The Cheapest Colleges in North Carolina by Average Net Price for 2021
The lowest 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. Elizabeth City State University leads the list with a $2,465 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 2018/2019 academic year.
| College | Net Price | Discount |
|---|---|---|
#1 Elizabeth City State UniversityElizabeth City, Public Not For Profit |
$2,465 | 80% |
#2 Fayetteville State UniversityFayetteville, Public Not For Profit |
$5,587 | 63% |
#3 Carolina Christian CollegeWinston Salem, Private Not For Profit |
$6,885 | 52% |
#4 Grace College of DivinityFayetteville, Private Not For Profit |
$8,163 | 48% |
#5 North Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboro, Public Not For Profit |
$9,097 | 44% |
#6 University of North Carolina at PembrokePembroke, Public Not For Profit |
$9,888 | 29% |
#7 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, Public Not For Profit |
$10,085 | 53% |
#8 Bennett College for WomenGreensboro, Private Not For Profit |
$10,267 | 63% |
#9 Appalachian State UniversityBoone, Public Not For Profit |
$10,525 | 38% |
#10 Apex School of TheologyDurham, Private Not For Profit |
$10,745 | 54% |
#11 University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, Public Not For Profit |
$11,108 | 37% |
#12 Winston Salem State UniversityWinston-Salem, Public Not For Profit |
$11,783 | 34% |
#13 University of North Carolina School of the ArtsWinston-Salem, Public Not For Profit |
$12,579 | 37% |
#14 Western Carolina UniversityCullowhee, Public Not For Profit |
$12,965 | 19% |
#15 University of North Carolina at AshevilleAsheville, Public Not For Profit |
$13,388 | 26% |
#16 East Carolina UniversityGreenville, Public Not For Profit |
$13,635 | 27% |
#17 North Carolina Central UniversityDurham, Public Not For Profit |
$13,755 | 25% |
#18 North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, Public Not For Profit |
$14,958 | 31% |
#19 Mars Hill UniversityMars Hill, Private Not For Profit |
$14,967 | 66% |
#20 Piedmont International UniversityWinston Salem, Private Not For Profit |
$15,119 | 9% |