How Tuition Changes over Past 5 Years for North Carolina 4-Year Colleges

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average tuition & fees of North Carolina 4-Year Colleges is $18,018. Compared to last year's tuition, the 2024 tuition & fees of North Carolina 4-Year Colleges is increased by 0.49%.
Over the past 5 years, the tuition & fees of North Carolina 4-Year Colleges has increased by 9.50% from $16,456 to $18,018.
You can check 2024 tuition & fees along with living costs and other college expenses at North Carolina 4-Year Colleges tuition comparison table.

Comparison Table of Tuition Changes for North Carolina 4-Year Colleges

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Tuition Inflation from 2019 to 2024 at North Carolina 4-Year Colleges
School Name2019-202020-212021-222022-232023-245-Year Inflation Rate
College of the AlbemarleElizabeth City, NC$6,852$6,852$7,346
7.21%
$7,346$7,222
1.69%
5.4%
South Piedmont Community CollegePolkton, NC$6,603$6,623
0.3%
$6,623$6,623$6,630
0.11%
0.41%
Appalachian State UniversityBoone, NC$22,216$22,217$23,017
3.6%
$23,454
1.9%
$24,537
4.62%
10.45%
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community CollegeAsheville, NC$8,776$8,776$8,776$8,976
2.28%
$9,026
0.56%
2.85%
Barton CollegeWilson, NC$31,732$32,590
2.7%
$33,430
2.58%
$34,400
2.9%
$35,600
3.49%
12.19%
Beaufort County Community CollegeWashington, NC$8,662$8,662$8,662$8,662$8,684
0.25%
0.25%
Belmont Abbey CollegeBelmont, NC$18,500$18,500$18,500$18,500$19,500
5.41%
5.41%
Bennett CollegeGreensboro, NC$18,513$18,513$18,400
0.61%
$18,400$19,140
4.02%
3.39%
Bladen Community CollegeDublin, NC$7,630$7,630$7,630$7,630$8,702
14.05%
14.05%
Blue Ridge Community CollegeFlat Rock, NC$8,795$8,795$8,795$8,792
0.03%
$8,804
0.14%
0.1%
Brevard CollegeBrevard, NC$30,250$30,250$30,250$30,250$31,250
3.31%
3.31%
Brunswick Community CollegeBolivia, NC$8,676$8,676$8,676$8,676$8,676-
Cabarrus College of Health SciencesConcord, NC$13,574$13,966
2.89%
$14,370
2.89%
$15,560
8.28%
$16,070
3.28%
18.39%
Caldwell Community College and Technical InstituteHudson, NC$8,666$8,672
0.07%
$8,681
0.1%
$8,681$8,681 0.17%
Campbell UniversityBuies Creek, NC$34,630$36,740
6.09%
$38,160
3.86%
$39,230
2.8%
$40,410
3.01%
16.69%
Cape Fear Community CollegeWilmington, NC$8,892$8,892$8,892$8,892$8,892-
Carteret Community CollegeMorehead City, NC$8,691$8,976
3.28%
$8,754
2.47%
$8,754$7,954
9.14%
8.48%
Catawba CollegeSalisbury, NC$30,520$31,436
3%
$32,380
3%
$32,868
1.51%
$33,400
1.62%
9.44%
Catawba Valley Community CollegeHickory, NC$7,723$7,743
0.26%
$7,743$7,743$7,743 0.26%
Central Carolina Community CollegeSanford, NC$8,698$8,698$8,698$8,698$8,698-
Central Piedmont Community CollegeCharlotte, NC$8,936$8,936$8,936$8,936$8,936-
Chowan UniversityMurfreesboro, NC$25,480$25,808
1.29%
$25,880
0.28%
$25,880$27,110
4.75%
6.4%
Cleveland Community CollegeShelby, NC$8,696$8,746
0.57%
$8,746$8,746$8,746 0.57%
Coastal Carolina Community CollegeJacksonville, NC$8,606$8,606$8,606$8,606$8,606-
Craven Community CollegeNew Bern, NC$6,631$6,631$6,630
0.02%
$6,630$6,630 0.02%
Davidson-Davie Community CollegeThomasville, NC$7,658$7,272
5.04%
$7,658
5.31%
$7,852
2.53%
$6,586
16.12%
14%
Davidson CollegeDavidson, NC$52,991$55,000
