The Best Value Colleges in North Carolina by Academic Quality per Dollar for 2021
These are the North Carolina schools which appear on CollegeCalc's Best Value Colleges in America ranking and represent the colleges providing the finest education balanced against an affordable average net price. The best value in North Carolina ranking goes to University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a 88th percentile national academic rank for a comparatively affordable $10,085 average net price.
Academic Rating is a CollegeCalc rating of a college's overall academics and effectiveness. The score ranges from zero to one hundred, with fifty being the median for all eligible colleges. Dollar value is a measure of a school's academic rating compared with the average price paid by students. Colleges which are ranked "n/a" didn't report sufficient data to formulate a score. Learn more about our rating methodology.
All price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's 2019/2020 IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2019/2020 academic year.
| College | Net Price | Rating | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
#1 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, Public Not For Profit |
$10,085 | 88 | 99 |
#2 Duke UniversityDurham, Private Not For Profit |
$24,386 | 99 | 98 |
#3 Davidson CollegeDavidson, Private Not For Profit |
$27,714 | 93 | 96 |
#4 North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, Public Not For Profit |
$14,958 | 79 | 92 |
#5 Elon UniversityElon, Private Not For Profit |
$36,564 | 76 | 40 |