,160	912	52%	156
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA	DNA

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Tuition and fees are either from the 2006-2007 academic year or are projected costs for Fall 2007 - Spring 2008 taken from individual college web sites. In-state tuition and required fees are for two semesters. Other fees may apply.

Most room and board costs include double occupancy with 19–21 meals per week.

All costs are subject to change; data provided here are for estimate purposes only.

All other data are from the 2006-2007 academic year unless otherwise noted.

* = Room only, Carolina Christian College and John Wesley College.
DNA = Data not available.
NA = Not applicable.

Source: Taken from Tables 2, 6, 49, 55, 56, 57, and 58 of the Statistical Abstract of Higher Education in North Carolina, 2006-07, published annually by the UNC-GA Program Assessment and Public Service Division (data as of June 2007).

For more information on private colleges and universities, see North Carolina's Independent Colleges and Universities 2006-2007 Handbook, published annually by NCICU.

This page last updated 10/17/07.