3.79%
$55,000$57,090
3.8%
$60,300
5.62%
13.79%
Duke UniversityDurham, NC$57,931$57,633
0.51%
$60,244
4.53%
$62,688
4.06%
$65,805
4.97%
13.59%
Durham Technical Community CollegeDurham, NC$7,704$7,487
2.82%
$7,479
0.11%
$7,474
0.07%
$6,594
11.77%
14.41%
East Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC$23,515$23,516$23,574
0.25%
$23,602
0.12%
$23,638
0.15%
0.52%
Edgecombe Community CollegeTarboro, NC$8,784$8,784$8,784$8,784$8,784-
Elizabeth City State UniversityElizabeth City, NC$7,260$7,260$7,326
0.91%
$7,356
0.41%
$7,412
0.76%
2.09%
Elon UniversityElon, NC$36,571$37,921
3.69%
$38,725
2.12%
$42,241
9.08%
$44,536
5.43%
21.78%
Fayetteville Technical Community CollegeFayetteville, NC$8,688$8,688$8,688$8,708
0.23%
$8,772
0.73%
0.97%
Fayetteville State UniversityFayetteville, NC$16,882$16,917
0.21%
$16,987
0.41%
$7,906
53.46%
$7,969
0.8%
52.8%
Forsyth Technical Community CollegeWinston-Salem, NC$6,612$7,168
8.41%
$7,168$7,168$6,864
4.24%
3.81%
Gardner-Webb UniversityBoiling Springs, NC$31,850$32,180
1.04%
$32,200
0.06%
$32,200$33,450
3.88%
5.02%
Gaston CollegeDallas, NC$8,848$8,848$9,006
1.79%
$9,330
3.6%
$9,330 5.45%
Greensboro CollegeGreensboro, NC$18,500$18,960
2.49%
$18,960$19,620
3.48%
$20,400
3.98%
10.27%
Guilford CollegeGreensboro, NC$38,530$40,120
4.13%
$41,140
2.54%
$41,140$41,140 6.77%
Guilford Technical Community CollegeJamestown, NC$7,695$7,695$7,665
0.39%
$7,695
0.39%
$7,695-
Halifax Community CollegeWeldon, NC$8,752$8,752$8,752$8,752$8,752-
Haywood Community CollegeClyde, NC$8,724$8,724$8,724$8,724$8,756
0.37%
0.37%
Heritage Bible CollegeDunn, NC$8,328$8,328$8,328$8,328$8,688
4.32%
4.32%
High Point UniversityHigh Point, NC$36,268$38,080
5%
$39,752
4.39%
$41,916
5.44%
$44,208
5.47%
21.89%
Isothermal Community CollegeSpindale, NC$6,542$6,602
0.92%
$6,602$6,638
0.55%
$6,638 1.47%
James Sprunt Community CollegeKenansville, NC$8,714$8,714$8,714$8,714$8,736
0.25%
0.25%
Johnson C Smith UniversityCharlotte, NC$18,784$18,784$18,944
0.85%
$19,504
2.96%
$20,480
5%
9.03%
Johnston Community CollegeSmithfield, NC$8,801$8,801$8,801$8,801$8,801-
Lees-McRae CollegeBanner Elk, NC$27,175$27,990
3%
$28,667
2.42%
$29,440
2.7%
$31,140
5.77%
14.59%
Lenoir Community CollegeKinston, NC$8,712$8,712$8,712$8,712$8,712-
Lenoir-Rhyne UniversityHickory, NC$38,000$39,900
5%
$41,500
4.01%
$43,000
3.61%
$30,900
28.14%
18.68%
Leons Beauty School IncGreensboro, NC------
Livingstone CollegeSalisbury, NC$18,296$18,296$18,296$18,296$18,296-
Louisburg CollegeLouisburg, NC$19,120$19,795
3.53%
$20,878
5.47%
$21,880
4.8%
$22,974
5%
20.16%
Mars Hill UniversityMars Hill, NC$34,118$35,052
2.74%
$35,665
1.75%
$36,557
2.5%
$37,270
1.95%
9.24%
Martin Community CollegeWilliamston, NC$6,523$6,523$6,523$6,523$8,673
32.96%
32.96%
Mayland Community CollegeSpruce Pine, NC$8,702$8,702$8,705
0.03%
$8,704
0.01%
$8,704 0.02%
McDowell Technical Community CollegeMarion, NC$6,534$6,534$6,534$6,566
0.49%
$6,566 0.49%
Meredith CollegeRaleigh, NC$38,620$39,952
3.45%
$41,224
3.18%
$42,660
3.48%
$43,936
2.99%
13.76%
Methodist UniversityFayetteville, NC$34,522$36,036
4.39%
$36,960
2.56%
$38,138
3.19%
$39,664
4%
14.89%
Miller-Motte College-WilmingtonWilmington, NC------
Mitchell Community CollegeStatesville, NC$8,795$8,795$8,795$8,795$8,795-
