The Most Expensive Colleges in North Carolina by Average Net Price for 2021
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 $36,564 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 |
$36,564 | 27% |
#2 Methodist UniversityFayetteville, Private Not For Profit |
$32,578 | 33% |
#3 South College AshevilleAsheville, Private For Profit |
$31,683 | 2% |
#4 Davidson CollegeDavidson, Private Not For Profit |
$27,714 | 60% |
#5 Meredith CollegeRaleigh, Private Not For Profit |
$26,958 | 47% |
#6 William Peace UniversityRaleigh, Private Not For Profit |
$24,984 | 42% |
#7 Living Arts CollegeRaleigh, Private For Profit |
$24,974 | 6% |
#8 Warren Wilson CollegeSwannanoa, Private Not For Profit |
$24,959 | 50% |
#9 Wake Forest UniversityWinston Salem, Private Not For Profit |
$24,800 | 66% |
#10 Brevard CollegeBrevard, Private Not For Profit |
$24,433 | 41% |
#11 Barton CollegeWilson, Private Not For Profit |
$24,419 | 44% |
#12 Duke UniversityDurham, Private Not For Profit |
$24,386 | 68% |
#13 Queens University of CharlotteCharlotte, Private Not For Profit |
$24,286 | 50% |
#14 Johnson & Wales University CharlotteCharlotte, Private Not For Profit |
$24,030 | 51% |
#15 Campbell UniversityBuies Creek, Private Not For Profit |
$24,015 | 50% |
#16 Miller Motte College WilmingtonWilmington, Private For Profit |
$23,852 | -14% |
#17 Guilford CollegeGreensboro, Private Not For Profit |
$23,738 | 54% |
#18 Montreat CollegeMontreat, Private Not For Profit |
$23,142 | 39% |
#19 St. Andrews UniversityLaurinburg, Private Not For Profit |
$22,699 | 43% |
#20 Lees McRae CollegeBanner Elk, Private Not For Profit |
$22,357 | 42% |
#21 Pfeiffer UniversityMisenheimer, Private Not For Profit |
$22,340 | 49% |
#22 Belmont Abbey CollegeBelmont, Private Not For Profit |
$21,817 | 27% |
#23 Gardner Webb UniversityBoiling Springs, Private Not For Profit |
$21,217 | 52% |
#24 Mid Atlantic Christian UniversityElizabeth City, Private Not For Profit |
$20,557 | 20% |
#25 Carolina Bible CollegeFayetteville, Private Not For Profit |
$20,124 | -12% |
#26 Greensboro CollegeGreensboro, Private Not For Profit |
$19,483 | 37% |
#27 Laurel UniversityHigh Point, Private Not For Profit |
$19,269 | 18% |
#28 Wingate UniversityWingate, Private Not For Profit |
$19,155 | 60% |
#29 Lenoir Rhyne UniversityHickory, Private Not For Profit |
$19,034 | 63% |
#30 University of Phoenix Raleigh CampusRaleigh, Private For Profit |
$18,872 | -15% |
#31 Shaw UniversityRaleigh, Private Not For Profit |
$18,846 | 28% |
#32 Johnson C Smith UniversityCharlotte, Private Not For Profit |
$18,655 | 31% |
#33 Salem CollegeWinston Salem, Private Not For Profit |
$18,428 | 57% |
#34 Catawba CollegeSalisbury, Private Not For Profit |
$18,205 | 57% |
#35 University of North Carolina at WilmingtonWilmington, Public Not For Profit |
$17,981 | 6% |
#36 University of Phoenix Charlotte CampusCharlotte, Private For Profit |
$17,975 | -9% |
#37 Saint Augustines CollegeRaleigh, Private Not For Profit |
$17,898 | 33% |
#38 Livingstone CollegeSalisbury, Private Not For Profit |
$17,711 | 33% |
#39 Chowan UniversityMurfreesboro, Private Not For Profit |
$17,599 | 51% |
#40 Mount Olive CollegeMount Olive, Private Not For Profit |
$16,670 | 47% |
#41 North Carolina Wesleyan CollegeRocky Mount, Private Not For Profit |
$15,437 | 64% |
#42 Cabarrus College of Health SciencesConcord, Private Not For Profit |
$15,200 | 39% |
#43 University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, Public Not For Profit |
$15,200 | 29% |
#44 Piedmont International UniversityWinston Salem, Private Not For Profit |
$15,119 | 9% |
#45 Mars Hill UniversityMars Hill, Private Not For Profit |
$14,967 | 66% |
#46 North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, Public Not For Profit |
$14,958 | 31% |
#47 North Carolina Central UniversityDurham, Public Not For Profit |
$13,755 | 25% |
#48 East Carolina UniversityGreenville, Public Not For Profit |
$13,635 | 27% |
#49 University of North Carolina at AshevilleAsheville, Public Not For Profit |
$13,388 | 26% |
#50 Western Carolina UniversityCullowhee, Public Not For Profit |
$12,965 | 19% |
#51 University of North Carolina School of the ArtsWinston-Salem, Public Not For Profit |
$12,579 | 37% |
#52 Winston Salem State UniversityWinston-Salem, Public Not For Profit |
$11,783 | 34% |
#53 University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, Public Not For Profit |
$11,108 | 37% |
#54 Apex School of TheologyDurham, Private Not For Profit |
$10,745 | 54% |
#55 Appalachian State UniversityBoone, Public Not For Profit |
$10,525 | 38% |
#56 Bennett College for WomenGreensboro, Private Not For Profit |
$10,267 | 63% |
#57 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, Public Not For Profit |
$10,085 | 53% |
#58 University of North Carolina at PembrokePembroke, Public Not For Profit |
$9,888 | 29% |
#59 North Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboro, Public Not For Profit |
$9,097 | 44% |
#60 Grace College of DivinityFayetteville, Private Not For Profit |
$8,163 | 48% |
#61 Carolina Christian CollegeWinston Salem, Private Not For Profit |
$6,885 | 52% |
#62 Fayetteville State UniversityFayetteville, Public Not For Profit |
$5,587 | 63% |
#63 Elizabeth City State UniversityElizabeth City, Public Not For Profit |
$2,465 | 80% |