The Cheapest Colleges in North Carolina by Average Net Price for 2022
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 $3,270 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 2019/2020 academic year.
| College | Net Price | Discount |
|---|---|---|
#21 Livingstone CollegeSalisbury, Private Not For Profit |
$16,016 | 39% |
#22 University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, Public Not For Profit |
$16,029 | 24% |
#23 North Carolina Wesleyan CollegeRocky Mount, Private Not For Profit |
$16,772 | 62% |
#24 Chowan UniversityMurfreesboro, Private Not For Profit |
$16,784 | 54% |
#25 Carolina Bible CollegeFayetteville, Private Not For Profit |
$17,262 | -6% |
#26 Greensboro CollegeGreensboro, Private Not For Profit |
$17,783 | 43% |
#27 Shaw UniversityRaleigh, Private Not For Profit |
$17,785 | 32% |
#28 University of North Carolina at WilmingtonWilmington, Public Not For Profit |
$17,946 | 9% |
#29 University of Phoenix Charlotte CampusCharlotte, Private For Profit |
$17,975 | -9% |
#30 Mars Hill UniversityMars Hill, Private Not For Profit |
$18,195 | 60% |
#31 Catawba CollegeSalisbury, Private Not For Profit |
$18,657 | 57% |
#32 Saint Augustines CollegeRaleigh, Private Not For Profit |
$18,662 | 28% |
#33 Lenoir Rhyne UniversityHickory, Private Not For Profit |
$18,814 | 65% |
#34 University of Phoenix Raleigh CampusRaleigh, Private For Profit |
$18,872 | -15% |
#35 Salem CollegeWinston Salem, Private Not For Profit |
$19,128 | 57% |
#36 Laurel UniversityHigh Point, Private Not For Profit |
$19,269 | 18% |
#37 Bennett College for WomenGreensboro, Private Not For Profit |
$20,062 | 28% |
#38 Gardner Webb UniversityBoiling Springs, Private Not For Profit |
$20,363 | 54% |
#39 Johnson C Smith UniversityCharlotte, Private Not For Profit |
$20,468 | 24% |
#40 Wingate UniversityWingate, Private Not For Profit |
$20,594 | 59% |