For North Carolina Private colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $29,999.
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 Private 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 Private colleges.
The average COA of North Carolina Private colleges in 2025 is $47,904 including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition & Fees | $29,999 | $16,873 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,151 | $1,151 |
| Room & Board | $12,753 | $12,753 |
| Other Expenses | $4,000 | $4,000 |
| COA | $47,904 | $34,778 |
The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of North Carolina Private colleges is $29,999. The average tuition is computed based on the largest program's tuition at each trade school.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for North Carolina Private colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| Tuition | Fees | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | $25,976 | $1,244 |
| 2021-2022 | $26,659 | $1,202 |
| 2022-2023 | $27,419 | $1,242 |
| 2023-2024 | $28,154 | $1,366 |
| 2024-2025 | $28,571 | $1,428 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of North Carolina Private colleges in 2025 is $16,873.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for North Carolina Private colleges over last 5 years.
| Tuition | Fees | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | $15,028 | $877 |
| 2021-2022 | $14,795 | $889 |
| 2022-2023 | $15,571 | $976 |
| 2023-2024 | $15,137 | $996 |
| 2024-2025 | $15,774 | $1,099 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of North Carolina Private colleges in 2025 is $894.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $746.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | $757 | $706 |
| 2021-2022 | $802 | $714 |
| 2022-2023 | $845 | $747 |
| 2023-2024 | $864 | $748 |
| 2024-2025 | $894 | $746 |
The average living costs of North Carolina Private colleges in 2025 is $16,754 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $17,576 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 Private colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2020-2021 | $10,754 | $3,132 | $9,510 | $3,642 |
| 2021-2022 | $11,107 | $3,201 | $9,770 | $4,312 |
| 2022-2023 | $11,470 | $3,380 | $10,087 | $4,600 |
| 2023-2024 | $12,193 | $3,863 | $11,347 | $4,941 |
| 2024-2025 | $12,753 | $4,000 | $12,393 | $5,183 |