In average, 85% of full-time first-time beginning undergraduate students (freshmen) have received grants and/or scholarships at North Carolina Public 4-Year Colleges. The average financial aid amount received is $7,223. For all undergraduate students, 70.13% received grants/scholarship and the average aid amount is $5,724

The average tuition & fees for the schools is $3,589 for state residents and $11,109 for out-of-state students. The average cost of attendance (COA) including tuition & fees, book & supplies, and living costs for North Carolina Public 4-Year Colleges is $27,784 and, after receiving financial aid, the actual cost is down to $20,561.

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Financial Aid Comparison between North Carolina Public 4-Year Colleges

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Financial Aid Comparison Between North Carolina Public 4-Year Colleges
School NameTuition & Fees Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen)All Undergraduate Students
Percent Receiving AidAverage AmountsPercent Receiving AidAverage Amounts
Alamance Community CollegeGraham, NC$8,642 ($2,528)96.00%$5,41456.00%$5,447
Appalachian State UniversityBoone, NC$24,537 ($7,541)47.00%$7,44345.00%$8,383
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community CollegeAsheville, NC$9,026 ($2,882)99.00%$5,38388.00%$3,317
Beaufort County Community CollegeWashington, NC$8,684 ($2,540)75.00%$8,14061.00%$6,582
Bladen Community CollegeDublin, NC$8,702 ($2,558)90.00%$2,92074.00%$4,488
Blue Ridge Community CollegeFlat Rock, NC$8,804 ($2,660)66.00%$5,73079.00%$3,209
Brunswick Community CollegeBolivia, NC$8,676 ($2,532)96.00%$5,33361.00%$3,951
Caldwell Community College and Technical InstituteHudson, NC$8,681 ($2,537)97.00%$7,99355.00%$6,181
Cape Fear Community CollegeWilmington, NC$8,892 ($2,748)53.00%$11,46774.00%$2,305
Carolinas College of Health SciencesCharlotte, NC$19,095 ($16,179)50.00%$2,02938.00%$3,439
Carteret Community CollegeMorehead City, NC$7,954 ($2,310)99.00%$7,09695.00%$4,819
Catawba Valley Community CollegeHickory, NC$7,743 ($2,367)89.00%$5,00050.00%$6,331
Central Carolina Community CollegeSanford, NC$8,698 ($2,554)85.00%$7,16245.00%$6,713
Central Piedmont Community CollegeCharlotte, NC$8,936 ($2,792)73.00%$6,04668.00%$3,788
Cleveland Community CollegeShelby, NC$8,746 ($2,602)100.00%$6,203100.00%$3,339
Coastal Carolina Community CollegeJacksonville, NC$8,606 ($2,462)99.00%$5,28095.00%$3,619
College of the AlbemarleElizabeth City, NC$7,222 ($2,249)68.00%$7,52238.00%$5,982
Craven Community CollegeNew Bern, NC$6,630 ($2,022)94.00%$4,55984.00%$4,245
Davidson-Davie Community CollegeThomasville, NC$6,586 ($1,978)97.00%$6,44783.00%$4,542
Durham Technical Community CollegeDurham, NC$6,594 ($1,986)78.00%$7,07459.00%$7,478
East Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC$23,638 ($7,361)59.00%$9,02063.00%$8,597
Edgecombe Community CollegeTarboro, NC$8,784 ($2,640)89.00%$4,87699.00%$5,428
Elizabeth City State UniversityElizabeth City, NC$7,412 ($3,412)92.00%$8,87776.00%$7,961
Fayetteville State UniversityFayetteville, NC$7,969 ($3,969)89.00%$10,05062.00%$7,397
Fayetteville Technical Community CollegeFayetteville, NC$8,772 ($2,628)75.00%$7,61164.00%$4,869
Forsyth Technical Community CollegeWinston-Salem, NC$6,864 ($2,256)98.00%$4,58884.00%$3,073
Gaston CollegeDallas, NC$9,330 ($3,186)100.00%$6,63299.00%$3,815
Guilford Technical Community CollegeJamestown, NC$7,695 ($2,319)100.00%$5,63099.00%$3,703
Halifax Community CollegeWeldon, NC$8,752 ($2,608)95.00%$7,69853.00%$5,937
Haywood Community CollegeClyde, NC$8,756 ($2,612)98.00%$8,56065.00%$7,172
Isothermal Community CollegeSpindale, NC$6,638 ($2,030)99.00%$5,90298.00%$2,715
James Sprunt Community CollegeKenansville, NC$8,736 ($2,592)86.00%$8,17263.00%$7,638
Johnston Community CollegeSmithfield, NC$8,801 ($2,657)70.00%$6,40840.00%$5,763