Mitchells AcademyWilson, NC------
Montgomery Community CollegeTroy, NC$8,681$8,681$8,682
0.01%
$8,682$8,682 0.01%
Montreat CollegeMontreat, NC$27,950$28,750
2.86%
$29,462
2.48%
$30,525
3.61%
$33,860
10.93%
21.14%
University of Mount OliveMount Olive, NC$21,194$22,194
4.72%
$22,618
1.91%
$23,591
4.3%
$25,950
10%
22.44%
College of WilmingtonWilmington, NC------
Nash Community CollegeRocky Mount, NC$8,776$8,810
0.39%
$8,810$8,834
0.27%
$8,883
0.55%
1.22%
North Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboro, NC$20,167$20,167$20,243
0.38%
$20,243$20,408
0.82%
1.2%
University of North Carolina at AshevilleAsheville, NC$24,579$24,592
0.05%
$24,667
0.3%
$24,728
0.25%
$24,809
0.33%
0.94%
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC$36,159$36,159$36,891
2.02%
$37,550
1.79%
$39,330
4.74%
8.77%
University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, NC$20,339$20,530
0.94%
$20,622
0.45%
$21,338
3.47%
$21,876
2.52%
7.56%
University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, NC$22,562$22,562$22,627
0.29%
$22,657
0.13%
$23,339
3.01%
3.44%
North Carolina Central UniversityDurham, NC$19,241$19,336
0.49%
$19,351
0.08%
$19,635
1.47%
$19,578
0.29%
1.75%
University of North Carolina School of the ArtsWinston Salem, NC$25,901$25,901$26,175
1.06%
$26,622
1.71%
$27,211
2.21%
5.06%
North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, NC$29,220$29,220$29,916
2.38%
$30,869
3.19%
$31,767
2.91%
8.72%
North Carolina Wesleyan UniversityRocky Mount, NC$31,650$32,750
3.48%
$33,346
1.82%
$34,352
3.02%
$35,536
3.45%
12.28%
University of North Carolina WilmingtonWilmington, NC$21,246$21,246$21,303
0.27%
$21,858
2.61%
$22,985
5.16%
8.19%
Pamlico Community CollegeGrantsboro, NC$6,475$6,475$6,475$6,475$6,475-
William Peace UniversityRaleigh, NC$31,700$32,450
2.37%
$32,450$33,050
1.85%
$33,150
0.3%
4.57%
University of North Carolina at PembrokePembroke, NC$7,490$7,456
0.45%
$7,495
0.52%
$7,495$7,571
1.01%
1.08%
Pfeiffer UniversityMisenheimer, NC$31,060$31,840
2.51%
$32,480
2.01%
$33,290
2.49%
$33,930
1.92%
9.24%
Piedmont Community CollegeRoxboro, NC$8,690$8,690$8,695
0.06%
$8,700
0.06%
$8,700 0.12%
Pitt Community CollegeWinterville, NC$6,548$6,548$6,548$6,548$6,580
0.49%
0.49%
Queens University of CharlotteCharlotte, NC$35,720$37,332
4.51%
$38,726
3.73%
$40,830
5.43%
$43,285
6.01%
21.18%
Randolph Community CollegeAsheboro, NC$8,133$8,146
0.16%
$8,146$8,176
0.37%
$8,176 0.53%
Richmond Community CollegeHamlet, NC$8,660$8,680
0.23%
$8,680$8,680$8,696
0.18%
0.42%
Mid-Atlantic Christian UniversityElizabeth City, NC$15,810$16,490
4.3%
$16,490$17,040
3.34%
$17,280
1.41%
9.3%
Roanoke-Chowan Community CollegeAhoskie, NC$8,786$8,786$8,786$8,786$8,786-
Robeson Community CollegeLumberton, NC$8,707$8,707$8,707$8,707$8,715
0.09%
0.09%
Rockingham Community CollegeWentworth, NC$6,574$6,574$6,574$6,574$6,574-
Rowan-Cabarrus Community CollegeSalisbury, NC$8,776$8,770
0.07%
$8,770$6,632
24.38%
$6,672
0.6%
23.97%
Saint Augustine's UniversityRaleigh, NC$17,890$16,884
5.62%
$16,896
0.07%
$16,896$16,896 5.56%
Salem CollegeWinston-Salem, NC$30,266$30,766
1.65%
$31,016
0.81%
$31,016$32,236
3.93%
6.51%
Sampson Community CollegeClinton, NC$11,035$11,035$11,035$11,035$9,742
