State cost ranking · DOE College Scorecard
Cheapest Colleges in North Carolina
According to U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard data, 145 North Carolina colleges ranked by average net price, what students actually paid after grant and scholarship aid, not the published sticker price.
- Aid covers full cost
- Cheapest net price
- $14,086
- North Carolina median
- 145
- Schools ranked
Data updated June 2026 · IPEDS 2022–23 vintage
The list in one line
Wilkes Community College has the lowest average net price in North Carolina at Aid covers full cost, and the state's median net price is 18% below the $17,083 national median across 4,942 schools.
- Aid covers full cost
- cheapest ranked net price
- $14,086
- North Carolina median net price
- 73 public / 72 private
- schools in this ranking
- $12,172
- avg net price, <$30K income families
Average net price is the institution-reported average amount students actually paid after all grant and scholarship aid, not counting loans that must be repaid. A very low figure at a specialty or religious institution can reflect a narrow enrollment mix rather than typical affordability, check the sector label and enrollment before comparing.
Sticker tuition and real net price diverge most at Davidson College, where in-state published tuition of $64,410 falls to an average net price of $17,379 after aid, a $47,031 gap. This is the widest sticker-to-net-price gap among ranked North Carolina schools, and a reminder that published tuition alone is a poor guide to what most admitted students actually pay.
Across all 145 ranked North Carolina schools, 73 are public institutions and 72 are private (nonprofit or for-profit). Sector is shown next to every school below because a low sticker-adjacent price at a small religious, seminary, or specialty school can reflect an unusual enrollment mix rather than broad affordability, check enrollment and sector before drawing conclusions from rank alone.
Average net price also blends every income bracket into one figure, so a family's own bracket can land well above or below the number shown here. Federal reporting requires an institution to have enough surveyed aid recipients in a bracket before that bracket is published, so a very small school can show only a partial income-bracket breakdown even when its overall average net price is fully reported. Use the school's own profile page for the full income-bracket table before treating a single average as a personal cost estimate.
North Carolina's 25 cheapest colleges by real net price
| # | College | Avg net price | Net price (<$30K income) | Median debt | Median earnings, 6yr | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilkes Community College Wilkesboro, NC · Public | Aid covers full cost 101% of the leader · rank #1 | Aid covers full cost | $7,625 | $32,842 | 2,405 |
| 2 | Cleveland Community College Shelby, NC · Public | $995 98% of the leader · rank #2 | $498 | - | $30,126 | 1,890 |
| 3 | Piedmont Community College Roxboro, NC · Public | $1,095 97% of the leader · rank #3 | $2,072 | - | $30,680 | 1,250 |
| 4 | Pamlico Community College Grantsboro, NC · Public | $1,321 97% of the leader · rank #4 | $2,161 | - | $29,240 | 379 |
| 5 | Durham Technical Community College Durham, NC · Public | $1,664 96% of the leader · rank #5 | $525 | $14,750 | $31,129 | 4,354 |
| 6 | Johnston Community College Smithfield, NC · Public | $1,776 96% of the leader · rank #6 | $1,743 | - | $33,629 | 4,680 |
