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 |
|---|---|---|
#21 Belmont Abbey CollegeBelmont, Private Not For Profit |
$22,333 | 28% |
#22 Pfeiffer UniversityMisenheimer, Private Not For Profit |
$22,121 | 52% |
#23 Mid Atlantic Christian UniversityElizabeth City, Private Not For Profit |
$21,276 | 21% |
#24 Wingate UniversityWingate, Private Not For Profit |
$20,594 | 60% |
#25 Johnson C Smith UniversityCharlotte, Private Not For Profit |
$20,468 | 26% |
#26 Gardner Webb UniversityBoiling Springs, Private Not For Profit |
$20,363 | 54% |
#27 Bennett College for WomenGreensboro, Private Not For Profit |
$20,062 | 30% |
#28 Laurel UniversityHigh Point, Private Not For Profit |
$19,269 | 18% |
#29 Salem CollegeWinston Salem, Private Not For Profit |
$19,128 | 57% |
#30 University of Phoenix Raleigh CampusRaleigh, Private For Profit |
$18,872 | -15% |
#31 Lenoir Rhyne UniversityHickory, Private Not For Profit |
$18,814 | 66% |
#32 Saint Augustines CollegeRaleigh, Private Not For Profit |
$18,662 | 30% |
#33 Catawba CollegeSalisbury, Private Not For Profit |
$18,657 | 58% |
#34 Mars Hill UniversityMars Hill, Private Not For Profit |
$18,195 | 60% |
#35 University of Phoenix Charlotte CampusCharlotte, Private For Profit |
$17,975 | -9% |
#36 University of North Carolina at WilmingtonWilmington, Public Not For Profit |
$17,946 | 9% |
#37 Shaw UniversityRaleigh, Private Not For Profit |
$17,785 | 32% |
#38 Greensboro CollegeGreensboro, Private Not For Profit |
$17,783 | 44% |
#39 Carolina Bible CollegeFayetteville, Private Not For Profit |
$17,262 | -5% |
#40 Chowan UniversityMurfreesboro, Private Not For Profit |
$16,784 | 54% |