There are 16 National Universities in North Carolina - 9 public and 7 private schools. The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $7,265 for North Carolina residents and $23,252 for out-of-state students. In private schools, the undergraduate tuition & fees are $43,029. The average tuition & fees of graduate programs are $8,818 for North Carolina residents and $23,189 for out-of-state students in public schools. In private schools, the graduate tuition & fees are $24,336 in average.

Duke University has the highest tuition & fees of $65,805 and Western Carolina University has the lowest tuition & fees of $8,532 among National Universities in North Carolina.

North Carolina State University at Raleigh is the largest school with 36,700 students and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary is the smallest school with 2,764 students among those schools.

Comparison between 16 National Universities in North Carolina with key academic statistics

Tuition & Key Stats Comparison between National Universities in North Carolina
School NameUnder-graduate Tuition & FeesGraduate Tuition & FeesAcceptance RateGraduation RateStudent To faculty RatioStudent Population
Campbell UniversityBuies Creek, NCPrivate, 4-year $40,410$16,158 93.99%55% 13 to 1 5,272
Duke UniversityDurham, NCPrivate, 4-year $65,805$63,985 7.00%96% 6 to 1 18,023
East Carolina UniversityGreenville, NCPublic, 4-year $23,638
($7,361)		$20,807
($7,658)		 90.00%65% 18 to 1 27,151
Elon UniversityElon, NCPrivate, 4-year $44,536$20,574 67.00%83% 11 to 1 7,123
Gardner-Webb UniversityBoiling Springs, NCPrivate, 4-year $33,450$11,300 87.00%52% 11 to 1 3,144
North Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboro, NCPublic, 4-year $20,408
($6,748)		$20,903
($8,103)		 46.00%56% 19 to 1 13,487
North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, NCPublic, 4-year $31,767
($8,895)		$31,793
($11,819)		 40.00%84% 16 to 1 36,700
Southeastern Baptist Theological SeminaryWake Forest, NCPrivate, 4-year $10,516$6,388 76.61%55% 9 to 1 2,764
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NCPublic, 4-year $39,330
($8,989)		$30,819
($12,527)		 19.00%91% 17 to 1 31,705
University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, NCPublic, 4-year $21,876
($7,214)		$22,438
($7,869)		 80.00%69% 20 to 1 29,551
University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, NCPublic, 4-year $23,339
($7,593)		$22,676
($8,546)		 90.00%57% 17 to 1 17,978
University of North Carolina WilmingtonWilmington, NCPublic, 4-year $22,985
($7,317)		$23,029
($7,853)		 74.00%74% 17 to 1 17,843
Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, NCPrivate, 4-year $64,758$39,350 22.00%89% 10 to 1 8,963
Western Carolina UniversityCullowhee, NCPublic, 4-year $8,532
($4,532)		$18,497
($7,778)		 87.00%60% 16 to 1 11,635
Wingate UniversityWingate, NCPrivate, 4-year $41,731$12,600 85.00%57% 15 to 1 3,396
Winston-Salem State UniversityWinston-Salem, NCPublic, 4-year $17,391
($6,735)		$17,741
($7,206)		 69.00%49% 15 to 1 5,004