| 7 | James Sprunt Community College Kenansville, NC · Public | $1,863 96% of the leader · rank #7 | $376 | - | $28,126 | 1,376 |
| 8 | Rockingham Community College Wentworth, NC · Public | $2,060 95% of the leader · rank #8 | $1,161 | - | $31,431 | 1,777 |
| 9 | Wayne Community College Goldsboro, NC · Public | $2,245 95% of the leader · rank #9 | $1,371 | $6,500 | $31,900 | 2,883 |
| 10 | College of the Albemarle Elizabeth City, NC · Public | $2,253 95% of the leader · rank #10 | $398 | - | $29,939 | 2,582 |
| 11 | Martin Community College Williamston, NC · Public | $2,676 94% of the leader · rank #11 | $1,924 | - | $26,883 | 819 |
| 12 | Robeson Community College Lumberton, NC · Public | $2,892 93% of the leader · rank #12 | $2,286 | - | $24,723 | 1,989 |
| 13 | Wilson Community College Wilson, NC · Public | $3,064 93% of the leader · rank #13 | $2,584 | $10,500 | $29,332 | 1,751 |
| 14 | Sampson Community College Clinton, NC · Public | $3,108 93% of the leader · rank #14 | $2,063 | - | $27,894 | 1,680 |
| 15 | Vance-Granville Community College Henderson, NC · Public | $3,286 92% of the leader · rank #15 | $1,701 | - | $29,763 | 2,841 |
| 16 | Craven Community College New Bern, NC · Public | $3,289 92% of the leader · rank #16 | $2,428 | - | $32,904 | 2,851 |
| 17 | Nash Community College Rocky Mount, NC · Public | $3,338 92% of the leader · rank #17 | $2,138 | $11,500 | $31,132 | 2,425 |
| 18 | Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte, NC · Public | $3,345 92% of the leader · rank #18 | $3,258 | $7,925 | $32,138 | 18,446 |
| 19 | Fayetteville Technical Community College Fayetteville, NC · Public | $3,589 91% of the leader · rank #19 | $2,056 | $11,500 | $28,528 | 10,877 |
| 20 | Lenoir Community College Kinston, NC · Public | $4,127 90% of the leader · rank #20 | $3,261 | - | $27,480 | 2,387 |
| 21 | Sandhills Community College Pinehurst, NC · Public | $4,157 90% of the leader · rank #21 | $2,674 | - | $28,363 | 3,824 |
| 22 | Leons Beauty School Inc Greensboro, NC · Private for-profit | $4,799 88% of the leader · rank #22 | $4,148 | - | $21,953 | 129 |
| 23 | Surry Community College Dobson, NC · Public | $4,961 88% of the leader · rank #23 | $3,483 | - | $30,884 | 2,758 |
| 24 | Richmond Community College Hamlet, NC · Public | $5,071 88% of the leader · rank #24 | $4,289 | - | $27,720 | 2,411 |
| 25 | Southwestern Community College Sylva, NC · Public | $5,207 87% of the leader · rank #25 | $4,982 | $10,500 | $31,660 | 2,109 |
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| # | College | Avg net price | Net price (<$30K income) | Median debt | Median earnings, 6yr | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Central Carolina Community College Sanford, NC · Public | $5,446 87% of the leader · rank #26 | $4,326 | - | $29,774 | 5,574 |
| 27 | Roanoke-Chowan Community College Ahoskie, NC · Public | $5,570 87% of the leader · rank #27 | $5,690 | - | $26,139 | 591 |
| 28 | Stanly Community College Albemarle, NC · Public | $5,721 86% of the leader · rank #28 | $5,640 | - | $32,930 | 2,527 |
| 29 | Blue Ridge Community College Flat Rock, NC · Public | $5,756 86% of the leader · rank #29 | $5,723 | $12,000 | $31,807 | 2,822 |
| 30 | Mayland Community College Spruce Pine, NC · Public | $5,861 86% of the leader · rank #30 | $4,571 | - | $32,221 | 863 |
| 31 | Alamance Community College Graham, NC · Public | $6,109 85% of the leader · rank #31 | $4,914 | - | $29,841 | 3,739 |
| 32 | Elizabeth City State University Elizabeth City, NC · Public | $6,364 85% of the leader · rank #32 | $4,246 | $21,463 | $33,776 | 2,165 |
