North Carolina Public Colleges Financial Aid Comparison

In average, 85% of full-time first-time beginning undergraduate students (freshmen) have received grants and/or scholarships at North Carolina Public Colleges. The average financial aid amount received is $7,223.
For all undergraduate students, 70.13% received grants/scholarship and the average aid amount is $5,724
The 2024 average tuition & fees for the schools is $3,589 for state residents and $11,109 for out-of-state students.
The average cost of attendance (COA) including tuition & fees, book & supplies, and living costs for North Carolina Public Colleges is $27,784 and, after receiving financial aid, the actual cost is down to $20,561.

Financial Aid Comparison between North Carolina Public Colleges

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Financial Aid Comparison Between North Carolina Public Colleges
School NameTuition & Fees Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen)All Undergraduate Students
In-StateOut-of-StatePercent Receiving Aid Average AmountsPercent Receiving AidAverage Amounts
Alamance Community CollegeGraham, NC$2,528$8,64296.00%$5,41456.00%$5,447
Appalachian State UniversityBoone, NC$7,541$24,53747.00%$7,44345.00%$8,383
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community CollegeAsheville, NC$2,882$9,02699.00%$5,38388.00%$3,317
Beaufort County Community CollegeWashington, NC$2,540$8,68475.00%$8,14061.00%$6,582
Bladen Community CollegeDublin, NC$2,558$8,70290.00%$2,92074.00%$4,488
Blue Ridge Community CollegeFlat Rock, NC$2,660$8,80466.00%$5,73079.00%$3,209
Brunswick Community CollegeBolivia, NC$2,532$8,67696.00%$5,33361.00%$3,951
Caldwell Community College and Technical InstituteHudson, NC$2,537$8,68197.00%$7,99355.00%$6,181
Cape Fear Community CollegeWilmington, NC$2,748$8,89253.00%$11,46774.00%$2,305
Carolinas College of Health SciencesCharlotte, NC$16,179$19,09550.00%$2,02938.00%$3,439
Carteret Community CollegeMorehead City, NC$2,310$7,95499.00%$7,09695.00%$4,819
Catawba Valley Community CollegeHickory, NC$2,367$7,74389.00%$5,00050.00%$6,331
Central Carolina Community CollegeSanford, NC$2,554$8,69885.00%$7,16245.00%$6,713
Central Piedmont Community CollegeCharlotte, NC$2,792$8,93673.00%$6,04668.00%$3,788
Cleveland Community CollegeShelby, NC$2,602$8,746100.00%$6,203100.00%$3,339
Coastal Carolina Community CollegeJacksonville, NC$2,462$8,60699.00%$5,28095.00%$3,619
College of the AlbemarleElizabeth City, NC$2,249$7,22268.00%$7,52238.00%$5,982
Craven Community CollegeNew Bern, NC$2,022$6,63094.00%$4,55984.00%$4,245
Davidson-Davie Community CollegeThomasville, NC$1,978$6,58697.00%$6,44783.00%$4,542
Durham Technical Community CollegeDurham, NC$1,986$6,59478.00%$7,07459.00%$7,478
East Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC$7,361$23,63859.00%$9,02063.00%$8,597
Edgecombe Community CollegeTarboro, NC$2,640$8,78489.00%$4,87699.00%$5,428
Elizabeth City State UniversityElizabeth City, NC$3,412$7,41292.00%$8,87776.00%$7,961
Fayetteville State UniversityFayetteville, NC$3,969$7,96989.00%$10,05062.00%$7,397
Fayetteville Technical Community CollegeFayetteville, NC$2,628$8,77275.00%$7,61164.00%$4,869
Forsyth Technical Community CollegeWinston-Salem, NC$2,256$6,86498.00%$4,58884.00%$3,073
Gaston CollegeDallas, NC$3,186$9,330100.00%$6,63299.00%$3,815
Guilford Technical Community CollegeJamestown, NC$2,319$7,695100.00%$5,63099.00%$3,703
Halifax Community CollegeWeldon, NC$2,608$8,75295.00%$7,69853.00%$5,937
Haywood Community CollegeClyde, NC$2,612$8,75698.00%$8,56065.00%$7,172
Isothermal Community CollegeSpindale, NC$2,030$6,63899.00%$5,90298.00%$2,715
James Sprunt Community CollegeKenansville, NC$2,592$8,73686.00%$8,17263.00%$7,638
