North Carolina Average Net Price Ranking

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 $32,205 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.

North Carolina's Most Expensive Colleges by Average Net Price

Average Net Price	College	Discount from List Price
$32,205 Average Net Price	1) Elon University Elon, Private Not For Profit	32%
$31,683 Average Net Price	2) South College Asheville Asheville, Private For Profit	2%
$27,654 Average Net Price	3) Saint Augustines College Raleigh, Private Not For Profit	-2%
$26,865 Average Net Price	4) Campbell University Buies Creek, Private Not For Profit	39%
$25,826 Average Net Price	5) Wake Forest University Winston Salem, Private Not For Profit	61%
$25,819 Average Net Price	6) Living Arts College Raleigh, Private For Profit	1%
$25,738 Average Net Price	7) Guilford College Greensboro, Private Not For Profit	46%
$24,929 Average Net Price	8) Queens University of Charlotte Charlotte, Private Not For Profit	46%
$24,830 Average Net Price	9) Johnson & Wales University Charlotte Charlotte, Private Not For Profit	46%
$23,675 Average Net Price	10) New Life Theological Seminary Charlotte, Private Not For Profit	-15%
$23,617 Average Net Price	11) Warren Wilson College Swannanoa, Private Not For Profit	49%
$23,442 Average Net Price	12) St. Andrews University Laurinburg, Private Not For Profit	38%
$23,158 Average Net Price	13) Belmont Abbey College Belmont, Private Not For Profit	23%
$22,988 Average Net Price	14) Gardner Webb University Boiling Springs, Private Not For Profit	46%
$22,642 Average Net Price	15) Meredith College Raleigh, Private Not For Profit	52%
$22,457 Average Net Price	16) Davidson College Davidson, Private Not For Profit	65%
$21,764 Average Net Price	17) Duke University Durham, Private Not For Profit	69%
$21,704 Average Net Price	18) Greensboro College Greensboro, Private Not For Profit	47%
$21,505 Average Net Price	19) Bennett College for Women Greensboro, Private Not For Profit	23%
$21,487 Average Net Price	20) Methodist University Fayetteville, Private Not For Profit	54%
$21,291 Average Net Price	21) Miller Motte College Wilmington Wilmington, Private For Profit	-2%
$21,057 Average Net Price	22) Lees McRae College Banner Elk, Private Not For Profit	44%
$20,417 Average Net Price	23) Brevard College Brevard, Private Not For Profit	49%
$20,199 Average Net Price	24) Barton College Wilson, Private Not For Profit	51%
$19,665 Average Net Price	25) Catawba College Salisbury, Private Not For Profit	53%
$19,369 Average Net Price	26) Lenoir Rhyne University Hickory, Private Not For Profit	60%
$19,342 Average Net Price	27) Shaw University Raleigh, Private Not For Profit	25%
$19,317 Average Net Price	28) North Carolina Wesleyan College Rocky Mount, Private Not For Profit	52%
$19,032 Average Net Price	29) Johnson C Smith University Charlotte, Private Not For Profit	30%
$18,872 Average Net Price	30) University of Phoenix Raleigh Campus Raleigh, Private For Profit	-15%
$18,769 Average Net Price	31) William Peace University Raleigh, Private Not For Profit	52%
$18,394 Average Net Price	32) Montreat College Montreat, Private Not For Profit	49%
$17,975 Average Net Price	33) University of Phoenix Charlotte Campus Charlotte, Private For Profit	-9%
$17,714 Average Net Price	34) Wingate University Wingate, Private Not For Profit	60%
$17,657 Average Net Price	35) Mars Hill University Mars Hill, Private Not For Profit	58%
$17,611 Average Net Price	36) Pfeiffer University Misenheimer, Private Not For Profit	58%
$16,657 Average Net Price	37) Mid Atlantic Christian University Elizabeth City, Private Not For Profit	30%
$15,812 Average Net Price	38) Livingstone College Salisbury, Private Not For Profit	38%
$15,702 Average Net Price	39) Chowan University Murfreesboro, Private Not For Profit	55%
$15,497 Average Net Price	40) Salem College Winston Salem, Private Not For Profit	63%
$15,119 Average Net Price	41) Piedmont International University Winston Salem, Private Not For Profit	9%
$14,418 Average Net Price	42) University of North Carolina at Wilmington Wilmington, Public Not For Profit	23%
$13,938 Average Net Price	43) Laurel University High Point, Private Not For Profit	41%
$13,579 Average Net Price	44) North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, Public Not For Profit	35%
$13,329 Average Net Price	45) Cabarrus College of Health Sciences Concord, Private Not For Profit	44%
$12,916 Average Net Price	46) Western Carolina University Cullowhee, Public Not For Profit	31%
$12,908 Average Net Price	47) East Carolina University Greenville, Public Not For Profit	29%
$12,245 Average Net Price	48) Mount Olive College Mount Olive, Private Not For Profit	58%
$12,040 Average Net Price	49) University of North Carolina at Asheville Asheville, Public Not For Profit	31%
$11,959 Average Net Price	50) University of North Carolina School of the Arts Winston-Salem, Public Not For Profit	39%
$11,508 Average Net Price	51) Appalachian State University Boone, Public Not For Profit	29%
$10,936 Average Net Price	52) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, Public Not For Profit	51%
$10,686 Average Net Price	53) University of North Carolina at Pembroke Pembroke, Public Not For Profit	35%
$10,655 Average Net Price	54) Heritage Bible College Dunn, Private Not For Profit	22%
$10,196 Average Net Price	55) University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, Public Not For Profit	50%
$10,145 Average Net Price	56) North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, Public Not For Profit	34%
$10,076 Average Net Price	57) University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, Public Not For Profit	45%
$9,701 Average Net Price	58) North Carolina Central University Durham, Public Not For Profit	45%
$9,160 Average Net Price	59) Apex School of Theology Durham, Private Not For Profit	57%
$7,737 Average Net Price	60) Winston Salem State University Winston-Salem, Public Not For Profit	55%
$6,848 Average Net Price	61) Fayetteville State University Fayetteville, Public Not For Profit	52%
$2,490 Average Net Price	62) Elizabeth City State University Elizabeth City, Public Not For Profit	81%
$1,157 Average Net Price	63) Grace College of Divinity Fayetteville, Private Not For Profit	92%
$838 Average Net Price	64) Carolina Bible College Fayetteville, Private Not For Profit	95%

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