| 33 | Western Piedmont Community College Morganton, NC · Public | $6,448 84% of the leader · rank #33 | $4,471 | - | $29,913 | 1,791 |
| 34 | Mitchell Community College Statesville, NC · Public | $6,481 84% of the leader · rank #34 | $5,287 | - | $29,663 | 3,617 |
| 35 | Beaufort County Community College Washington, NC · Public | $6,500 84% of the leader · rank #35 | $5,337 | - | $27,973 | 1,785 |
| 36 | Gaston College Dallas, NC · Public | $6,592 84% of the leader · rank #36 | $5,784 | - | $31,988 | 5,871 |
| 37 | South Piedmont Community College Polkton, NC · Public | $6,675 84% of the leader · rank #37 | $4,948 | - | $31,212 | 3,548 |
| 38 | Haywood Community College Clyde, NC · Public | $6,723 84% of the leader · rank #38 | $5,638 | - | $30,792 | 1,260 |
| 39 | Randolph Community College Asheboro, NC · Public | $6,918 83% of the leader · rank #39 | $6,347 | - | $31,370 | 2,648 |
| 40 | Forsyth Technical Community College Winston-Salem, NC · Public | $7,200 83% of the leader · rank #40 | $6,292 | $10,000 | $30,285 | 8,716 |
| 41 | Pitt Community College Winterville, NC · Public | $7,337 82% of the leader · rank #41 | $6,633 | $11,977 | $29,104 | 7,371 |
| 42 | McDowell Technical Community College Marion, NC · Public | $7,784 81% of the leader · rank #42 | $7,084 | - | $33,755 | 1,203 |
| 43 | Tri-County Community College Murphy, NC · Public | $7,799 81% of the leader · rank #43 | $7,220 | - | $27,374 | 969 |
| 44 | Fayetteville State University Fayetteville, NC · Public | $7,892 81% of the leader · rank #44 | $6,233 | $22,987 | $37,831 | 6,847 |
| 45 | Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Salisbury, NC · Public | $7,981 81% of the leader · rank #45 | $6,580 | $9,458 | $30,316 | 6,862 |
| 46 | Davidson-Davie Community College Lexington, NC · Public | $8,753 79% of the leader · rank #46 | $8,564 | $10,500 | $30,183 | 3,959 |
| 47 | Wake Technical Community College Raleigh, NC · Public | $8,759 79% of the leader · rank #47 | $6,682 | $12,000 | $35,300 | 22,763 |
| 48 | Brunswick Community College Bolivia, NC · Public | $9,009 78% of the leader · rank #48 | $8,748 | - | $31,394 | 1,845 |
| 49 | Halifax Community College Weldon, NC · Public | $9,040 78% of the leader · rank #49 | $8,747 | - | $26,519 | 1,013 |
| 50 | Southeastern Community College Whiteville, NC · Public | $9,148 78% of the leader · rank #50 | $8,660 | - | $28,864 | 1,397 |
| 51 | Coastal Carolina Community College Jacksonville, NC · Public | $9,461 77% of the leader · rank #51 | $9,187 | - | $35,192 | 3,457 |
| 52 | Bladen Community College Dublin, NC · Public | $9,551 77% of the leader · rank #52 | $8,915 | - | $28,205 | 990 |
| 53 | Cape Fear Community College Wilmington, NC · Public | $9,610 77% of the leader · rank #53 | $7,221 | $9,500 | $32,234 | 14,119 |
| 54 | University of North Carolina at Pembroke Pembroke, NC · Public | $10,260 75% of the leader · rank #54 | $7,919 | $25,000 | $37,126 | 7,630 |
| 55 | Catawba Valley Community College Hickory, NC · Public | $10,528 75% of the leader · rank #55 | $9,170 | $4,938 | $32,508 | 4,413 |
| 56 | Isothermal Community College Spindale, NC · Public | $10,758 74% of the leader · rank #56 | $10,108 | - | $28,218 | 1,810 |
| 57 | Carteret Community College Morehead City, NC · Public | $10,764 74% of the leader · rank #57 | $10,411 | - | $31,047 | 1,579 |
| 58 | Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute Hudson, NC · Public | $10,810 74% of the leader · rank #58 | $8,827 | $8,750 | $30,689 | 3,764 |