11.72%
11.72%
Sandhills Community CollegePinehurst, NC$8,908$8,908$8,908$8,908$6,598
25.93%
25.93%
Shaw UniversityRaleigh, NC$16,480$16,480$16,480$16,480$17,176
4.22%
4.22%
Paul Mitchell the School-FayettevilleFayetteville, NC------
St. Andrews UniversityLaurinburg, NC$27,846$29,680
6.59%
$28,730
3.2%
$29,600
3.03%
$30,800
4.05%
10.61%
Southeastern Community CollegeWhiteville, NC$8,739$8,744
0.06%
$8,744$8,744$8,744 0.06%
Southwestern Community CollegeSylva, NC$7,589$7,713
1.63%
$7,913
2.59%
$7,221
8.75%
$19,630
171.85%
158.66%
Stanly Community CollegeAlbemarle, NC$8,817$8,818
0.01%
$9,245
4.84%
$9,245$8,816
4.64%
0.01%
Southeastern Baptist Theological SeminaryWake Forest, NC$9,424$9,562
1.46%
$10,072
5.33%
$10,104
0.32%
$10,646
5.36%
12.97%
Surry Community CollegeDobson, NC$8,807$8,807$8,807$8,807$8,689
1.34%
1.34%
Alamance Community CollegeGraham, NC$8,070$8,070$8,070$8,642
7.09%
$8,642 7.09%
Tri-County Community CollegeMurphy, NC$8,507$8,507$8,507$8,507$8,507-
Vance-Granville Community CollegeHenderson, NC$6,556$6,556$6,552
0.06%
$6,552$6,564
0.18%
0.12%
Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, NC$55,440$57,760
4.18%
$59,770
3.48%
$62,128
3.95%
$64,758
4.23%
16.81%
Wake Technical Community CollegeRaleigh, NC$8,912$8,576
3.77%
$8,912
3.92%
$8,912$7,582
14.92%
14.92%
Warren Wilson CollegeSwannanoa, NC$37,364$38,350
2.64%
$38,450
0.26%
$38,450$40,290
4.79%
7.83%
Watts School of NursingDurham, NC$15,944$15,944$21,322
33.73%
$21,818
2.33%
$21,822
0.02%
36.87%
Wayne Community CollegeGoldsboro, NC$8,668$8,668$8,668$8,668$8,668-
Western Piedmont Community CollegeMorganton, NC$8,721$8,721$8,775
0.62%
$8,785
0.11%
$8,794
0.1%
0.84%
Wilkes Community CollegeWilkesboro, NC$8,716$8,716$8,716$8,716$8,716-
Wilson Community CollegeWilson, NC$8,716$8,716$8,716$9,832
12.8%
$8,716
11.35%
-
Wingate UniversityWingate, NC$36,010$38,896
8.01%
$40,170
3.28%
$40,806
1.58%
$40,196
1.49%
11.62%
Carolina Christian CollegeWinston Salem, NC$8,890$8,930
0.45%
$8,930$8,930$9,420
5.49%
5.96%
Winston Salem Barber SchoolWinston-Salem, NC------
Winston-Salem State UniversityWinston-Salem, NC$16,188$16,188$16,903
4.42%
$16,932
0.17%
$17,391
2.71%
7.43%
Western Carolina UniversityCullowhee, NC$8,277$8,285
0.1%
$8,367
0.99%
$8,453
1.03%
$8,532
0.93%
3.08%
Pinnacle Institute of CosmetologyMooresville, NC------
Mitchells AcademyRaleigh, NC------
Living Arts CollegeRaleigh, NC$16,600$16,600$16,600$16,600--
Carolinas College of Health SciencesCharlotte, NC$14,812$15,424
4.13%
$15,214
1.36%
$16,179
6.34%
$19,095
18.02%
28.92%
Gwinnett CollegeRaleigh, NC------
NASCAR Technical InstituteMooresville, NC------
Paul Mitchell the School-GastoniaGastonia, NC------
Charlotte Christian College and Theological SeminaryCharlotte, NC$10,670$11,125
4.26%
$11,125$11,465
3.06%
$11,960
4.32%
12.09%
Johnson & Wales University-CharlotteCharlotte, NC$33,054$34,376
4%
$35,900
4.43%
$38,046
5.98%
$40,408
6.21%
22.25%
Empire Beauty School-ConcordConcord, NC------
Southeastern College-CharlotteCharlotte, NC$20,392$20,392$21,320
4.55%
$23,324
9.4%
$24,184
3.69%
18.6%
Strayer University-North CarolinaGreensboro, NC$13,515$13,515$13,515$13,515$13,920
3%
3%
Aveda Institute-Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC------
