The following diagram categorizes North Carolina Colleges by tuition & fees range. You can view the schools in the tuition range by following the link on the circle. For public schools, classification is based on out-of-state tuition.
*Updated with 2025 Tuition
| Tuition & Fees | Living Costs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate | Graduate | On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
| in-State | Out-of-State | in-State | Out-of-State | |||
| 2011-12 | $5,382 | $17,161 | $5,919 | $17,332 | $10,927 | $11,068 |
| 2012-13 | $5,847 8.64% | $18,079 5.35% |
$6,451 8.99% | $18,136 4.64% |
$11,311 3.51% | $11,376 2.78% |
| 2013-14 | $6,209 6.19% | $18,579 2.77% |
$6,853 6.23% | $18,840 3.88% |
$11,926 5.44% | $12,104 6.40% |
| 2014-15 | $6,713 8.12% | $19,556 5.26% |
$7,040 2.73% | $19,264 2.25% |
$12,412 4.08% | $12,925 6.78% |
| 2015-16 | $6,984 4.04% | $20,113 2.85% |
$7,365 4.62% | $19,910 3.35% |
$12,517 0.85% | $12,955 0.23% |
| 2016-17 | $7,157 2.48% | $20,580 2.32% |
$7,671 4.15% | $20,523 3.08% |
$13,019 4.01% | $13,142 1.44% |
| 2017-18 | $7,436 3.90% | $21,125 2.65% |
$7,882 2.75% | $21,034 2.49% |
$13,046 0.21% | $13,418 2.10% |
| 2018-19 | $7,008 -5.76% | $19,473 -7.82% |
$8,024 1.80% | $21,360 1.55% |
$13,272 1.73% | $13,684 1.98% |
| 2019-20 | $7,121 1.61% | $19,768 1.51% |
$8,141 1.46% | $21,604 1.14% |
$13,473 1.51% | $13,690 0.04% |
| 2020-21 | $7,174 0.74% | $19,822 0.27% |
$8,161 0.25% | $21,624 0.09% |
$13,790 2.35% | $13,501 -1.38% |
| 2021-22 | $7,202 0.39% | $20,040 1.10% |
$8,196 0.43% | $21,934 1.43% |
$14,150 2.61% | $14,170 4.96% |
| 2022-23 | $6,652 -7.64% | $19,816 -1.12% |
$8,259 0.77% | $22,206 1.24% |
$14,706 3.93% | $14,724 3.91% |
| 2023-24 | $6,710 0.87% | $20,438 3.14% |
$8,437 2.16% | $22,600 1.77% |
$15,776 7.28% | $16,109 9.41% |
| 2024-25 | $7,622 13.59% | $20,992 2.71% |
$8,745 3.65% | $23,161 2.48% |
$16,563 4.99% | $17,069 5.96% |
| 4-Year College | Community Colleges | Trade Schools | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public (in-State) | $7,622 | $2,561 | $17,218 |
| Public (out-of-State) | $20,991 | $8,446 | $17,218 |
| Private | $25,598 | - | $17,218 |
| Tuition & Fees | |
|---|---|
| Public (in-State) | $8,745 |
| Public (out-of-State) | $23,161 |
| Private | $16,267 |