| 59 | North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC · Public | $10,846 74% of the leader · rank #59 | $8,223 | $27,000 | $36,638 | 13,885 |
| 60 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC · Public | $10,965 74% of the leader · rank #60 | $7,305 | $22,858 | $39,869 | 17,743 |
| 61 | Alexander Paul Institute of Hair Design Greenville, NC · Private for-profit | $11,495 72% of the leader · rank #61 | $11,495 | $8,750 | $26,843 | 37 |
| 62 | Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Asheville, NC · Public | $11,602 72% of the leader · rank #62 | $11,491 | $15,528 | $32,630 | 6,297 |
| 63 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC · Public | $11,655 72% of the leader · rank #63 | $2,004 | $14,000 | $57,057 | 32,234 |
| 64 | Bull City Durham Beauty and Barber College Durham, NC · Private for-profit | $11,819 72% of the leader · rank #64 | $11,819 | $12,179 | - | 32 |
| 65 | University of North Carolina Asheville Asheville, NC · Public | $12,250 71% of the leader · rank #65 | $8,219 | $20,500 | $36,947 | 2,925 |
| 66 | Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible College Wendell, NC · Private nonprofit | $12,602 70% of the leader · rank #66 | $11,086 | - | - | 74 |
| 67 | Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Wake Forest, NC · Private nonprofit | $13,090 68% of the leader · rank #67 | $18,587 | - | - | 2,926 |
| 68 | Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC · Public | $13,315 68% of the leader · rank #68 | $8,816 | $21,868 | $43,085 | 11,628 |
| 69 | Carolina College of Hair Design Inc Asheville, NC · Private for-profit | $13,396 68% of the leader · rank #69 | $12,867 | $4,889 | $18,410 | 46 |
| 70 | Livingstone College Salisbury, NC · Private nonprofit | $13,479 68% of the leader · rank #70 | $13,860 | $31,125 | $24,024 | 814 |
| 71 | Winston-Salem State University Winston-Salem, NC · Public | $13,479 68% of the leader · rank #71 | $11,463 | $25,000 | $40,557 | 4,776 |
| 72 | Montgomery Community College Troy, NC · Public | $13,832 67% of the leader · rank #72 | $12,034 | - | $36,166 | 1,085 |
| 73 | Chowan University Murfreesboro, NC · Private nonprofit | $14,086 66% of the leader · rank #73 | $13,726 | $29,491 | $30,096 | 708 |
| 74 | Winston Salem Barber School Winston-Salem, NC · Private for-profit | $14,610 65% of the leader · rank #74 | $14,100 | - | $22,632 | 36 |
| 75 | Empire Beauty School-Concord Concord, NC · Private for-profit | $14,750 65% of the leader · rank #75 | $14,135 | $13,000 | $19,338 | 135 |
| 76 | University of North Carolina School of the Arts Winston-Salem, NC · Public | $14,906 64% of the leader · rank #76 | $3,165 | $23,870 | $24,537 | 1,074 |
| 77 | Guilford Technical Community College Jamestown, NC · Public | $15,002 64% of the leader · rank #77 | $13,645 | $14,901 | $29,705 | 10,443 |
| 78 | Manna University Fayetteville, NC · Private nonprofit | $15,210 63% of the leader · rank #78 | - | $13,450 | $33,431 | 230 |
| 79 | North Carolina Central University Durham, NC · Public | $15,359 63% of the leader · rank #79 | $13,032 | $28,250 | $35,967 | 7,965 |
| 80 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC · Public | $15,435 63% of the leader · rank #80 | $10,357 | $21,500 | $48,812 | 30,298 |
| 81 | Empire Beauty School-Pineville Charlotte, NC · Private for-profit | $15,672 62% of the leader · rank #81 | $15,534 | $13,000 | $19,338 | 81 |
| 82 | East Carolina University Greenville, NC · Public | $15,739 62% of the leader · rank #82 | $10,046 | $22,750 | $46,420 | 26,785 |
