Best Colleges in North Carolina
| School Name | City (distance from city center) | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | Acceptance Rate | Graduation Rate | Student To faculty Ratio | Student Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aveda Institute-Chapel Hill private (for-profit) |
Chapel Hill (0.7 miles) |
$22,989 | - | - | - | 15 to 1 | 208 |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill public |
Chapel Hill (1.2 miles) |
$39,330 ($8,989) |
$30,819 ($12,527) | 17.11% | 91% | 17 to 1 | 31,705 |
| University of North Carolina System public |
Chapel Hill (2.5 miles) |
- | - | - | - | - | - |
| Duke University private (not-for-profit) |
Durham (7.7 miles) |
$65,805 | $63,985 | 6.35% | 96% | 6 to 1 | 18,023 |
| North Carolina Central University public |
Durham (8.5 miles) |
$19,578 ($6,542) |
$20,788 ($7,480) | 84.38% | 44% | 14 to 1 | 7,553 |
| Watts School of Nursing private (not-for-profit) |
Durham (8.9 miles) |
$21,822 | - | - | - | 11 to 1 | 163 |
| Elevate Salon Institute private (for-profit) |
Durham (9.1 miles) |
$16,500 | - | - | - | 16 to 1 | 95 |
| Bull City Durham Beauty and Barber College private (for-profit) |
Durham (9.4 miles) |
$15,735 | - | - | - | 20 to 1 | 9 |
| Durham Technical Community College public |
Durham (9.4 miles) |
$6,594 ($1,986) |
- | - | 23% | 6 to 1 | 4,294 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Raleigh private (for-profit) |
Raleigh (17.0 miles) |
$17,218 | - | - | - | 19 to 1 | 153 |
| Beyond Measure Barbering Institute private (for-profit) |
Mebane (17.8 miles) |
$16,950 | - | - | - | 15 to 1 | 61 |
| Mitchells Academy private (for-profit) |
Raleigh (20.1 miles) |
$15,900 | - | - | - | 10 to 1 | 30 |
| Alamance Community College public |
Graham (20.3 miles) |
$8,642 ($2,528) |
- | - | 32% | 14 to 1 | 3,939 |
| MyComputerCareer at Raleigh private (for-profit) |
Raleigh (20.7 miles) |
$17,271 | - | - | 72% | 31 to 1 | 1,251 |
| Shepherds Theological Seminary private (not-for-profit) |
Cary (20.9 miles) |
$7,380 | $7,535 | - | - | - | 161 |
| Meredith College private (not-for-profit) |
Raleigh (21.5 miles) |
$43,936 | $13,619 | 73.18% | 67% | 10 to 1 | 1,587 |
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh public |
Raleigh (22.7 miles) |
$31,767 ($8,895) |
$31,793 ($11,819) | 47.17% | 84% | 16 to 1 | 36,700 |
| William Peace University private (not-for-profit) |
Raleigh (24.4 miles) |
$33,150 | - | 63.18% | 42% | 11 to 1 | 713 |
| Shaw University private (not-for-profit) |
Raleigh (25.0 miles) |
$17,176 | $13,188 | 61.03% | 13% | 12 to 1 | 1,067 |
| Saint Augustine's University private (not-for-profit) |
Raleigh (25.4 miles) |
$16,896 | $11,300 | 58.85% | 20% | 10 to 1 | 1,108 |
| Gwinnett College private (for-profit) |
Raleigh (25.8 miles) |
$14,668 | - | - | - | 14 to 1 | 142 |
| Miller-Motte College-Raleigh private (for-profit) |
Raleigh (26.2 miles) |
$25,240 | - | - | 37% | 15 to 1 | 166 |
| Wake Technical Community College public |
Raleigh (26.8 miles) |
$7,582 ($2,336) |
- | - | 31% | 18 to 1 | 21,551 |
| Living Arts College private (for-profit) |
Raleigh (27.1 miles) |
$16,600 | - | - | 46% | 6 to 1 | 203 |
| Elon University private (not-for-profit) |
Elon (28.7 miles) |
$44,536 | $20,574 | 74.46% | 83% | 11 to 1 | 7,123 |
| Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary private (not-for-profit) |
Wake Forest (29.7 miles) |
$10,646 | $6,388 | 80.00% | 55% | 9 to 1 | 2,764 |