Lenoir Community CollegeKinston, NC$8,712 ($2,568)74.00%$6,95441.00%$6,556
Martin Community CollegeWilliamston, NC$8,673 ($2,523)100.00%$6,24789.00%$2,407
Mayland Community CollegeSpruce Pine, NC$8,704 ($2,560)98.00%$5,09154.00%$4,994
McDowell Technical Community CollegeMarion, NC$6,566 ($1,958)97.00%$7,54498.00%$2,282
Mitchell Community CollegeStatesville, NC$8,795 ($2,651)98.00%$6,05555.00%$5,312
Montgomery Community CollegeTroy, NC$8,682 ($2,538)93.00%$5,93457.00%$5,344
Nash Community CollegeRocky Mount, NC$8,883 ($2,883)73.00%$5,69438.00%$5,020
North Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboro, NC$20,408 ($6,748)92.00%$10,08285.00%$9,567
North Carolina Central UniversityDurham, NC$19,578 ($6,542)96.00%$16,16890.00%$12,910
North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, NC$31,767 ($8,895)71.00%$9,18171.00%$8,676
Pamlico Community CollegeGrantsboro, NC$6,475 ($1,867)100.00%$5,95678.00%$2,928
Piedmont Community CollegeRoxboro, NC$8,700 ($2,556)100.00%$7,70663.00%$6,526
Pitt Community CollegeWinterville, NC$6,580 ($1,972)77.00%$7,21644.00%$6,287
Randolph Community CollegeAsheboro, NC$8,176 ($2,416)100.00%$7,52698.00%$4,944
Richmond Community CollegeHamlet, NC$8,696 ($2,552)100.00%$10,212100.00%$5,988
Roanoke-Chowan Community CollegeAhoskie, NC$8,786 ($2,642)100.00%$2,95140.00%$2,140
Robeson Community CollegeLumberton, NC$8,715 ($2,571)83.00%$10,43078.00%$8,309
Rockingham Community CollegeWentworth, NC$6,574 ($1,966)99.00%$9,29570.00%$5,713
Rowan-Cabarrus Community CollegeSalisbury, NC$6,672 ($2,064)96.00%$6,13165.00%$5,228
Sampson Community CollegeClinton, NC$9,742 ($2,830)100.00%$8,34785.00%$5,538
Sandhills Community CollegePinehurst, NC$6,598 ($2,040)100.00%$6,37475.00%$4,764
South Piedmont Community CollegePolkton, NC$6,630 ($2,022)69.00%$4,10882.00%$2,068
Southeastern Community CollegeWhiteville, NC$8,744 ($2,600)55.00%$11,12397.00%$4,382
Southwestern Community CollegeSylva, NC$19,630 ($5,806)87.00%$5,06758.00%$5,693
Stanly Community CollegeAlbemarle, NC$8,816 ($2,672)69.00%$7,14573.00%$7,500
Surry Community CollegeDobson, NC$8,689 ($2,545)95.00%$6,48888.00%$3,287
Tri-County Community CollegeMurphy, NC$8,507 ($2,363)100.00%$8,441100.00%$3,541
University of North Carolina at AshevilleAsheville, NC$24,809 ($7,461)90.00%$6,49176.00%$6,883
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC$39,330 ($8,989)40.00%$18,06652.00%$16,747
University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, NC$21,876 ($7,214)60.00%$7,90751.00%$7,577
University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, NC$23,339 ($7,593)82.00%$8,25764.00%$8,339
University of North Carolina at PembrokePembroke, NC$7,571 ($3,571)82.00%$6,61968.00%$5,762
University of North Carolina School of the ArtsWinston Salem, NC$27,211 ($9,477)69.00%$10,86866.00%$10,946
University of North Carolina WilmingtonWilmington, NC$22,985 ($7,317)56.00%$6,21750.00%$6,644
Vance-Granville Community CollegeHenderson, NC$6,564 ($1,956)78.00%$7,31491.00%$6,262
Wake Technical Community CollegeRaleigh, NC$7,582 ($2,336)51.00%$7,28239.00%$5,718
Wayne Community CollegeGoldsboro, NC$8,668 ($2,524)69.00%$7,00550.00%$5,390
Western Carolina UniversityCullowhee, NC$8,532 ($4,532)99.00%$4,52696.00%$4,444
Western Piedmont Community CollegeMorganton, NC$8,794 ($2,650)100.00%$7,55577.00%$5,665
Wilkes Community CollegeWilkesboro, NC$8,716 ($2,572)100.00%$7,77664.00%$6,402
Wilson Community CollegeWilson, NC$8,716 ($2,572)96.00%$5,76657.00%$3,647
Winston-Salem State UniversityWinston-Salem, NC$17,391 ($6,735)86.00%$8,35074.00%$8,749
Average$11,109 ($3,589)85%$7,223 70%$5,724
*The tuition data is updated with academic year 2023-2024 data from IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last Update: September 25, 2023). The financial aid information is based on the IPEDS data for the academic year 2022-2023.

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