| 83 | Empire Beauty School-Charlotte Charlotte, NC · Private for-profit | $16,089 61% of the leader · rank #83 | $15,961 | $10,667 | $19,897 | 81 |
| 84 | Empire Beauty School-Winston-Salem Winston-Salem, NC · Private for-profit | $16,503 60% of the leader · rank #84 | $16,124 | $10,667 | $19,174 | 72 |
| 85 | Shaw University Raleigh, NC · Private nonprofit | $16,512 60% of the leader · rank #85 | $16,236 | $32,500 | $26,148 | 962 |
| 86 | Appalachian State University Boone, NC · Public | $16,836 59% of the leader · rank #86 | $9,325 | $20,231 | $43,663 | 21,253 |
| 87 | Empire Beauty School-West Greensboro Greensboro, NC · Private for-profit | $16,932 59% of the leader · rank #87 | $16,759 | $13,583 | $20,172 | 124 |
| 88 | Pinnacle Institute of Cosmetology Mooresville, NC · Private for-profit | $17,000 59% of the leader · rank #88 | $16,408 | $9,833 | $23,294 | 55 |
| 89 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC · Public | $17,303 58% of the leader · rank #89 | $6,382 | $20,121 | $57,623 | 37,323 |
| 90 | Davidson College Davidson, NC · Private nonprofit | $17,379 58% of the leader · rank #90 | $9,497 | $18,688 | $62,866 | 1,904 |
| 91 | North Carolina Wesleyan University Rocky Mount, NC · Private nonprofit | $17,432 58% of the leader · rank #91 | $16,114 | $25,000 | $38,939 | 1,345 |
| 92 | Cabarrus College of Health Sciences Concord, NC · Private nonprofit | $17,618 58% of the leader · rank #92 | $10,412 | $16,000 | $52,960 | 753 |
| 93 | Gardner-Webb University Boiling Springs, NC · Private nonprofit | $17,674 57% of the leader · rank #93 | $15,304 | $24,222 | $43,996 | 3,125 |
| 94 | Catawba College Salisbury, NC · Private nonprofit | $17,879 57% of the leader · rank #94 | $13,618 | $25,000 | $36,912 | 1,241 |
| 95 | Greensboro College Greensboro, NC · Private nonprofit | $17,882 57% of the leader · rank #95 | $13,877 | $25,607 | $36,462 | 898 |
| 96 | Paul Mitchell the School-Raleigh Raleigh, NC · Private for-profit | $18,166 56% of the leader · rank #96 | $17,715 | $10,500 | $24,329 | 133 |
| 97 | Salem College Winston-Salem, NC · Private nonprofit | $18,277 56% of the leader · rank #97 | $19,074 | $26,649 | $38,496 | 519 |
| 98 | Mid-Atlantic Christian University Elizabeth City, NC · Private nonprofit | $18,328 56% of the leader · rank #98 | $17,512 | $27,000 | $29,887 | 177 |
| 99 | Paul Mitchell the School-Fayetteville Fayetteville, NC · Private for-profit | $18,496 55% of the leader · rank #99 | $18,338 | $11,740 | $21,933 | 179 |
| 100 | Center for Massage Asheville, NC · Private for-profit | $18,631 55% of the leader · rank #100 | $18,297 | $6,333 | $14,564 | 57 |
| 101 | University of Mount Olive Mount Olive, NC · Private nonprofit | $18,853 55% of the leader · rank #101 | $18,227 | $27,209 | $43,026 | 2,128 |
| 102 | Pfeiffer University Misenheimer, NC · Private nonprofit | $19,076 54% of the leader · rank #102 | $16,167 | $26,163 | $44,621 | 954 |
| 103 | Mars Hill University Mars Hill, NC · Private nonprofit | $19,910 52% of the leader · rank #103 | $17,021 | $26,000 | $35,680 | 1,049 |
| 104 | University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC · Public | $20,109 52% of the leader · rank #104 | $10,778 | $19,500 | $46,972 | 17,987 |
| 105 | Lenoir-Rhyne University Hickory, NC · Private nonprofit | $20,689 50% of the leader · rank #105 | $18,669 | $26,000 | $44,799 | 2,230 |
| 106 | Aveda Institute-Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC · Private for-profit | $20,736 50% of the leader · rank #106 | $18,201 | $6,333 | $29,178 | 171 |