Johnston Community CollegeSmithfield, NC$2,657$8,80170.00%$6,40840.00%$5,763
Lenoir Community CollegeKinston, NC$2,568$8,71274.00%$6,95441.00%$6,556
Martin Community CollegeWilliamston, NC$2,523$8,673100.00%$6,24789.00%$2,407
Mayland Community CollegeSpruce Pine, NC$2,560$8,70498.00%$5,09154.00%$4,994
McDowell Technical Community CollegeMarion, NC$1,958$6,56697.00%$7,54498.00%$2,282
Mitchell Community CollegeStatesville, NC$2,651$8,79598.00%$6,05555.00%$5,312
Montgomery Community CollegeTroy, NC$2,538$8,68293.00%$5,93457.00%$5,344
Nash Community CollegeRocky Mount, NC$2,883$8,88373.00%$5,69438.00%$5,020
North Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboro, NC$6,748$20,40892.00%$10,08285.00%$9,567
North Carolina Central UniversityDurham, NC$6,542$19,57896.00%$16,16890.00%$12,910
North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, NC$8,895$31,76771.00%$9,18171.00%$8,676
Pamlico Community CollegeGrantsboro, NC$1,867$6,475100.00%$5,95678.00%$2,928
Piedmont Community CollegeRoxboro, NC$2,556$8,700100.00%$7,70663.00%$6,526
Pitt Community CollegeWinterville, NC$1,972$6,58077.00%$7,21644.00%$6,287
Randolph Community CollegeAsheboro, NC$2,416$8,176100.00%$7,52698.00%$4,944
Richmond Community CollegeHamlet, NC$2,552$8,696100.00%$10,212100.00%$5,988
Roanoke-Chowan Community CollegeAhoskie, NC$2,642$8,786100.00%$2,95140.00%$2,140
Robeson Community CollegeLumberton, NC$2,571$8,71583.00%$10,43078.00%$8,309
Rockingham Community CollegeWentworth, NC$1,966$6,57499.00%$9,29570.00%$5,713
Rowan-Cabarrus Community CollegeSalisbury, NC$2,064$6,67296.00%$6,13165.00%$5,228
Sampson Community CollegeClinton, NC$2,830$9,742100.00%$8,34785.00%$5,538
Sandhills Community CollegePinehurst, NC$2,040$6,598100.00%$6,37475.00%$4,764
South Piedmont Community CollegePolkton, NC$2,022$6,63069.00%$4,10882.00%$2,068
Southeastern Community CollegeWhiteville, NC$2,600$8,74455.00%$11,12397.00%$4,382
Southwestern Community CollegeSylva, NC$5,806$19,63087.00%$5,06758.00%$5,693
Stanly Community CollegeAlbemarle, NC$2,672$8,81669.00%$7,14573.00%$7,500
Surry Community CollegeDobson, NC$2,545$8,68995.00%$6,48888.00%$3,287
Tri-County Community CollegeMurphy, NC$2,363$8,507100.00%$8,441100.00%$3,541
University of North Carolina at AshevilleAsheville, NC$7,461$24,80990.00%$6,49176.00%$6,883
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC$8,989$39,33040.00%$18,06652.00%$16,747
University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, NC$7,214$21,87660.00%$7,90751.00%$7,577
University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, NC$7,593$23,33982.00%$8,25764.00%$8,339
University of North Carolina at PembrokePembroke, NC$3,571$7,57182.00%$6,61968.00%$5,762
University of North Carolina School of the ArtsWinston Salem, NC$9,477$27,21169.00%$10,86866.00%$10,946
University of North Carolina WilmingtonWilmington, NC$7,317$22,98556.00%$6,21750.00%$6,644
Vance-Granville Community CollegeHenderson, NC$1,956$6,56478.00%$7,31491.00%$6,262
Wake Technical Community CollegeRaleigh, NC$2,336$7,58251.00%$7,28239.00%$5,718
Wayne Community CollegeGoldsboro, NC$2,524$8,66869.00%$7,00550.00%$5,390
Western Carolina UniversityCullowhee, NC$4,532$8,53299.00%$4,52696.00%$4,444
Western Piedmont Community CollegeMorganton, NC$2,650$8,794100.00%$7,55577.00%$5,665
Wilkes Community CollegeWilkesboro, NC$2,572$8,716100.00%$7,77664.00%$6,402
Wilson Community CollegeWilson, NC$2,572$8,71696.00%$5,76657.00%$3,647
Winston-Salem State UniversityWinston-Salem, NC$6,735$17,39186.00%$8,35074.00%$8,749
Average$3,589$11,10985%$7,223 70%$5,724
*Schools missing information are not included in this table. The schools have not report their information to the IPEDS/NCES or not applicable.)
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