Colleges in North Carolina and what each costs

53 colleges, biggest first. The cost is one year in 2026-27: tuition and fees (in-state for public colleges), books, room and board, and other costs. Click a college to see how many years your 529 pays for.

College	City	Type	One year, 2026-27
NC State cost of attendance	Raleigh	Public, 4-year	$28,086
UNC Charlotte cost of attendance	Charlotte	Public, 4-year	$27,426
UNC cost of attendance	Chapel Hill	Public, 4-year	$28,598
ECU cost of attendance	Greenville	Public, 4-year	$26,726
App State cost of attendance	Boone	Public, 4-year	$25,253
UNCW cost of attendance	Wilmington	Public, 4-year	$30,045
UNCG cost of attendance	Greensboro	Public, 4-year	$24,995
NC A&T cost of attendance	Greensboro	Public, 4-year	$22,486
Western Carolina cost of attendance	Cullowhee	Public, 4-year	$23,053
Elon University cost of attendance	Elon	Private, 4-year	$69,840
Duke University cost of attendance	Durham	Private, 4-year	$98,727
North Carolina Central University cost of attendance	Durham	Public, 4-year	$30,601
Fayetteville State University cost of attendance	Fayetteville	Public, 4-year	$20,399
Wake Forest University cost of attendance	Winston-Salem	Private, 4-year	$97,371
University of North Carolina at Pembroke cost of attendance	Pembroke	Public, 4-year	$21,882
High Point University cost of attendance	High Point	Private, 4-year	$74,562
Winston-Salem State University cost of attendance	Winston-Salem	Public, 4-year	$24,745
University of North Carolina Asheville cost of attendance	Asheville	Public, 4-year	$26,901
Campbell University cost of attendance	Buies Creek	Private, 4-year	$68,099
Wingate University cost of attendance	Wingate	Private, 4-year	$64,007
Elizabeth City State University cost of attendance	Elizabeth City	Public, 4-year	$21,458
Davidson College cost of attendance	Davidson	Private, 4-year	$93,240
Gardner-Webb University cost of attendance	Boiling Springs	Private, 4-year	$55,795
University of Mount Olive cost of attendance	Mount Olive	Private, 4-year	$46,659
Methodist University cost of attendance	Fayetteville	Private, 4-year	$63,628
Lenoir-Rhyne University cost of attendance	Hickory	Private, 4-year	$52,747
Belmont Abbey College cost of attendance	Belmont	Private, 4-year	$40,504
Johnson C Smith University cost of attendance	Charlotte	Private, 4-year	$38,904
Catawba College cost of attendance	Salisbury	Private, 4-year	$56,228
North Carolina Wesleyan University cost of attendance	Rocky Mount	Private, 4-year	$55,480
Queens University of Charlotte cost of attendance	Charlotte	Private, 4-year	$75,744
Meredith College cost of attendance	Raleigh	Private, 4-year	$67,648
Johnson & Wales University, Charlotte cost of attendance	Charlotte	Private, 2-year	$64,687
Guilford College cost of attendance	Greensboro	Private, 4-year	$60,905
Barton College cost of attendance	Wilson	Private, 4-year	$59,527
University of North Carolina School of the Arts cost of attendance	Winston Salem	Public, 4-year	$28,112
Livingstone College cost of attendance	Salisbury	Private, 4-year	$29,242
Shaw University cost of attendance	Raleigh	Private, 4-year	$35,769
Lees-McRae College cost of attendance	Banner Elk	Private, 4-year	$58,282
Brevard College cost of attendance	Brevard	Private, 4-year	$52,479
Montreat College cost of attendance	Montreat	Private, 4-year	$53,414
Greensboro College cost of attendance	Greensboro	Private, 4-year	$41,260
Warren Wilson College cost of attendance	Swannanoa	Private, 4-year	$47,949
William Peace University cost of attendance	Raleigh	Private, 4-year	$53,730
Pfeiffer University cost of attendance	Misenheimer	Private, 4-year	$57,793
Chowan University cost of attendance	Murfreesboro	Private, 4-year	$43,397
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary cost of attendance	Wake Forest	Private, 4-year	$24,337
Carolina University cost of attendance	Winston-Salem	Private, 4-year	$39,938
Salem College cost of attendance	Winston-Salem	Private, 4-year	$58,620
Bennett College cost of attendance	Greensboro	Private, 4-year	$45,061
Mid-Atlantic Christian University cost of attendance	Elizabeth City	Private, 4-year	$36,813
Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible College cost of attendance	Wendell	Private, 4-year	$25,681
Carolina Christian College cost of attendance	Winston Salem	Private, 4-year	$36,166

2026-27 is our estimate: the 2025-26 prices each college reported to the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard), plus 3%.

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