| 107 | Wingate University Wingate, NC · Private nonprofit | $20,748 50% of the leader · rank #107 | $18,772 | $25,000 | $43,992 | 3,322 |
| 108 | No Grease Barber School Charlotte, NC · Private for-profit | $20,795 50% of the leader · rank #108 | - | $12,179 | - | 15 |
| 109 | Carolina University Winston-Salem, NC · Private nonprofit | $20,828 50% of the leader · rank #109 | $17,738 | $20,287 | $30,657 | 893 |
| 110 | Johnson C Smith University Charlotte, NC · Private nonprofit | $20,894 50% of the leader · rank #110 | $19,940 | $30,000 | $31,478 | 1,102 |
| 111 | Warren Wilson College Asheville, NC · Private nonprofit | $21,249 49% of the leader · rank #111 | $13,566 | $25,000 | $27,723 | 797 |
| 112 | Carolina College of Biblical Studies Fayetteville, NC · Private nonprofit | $21,322 49% of the leader · rank #112 | $21,322 | $25,750 | $34,156 | 173 |
| 113 | William Peace University Raleigh, NC · Private nonprofit | $21,649 48% of the leader · rank #113 | $15,779 | $22,250 | $39,738 | 730 |
| 114 | Guilford College Greensboro, NC · Private nonprofit | $22,270 46% of the leader · rank #114 | $18,367 | $26,000 | $40,401 | 1,208 |
| 115 | Carolina Christian College Winston-Salem, NC · Private nonprofit | $22,366 46% of the leader · rank #115 | - | - | - | 74 |
| 116 | Meredith College Raleigh, NC · Private nonprofit | $22,488 46% of the leader · rank #116 | $17,207 | $25,000 | $45,293 | 1,576 |
| 117 | Louisburg College Louisburg, NC · Private nonprofit | $22,694 45% of the leader · rank #117 | $21,975 | $12,000 | $26,576 | 413 |
| 118 | Miller-Motte College-Raleigh Raleigh, NC · Private for-profit | $22,736 45% of the leader · rank #118 | $22,557 | $15,917 | $26,349 | 214 |
| 119 | Paul Mitchell the School-Gastonia Gastonia, NC · Private for-profit | $23,033 45% of the leader · rank #119 | $23,033 | $12,874 | $23,495 | 254 |
| 120 | College of Wilmington Wilmington, NC · Private for-profit | $23,108 44% of the leader · rank #120 | $19,117 | $9,423 | $23,178 | 154 |
| 121 | Brevard College Brevard, NC · Private nonprofit | $23,509 43% of the leader · rank #121 | $19,294 | $25,000 | $34,401 | 787 |
| 122 | Miller-Motte College-Jacksonville Jacksonville, NC · Private for-profit | $23,535 43% of the leader · rank #122 | $23,296 | $15,917 | $26,349 | 187 |
| 123 | Barton College Wilson, NC · Private nonprofit | $23,626 43% of the leader · rank #123 | $19,641 | $25,877 | $40,785 | 1,259 |
| 124 | Saint Augustine's University Raleigh, NC · Private nonprofit | $24,313 41% of the leader · rank #124 | $27,815 | $29,669 | $26,999 | 943 |
| 125 | Campbell University Buies Creek, NC · Private nonprofit | $24,516 41% of the leader · rank #125 | $20,751 | $22,500 | $45,511 | 5,115 |
| 126 | Belmont Abbey College Belmont, NC · Private nonprofit | $24,639 41% of the leader · rank #126 | $20,610 | $26,000 | $43,816 | 1,650 |
| 127 | Methodist University Fayetteville, NC · Private nonprofit | $24,704 41% of the leader · rank #127 | $20,371 | $27,000 | $40,540 | 1,768 |
| 128 | Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte Charlotte, NC · Private for-profit | $25,733 38% of the leader · rank #128 | $25,326 | $29,773 | $43,954 | 212 |
| 129 | Miller-Motte College-Fayetteville Fayetteville, NC · Private for-profit | $26,409 36% of the leader · rank #129 | $26,330 | $15,917 | $26,349 | 169 |
| 130 | MyComputerCareer at Raleigh Raleigh, NC · Private for-profit | $26,528 36% of the leader · rank #130 | $26,084 | $9,500 | $55,688 | 1,617 |
| 131 | Montreat College Montreat, NC · Private nonprofit | $27,061 35% of the leader · rank #131 | $23,261 | $25,813 | $39,763 | 932 |