Center for MassageAsheville, NC------
Miller-Motte College-RaleighRaleigh, NC------
Health And Style InstituteGreensboro, NC------
Miller-Motte College-FayettevilleFayetteville, NC------
Empire Beauty School-CharlotteCharlotte, NC------
Empire Beauty School-Winston-SalemWinston-Salem, NC------
Empire Beauty School-PinevilleCharlotte, NC------
Carolina College of Hair DesignAsheville, NC------
Miller-Motte College-JacksonvilleJacksonville, NC------
Carolina College of Biblical StudiesFayetteville, NC$5,720$5,964
4.27%
$6,084
2.01%
$6,276
3.16%
$6,276 9.72%
Manna UniversityFayetteville, NC$6,100$6,200
1.64%
$6,240
0.65%
$6,863
9.98%
$7,163
4.37%
17.43%
Paul Mitchell the School-RaleighRaleigh, NC------
Empire Beauty School-West GreensboroGreensboro, NC------
MyComputerCareer at RaleighRaleigh, NC------
South University-High PointHigh Point, NC$0$20,340$20,340$20,520
0.88%
$20,650
0.63%
1.52%
DeVry University-North CarolinaCharlotte, NC$16,157$15,620
3.32%
$15,032
3.76%
$15,032$17,488
16.34%
8.24%
Alexander Paul Institute of Hair DesignGreenville, NC------
Beyond Measure Barbering InstituteMebane, NC------
Chamberlain University-North CarolinaCharlotte, NC$19,780$20,492
3.6%
$20,492$20,652
0.78%
$19,686
4.68%
0.48%
Carolina UniversityWinston-Salem, NC$11,900$14,280
20%
$14,400
0.84%
$15,050
4.51%
$16,000
6.31%
34.45%
Bull City Durham Beauty and Barber CollegeDurham, NC------
No Grease Barber SchoolCharlotte, NC------
Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible CollegeWendell, NC$10,130$10,470
3.36%
$10,460
0.1%
$10,690
2.2%
$11,250
5.24%
11.06%
Elevate Salon InstituteDurham, NC------
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-CharlotteCharlotte, NC$16,657$16,657$16,657$16,657$16,657-
Strayer University-South Raleigh CampusRaleigh, NC$13,515$13,515$13,515$13,515$13,920
3%
3%
Strayer University-North Raleigh CampusRaleigh, NC$13,515$13,515$13,515$13,515$13,920
3%
3%
Strayer University-South CharlotteCharlotte, NC$13,515$13,515$13,515$13,515$13,920
3%
3%
Strayer University-North CharlotteConcord, NC$13,515$13,515$13,515$13,515$13,920
3%
3%
ECPI University-RaleighRaleigh, NC$16,639$16,639$17,479
5.05%
$18,484
5.75%
$18,484 11.09%
ECPI University-CharlotteCharlotte, NC$16,639$16,639$17,479
5.05%
$18,484
5.75%
$18,484 11.09%
ECPI University-GreensboroGreensboro, NC$16,639$16,639$17,479
5.05%
$18,484
5.75%
$18,484 11.09%
South College-AshevilleAsheville, NC$0$16,975$17,335
2.12%
$17,335$17,935
3.46%
5.66%
Gaston CollegeDallas, NC$8,848$8,848$9,006
1.79%
$9,330
3.6%
$9,330 5.45%
Winston - Salem Barber School - SatelliteGreensboro, NC------
Galen Health Institutes-AshevilleAsheville, NC---$66,120$16,400
75.2%
75.2%
Average$16,456$17,013
3.39%
$17,296
1.66%
$17,930
3.66%
$18,018
0.49%
9.50%
*Schools missing information are not included in this table. The schools have not report their information to the IPEDS/NCES or not applicable.)

Tuition Charts for North Carolina 4-Year Colleges

The following charts visualize the 2024 average costs of attendance and the changes of tuition, fees, books & supplies, and living costs by school type for North Carolina 4-Year Colleges. You can explore charts by using below tabs.
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