Top Colleges in North Carolina Tuition Comparison

Duke University ranked first in the Top Colleges in North Carolina rankings, followed by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University at Raleigh.

The average tuition & fees of Top Colleges in North Carolina is $8,897 for in-state and $47,910 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2024-2025.

Duke University has the highest tuition & fees of $68,758 and North Carolina State University at Raleigh has the lowest tuition & fees of $32,847 among Top Colleges in North Carolina. For graduate programs, the 2025 average graduate tuition & fees of the schools is $12,426 for in-state and $27,586 for out-of-state students.

The average acceptance rate is 48.67% and the SAT score is 1353 for the Top Colleges in North Carolina. Their acceptance rate is to get into the schools, and the SAT score is relatively high.

Table. Top Colleges in North Carolina Tuition & Fees Comparison
RankSchool NameUndergraduate TuitionGraduate TuitionAcceptance RateSAT/ACT Scores Student PopulationGraduation Rate
1Duke UniversityDurham, NC$68,758
$2,953		$66,523
$2,538		5.71%
-1.07%		1,540 SAT
35 ACT
-10 /1		17,499
387		97%
2%
2University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC$41,203 ($8,994)
$1,873 ($5)		$31,408 ($12,751)
$589 ($224)		15.34%
-3.40%		1,480 SAT
31 ACT
10 /-1		32,438
204		91%
-1%
3North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, NC$32,847 ($8,799)
$1,080 (-)		$32,874 ($12,101)
$1,081 ($282)		41.74%
1.89%		1,370 SAT
30 ACT
-10 /0		38,464
1,141		85%
1%
4Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, NC$67,642
$2,884		$39,141
$209		21.67%
0.11%		1,470 SAT
33 ACT
10 /0		9,322
201		89%
-1%
5Davidson CollegeDavidson, NC$64,430
$4,380		-13.37%
-1.11%		1,460 SAT
33 ACT
5 /1		1,869
-35		91%
6Elon UniversityElon, NC$46,958
$2,422		$22,086
$1,512		66.35%
-0.96%		1,200 SAT
25 ACT
-10 /-1		7,239
32		84%
2%
7Queens University of CharlotteCharlotte, NC$45,846
$3,056		$15,526
$256		62.08%
-5.60%		1,220 SAT
24 ACT
20 /-2		1,599
-247		61%
-4%
8Pfeiffer UniversityMisenheimer, NC$35,070
$1,140		$12,24096.03%
0.73%		-889
-65		35%
-7%
9Campbell UniversityBuies Creek, NC$41,600
$1,190		$16,347
$189		87.18%
-7.11%		-4,963
-152		61%
6%
10Gardner-Webb UniversityBoiling Springs, NC$34,750
$1,300		$12,125
$825		77.21%
-9.81%		1,085 SAT
22 ACT
-55 /-1		3,104
-21		55%
-6%
Average$47,910 ($8,897)$27,586 ($12,426)49%1,35311,73975%
Top Colleges in North Carolina Tuition Comparison