| 132 | Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte Charlotte, NC · Private nonprofit | $27,426 34% of the leader · rank #132 | $23,414 | $26,000 | $35,802 | 1,128 |
| 133 | Bennett College Greensboro, NC · Private nonprofit | $28,299 32% of the leader · rank #133 | $27,576 | $28,130 | $23,153 | 195 |
| 134 | Lees-McRae College Banner Elk, NC · Private nonprofit | $28,340 32% of the leader · rank #134 | $23,030 | $17,375 | $41,599 | 839 |
| 135 | Galen Health Institutes-Asheville Asheville, NC · Private for-profit | $28,602 31% of the leader · rank #135 | $29,974 | $24,166 | $58,951 | 183 |
| 136 | Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC · Private nonprofit | $28,719 31% of the leader · rank #136 | $6,525 | $21,500 | $67,722 | 9,121 |
| 137 | NASCAR Technical Institute Mooresville, NC · Private for-profit | $28,915 30% of the leader · rank #137 | $26,542 | $13,124 | $47,320 | 1,306 |
| 138 | Duke University Durham, NC · Private nonprofit | $29,612 29% of the leader · rank #138 | $735 | $13,000 | $85,792 | 17,112 |
| 139 | Gwinnett College Raleigh, NC · Private for-profit | $30,219 27% of the leader · rank #139 | $29,759 | $7,917 | $26,200 | 117 |
| 140 | Southeastern College-Charlotte Charlotte, NC · Private for-profit | $30,611 26% of the leader · rank #140 | $30,476 | $9,500 | $27,896 | 217 |
| 141 | Queens University of Charlotte Charlotte, NC · Private nonprofit | $30,857 26% of the leader · rank #141 | $22,792 | $25,000 | $48,170 | 1,846 |
| 142 | One Stop Academy Fayetteville, NC · Private for-profit | $35,519 15% of the leader · rank #142 | $30,678 | - | - | 19 |
| 143 | Chamberlain University-North Carolina Charlotte, NC · Private for-profit | $38,436 8% of the leader · rank #143 | $34,239 | $20,919 | $84,533 | 216 |
| 144 | High Point University High Point, NC · Private nonprofit | $38,707 7% of the leader · rank #144 | $32,763 | $24,575 | $50,955 | 6,052 |
| 145 | Elon University Elon, NC · Private nonprofit | $41,555 4% of the leader · rank #145 | $26,523 | $20,500 | $58,082 | 7,207 |
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What this means for you
Use North Carolina's ranking as a starting point, real net price depends on your specific financial-aid package.
- Wilkes Community College reports the lowest average net price in North Carolina, but "average" blends every income bracket, check your bracket's figure before assuming it applies to you. View Wilkes Community College
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Figures reflect the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard IPEDS 2022–23 release.
Average net price = the institution-reported average amount students actually paid after all grant and scholarship aid, excluding loans. Only schools with a reported average net price in the DOE College Scorecard dataset are ranked. Schools with fewer than 10 net-price-reporting institutions in a state or territory are not given a dedicated ranking page.
Some schools on this page show "Aid covers full cost" instead of a dollar figure. This reflects real federal data: at a small number of low-cost institutions, mostly community colleges with strong state or federal grant programs, average grant and scholarship aid meets or exceeds the cost-of-attendance components used in the net-price calculation, producing a reported net price of $0 or below for the average aided student. It is not a display error.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard IPEDS 2022–23
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