For North Carolina Public colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $3,704 for North Carolina residents and $11,252 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $8,745 for North Carolina residents and $23,161 for out-of-state students.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $41,203 and Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute has the lowest tuition & fees of $6,528 among North Carolina Public colleges. For graduate programs, North Carolina State University at Raleigh has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $32,874 and Winston-Salem State University has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $17,132 among North Carolina Public colleges.
The average COA of North Carolina Public colleges in 2025 is $21,360 for state residents and $28,908 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 | $3,704 | $11,252 | $8,745 | $23,161 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,578 | $1,578 | ||
| Room & Board | $12,555 | $12,555 | ||
| Other Expenses | $3,522 | $3,522 | ||
| COA | $21,360 | $28,908 | $26,400 | $40,817 |
The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of North Carolina Public colleges is $3,704 for state residents and $11,252 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for North Carolina Public colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2020-2021 | $2,788 | $733 | $10,118 | $723 |
| 2021-2022 | $2,791 | $741 | $10,175 | $741 |
| 2022-2023 | $2,771 | $772 | $10,095 | $772 |
| 2023-2024 | $2,844 | $793 | $10,356 | $794 |
| 2024-2025 | $2,859 | $846 | $10,418 | $835 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of North Carolina Public colleges in 2025 is $8,745 for state residents and $23,161 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for North Carolina Public colleges over last 5 years.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2020-2021 | $5,407 | $2,754 | $18,870 | $2,754 |
| 2021-2022 | $5,407 | $2,789 | $19,145 | $2,789 |
| 2022-2023 | $5,407 | $2,852 | $19,354 | $2,852 |
| 2023-2024 | $5,528 | $2,909 | $19,691 | $2,909 |
| 2024-2025 | $5,614 | $3,131 | $20,030 | $3,131 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of North Carolina Public colleges in 2025 is $101 for state residents and $376 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $324 for state residents and $1,136 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 | $118 | $416 | $416 | $1,363 |
| 2021-2022 | $101 | $371 | $320 | $1,093 |
| 2022-2023 | $100 | $367 | $315 | $1,104 |
| 2023-2024 | $101 | $372 | $319 | $1,120 |
| 2024-2025 | $101 | $376 | $324 | $1,136 |
The average living costs of North Carolina Public colleges in 2025 is $16,077 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $17,887 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 Public colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2020-2021 | $10,301 | $3,160 | $8,743 | $5,124 |
| 2021-2022 | $10,624 | $3,072 | $9,052 | $5,194 |
| 2022-2023 | $11,153 | $3,211 | $9,666 | $5,642 |
| 2023-2024 | $11,854 | $3,222 | $10,702 | $6,141 |
| 2024-2025 | $12,555 | $3,522 | $11,676 | $6,211 |