The Most Expensive Colleges in North Carolina by Average Net Price for 2023
The highest net price colleges in North Carolina are ranked by the average net price paid. Net price is the average cost paid as determined by tuition minus scholarship and grant financial aid and grant financial aid and may be a more accurate estimation of real life costs than published tuition. Discount from list price represents the effective percent discount from published costs that students averaged. Please note that net price varies on a student by student basis based on finanical situation and no financial aid is guaranteed. Elon University leads the list with a $39,401 average annual net price paid in 2014-2015.
Net price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2014-2015 academic year.
| College | Net Price | Discount |
|---|---|---|
#1 Elon UniversityElon, Private Not For Profit |
$39,401 | 26% |
#2 Methodist UniversityFayetteville, Private Not For Profit |
$31,730 | 38% |
#3 South College AshevilleAsheville, Private For Profit |
$31,683 | 2% |
#4 Davidson CollegeDavidson, Private Not For Profit |
$28,615 | 60% |
#5 Duke UniversityDurham, Private Not For Profit |
$26,932 | 65% |
#6 Miller Motte College WilmingtonWilmington, Private For Profit |
$26,756 | -28% |
#7 Johnson & Wales University CharlotteCharlotte, Private Not For Profit |
$26,732 | 49% |
#8 Wake Forest UniversityWinston Salem, Private Not For Profit |
$26,324 | 66% |
#9 Campbell UniversityBuies Creek, Private Not For Profit |
$26,299 | 50% |
#10 William Peace UniversityRaleigh, Private Not For Profit |
$25,841 | 42% |
#11 Queens University of CharlotteCharlotte, Private Not For Profit |
$25,756 | 52% |
#12 Warren Wilson CollegeSwannanoa, Private Not For Profit |
$25,718 | 50% |
#13 Meredith CollegeRaleigh, Private Not For Profit |
$25,357 | 53% |
#14 Guilford CollegeGreensboro, Private Not For Profit |
$24,640 | 55% |
#15 St. Andrews UniversityLaurinburg, Private Not For Profit |
$24,546 | 43% |
#16 Lees McRae CollegeBanner Elk, Private Not For Profit |
$24,390 | 40% |
#17 Barton CollegeWilson, Private Not For Profit |
$24,111 | 46% |
#18 Living Arts CollegeRaleigh, Private For Profit |
$24,089 | 10% |
#19 Montreat CollegeMontreat, Private Not For Profit |
$23,906 | 41% |
#20 Brevard CollegeBrevard, Private Not For Profit |
$23,001 | 46% |