For North Carolina 4-Year Colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $7,622 for North Carolina residents and $26,168 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $8,745 for North Carolina residents and $18,714 for out-of-state students.
Duke University has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $68,758 and Apex School of Theology has the lowest tuition & fees of $5,100 among North Carolina 4-Year Colleges. For graduate programs, Duke University has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $66,523 and Apex School of Theology has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $4,500 among North Carolina 4-Year Colleges.
You can narrow North Carolina colleges down into public schools and private schools to check tuition and other college costs in deep.
The average COA of North Carolina 4-Year Colleges in 2025 is $25,291 for state residents and $43,837 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| Tuition & Fees | $7,622 | $26,168 | $8,745 | $18,714 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,107 | $1,107 | ||
| Room & Board | $12,684 | $12,684 | ||
| Other Expenses | $3,879 | $3,879 | ||
| COA | $25,291 | $43,837 | $26,414 | $36,383 |
The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of North Carolina 4-Year Colleges is $7,622 for state residents and $26,168 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for North Carolina 4-Year Colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2020-2021 | $4,467 | $2,707 | $22,520 | $1,423 |
| 2021-2022 | $4,458 | $2,744 | $23,016 | $1,409 |
| 2022-2023 | $4,398 | $2,814 | $23,982 | $1,481 |
| 2023-2024 | $4,569 | $2,869 | $23,932 | $1,564 |
| 2024-2025 | $4,594 | $3,028 | $24,584 | $1,584 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of North Carolina 4-Year Colleges in 2025 is $8,745 for state residents and $18,714 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for North Carolina 4-Year Colleges over last 5 years.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2020-2021 | $5,407 | $2,754 | $16,141 | $1,524 |
| 2021-2022 | $5,407 | $2,789 | $16,025 | $1,533 |
| 2022-2023 | $5,407 | $2,852 | $16,633 | $1,612 |
| 2023-2024 | $5,528 | $2,909 | $16,413 | $1,596 |
| 2024-2025 | $5,614 | $3,131 | $16,982 | $1,732 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of North Carolina 4-Year Colleges in 2025 is $680 for state residents and $828 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $620 for state residents and $848 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| 2020-2021 | $617 | $797 | $612 | $887 |
| 2021-2022 | $628 | $773 | $598 | $811 |
| 2022-2023 | $642 | $781 | $616 | $837 |
| 2023-2024 | $660 | $804 | $620 | $841 |
| 2024-2025 | $680 | $828 | $620 | $848 |
The average living costs of North Carolina 4-Year Colleges in 2025 is $16,562 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $17,069 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.
The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for North Carolina 4-Year Colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2020-2021 | $10,619 | $3,146 | $9,793 | $3,553 |
| 2021-2022 | $10,961 | $3,170 | $10,045 | $3,976 |
| 2022-2023 | $11,366 | $3,340 | $10,367 | $4,220 |
| 2023-2024 | $12,084 | $3,692 | $11,523 | $4,501 |
| 2024-2025 | $12,684 | $3,879 | $12,405 | $4,664 |