There are 176 colleges in North Carolina - 76 public and 100 private schools. The 2025 average undergraduate tuition of the North Carolina colleges is $7,622 for state residents and $25,580 for out-of-state students.

91 North Carolina cities have at least one college and, of them, Charlotte has the most of 18 colleges. It has 11 four-year colleges and 3 community colleges with a total of 57,341 students. Raleigh and Greensboro also has a number of colleges of 15 and 11 colleges respectively.

The following table shows the North Carolina colleges by city. The 2025 tuition & fees based on 4-year colleges' cost. You can view the list of colleges and average statistics for each city by following the link on the city name. Furthermore, you can sort the table by each column by touching/clicking the colum title.

176 North Carolina Colleges by City
CityNumber of SchoolsUnder-graduate TuitionGraduate TuitionPopulationStudents to Faculty
Total4-yearCommunity CollegesTrade SchoolsTotalUnder.Graduate
Charlotte 181134 $23,232
($13,061)		 $17,509
($8,037)		 57,341 50,656 6,685 11 to 1
Raleigh 15843 $24,201
($8,799)		 $17,850
($12,101)		 68,583 58,193 10,390 11 to 1
Greensboro 11713 $22,656
($7,237)		 $15,807
($8,491)		 39,000 33,108 5,892 15 to 1
Fayetteville 8422 $16,404
($4,353)		 $20,222
($6,791)		 21,680 20,173 1,507 16 to 1
Winston-Salem 7412 $33,962
($6,126)		 $18,856
($6,597)		 24,741 19,814 4,927 15 to 1
Asheville 7412 $20,144
($7,501)		 $23,693
($8,293)		 10,018 9,892 126 8 to 1
Durham 6312 $36,996
($6,699)		 $43,735
($7,638)		 31,485 18,525 12,960 12 to 1
Wilmington 4211 $25,596
($7,277)		 $24,198
($8,112)		 33,108 29,514 3,594 15 to 1
Salisbury 431- $24,065 $13,892 9,455 9,214 241 11 to 1
Concord 32-1 $15,235 $32,240 1,034 926 108 10 to 1
Elizabeth City 321- $13,908
($6,536)		 $21,973
($8,911)		 5,303 5,199 104 14 to 1
Greenville 21-1 $23,638
($7,361)		 $20,807
($7,658)		 26,995 21,500 5,495 16 to 1
Mooresville 2-11 - - 1,363 1,363 - 22 to 1
Jacksonville 2-2- - - 3,854 3,854 - 15 to 1
High Point 22-- $31,604 $25,318 6,398 5,202 1,200 24 to 1
Rocky Mount 211- $35,586 $12,700 4,199 4,042 157 17 to 1
Winston Salem 22-- $18,591
($9,477)		 $20,301
($12,676)		 1,182 998 184 8 to 1
Hickory 211- $31,900 $13,020 7,160 6,376 784 13 to 1
Dallas 2-2- - - 6,443 6,443 - 9 to 1
Wilson 211- $37,000 $10,667 3,067 2,981 86 11 to 1
Chapel Hill 21-1 $41,203
($8,994)		 $31,408
($12,751)		 32,636 21,083 11,553 18 to 1
Kinston 1-1- - - 2,591 2,591 - 15 to 1
Misenheimer 11-- $35,070 $12,240 889 696 193 11 to 1
Graham 1-1- - - 4,827 4,827 - 18 to 1
Washington 1-1- - - 1,856 1,856 - 11 to 1
Murfreesboro 11-- $27,910 $9,180 675 603 72 15 to 1
Clyde 1-1- - - 1,395 1,395 - 7 to 1
Montreat 11-- $36,450 $11,820 962 781 181 11 to 1
Pinehurst 1-1- - - 4,115 4,115 - 14 to 1
Buies Creek 11-- $41,600 $16,347 4,963 2,699 2,264 13 to 1
Elon 11-- $46,958 $22,086 7,239 6,452 787 11 to 1
Mars Hill 11-- $37,736 $14,364 1,110 1,061 49 11 to 1
Winterville 1-1- - - 7,684 7,684 - 17 to 1
Henderson 1-1- - - 2,936 2,936 - 17 to 1
Whiteville 1-1- - - 1,426 1,426 - 12 to 1
Cary 11-- $7,740 $8,845 201 - 201 -
Morehead City 1-1- - - 1,614 1,614 - 10 to 1
Spruce Pine 1-1- - - 850 850 - 8 to 1
Hamlet 1-1- - - 2,384 2,384 - 14 to 1
Goldsboro 1-1- - - 3,626 3,626 - 12 to 1
Flat Rock 1-1- - - 2,723 2,723 - 12 to 1
Thomasville 1-1- - - 4,305 4,305 - 15 to 1
Kenansville 1-1- - - 1,519 1,519 - 12 to 1
Albemarle 1-1- - - 2,468 2,468 - 11 to 1
Wendell 11-- $11,739 - 64 64 - 8 to 1
Boone 11-- $25,212
($7,579)		 $25,241
($8,570)		 21,570 19,560 2,010 16 to 1
Lumberton 1-1- - - 2,238 2,238 - 13 to 1
Wilkesboro 1-1- - - 2,593 2,593 - 8 to 1
Bolivia 1-1- - - 2,009 2,009 - 17 to 1
Banner Elk 11-- $33,850 $10,485 910 873 37 11 to 1
Pembroke 11-- $7,648
($3,648)		 $19,987
($6,928)		 7,674 5,437 2,237 14 to 1
Dobson 1-1- - - 2,796 2,796 - 14 to 1
Weldon 1-1- - - 1,061 1,061 - 11 to 1
Troy 1-1- - - 1,184 1,184 - 10 to 1
Clinton 1-1- - - 1,526 1,526 - 8 to 1
Cullowhee 11-- $8,630
($4,630)		 $18,595
($7,876)		 11,686 10,112 1,574 16 to 1
Hudson 1-1- - - 3,914 3,914 - 15 to 1
Tarboro 1-1- - - 1,397 1,397 - 10 to 1
Louisburg 1-1- - - 402 402 - 18 to 1
Roxboro 1-1- - - 896 896 - 6 to 1
Murphy 1-1- - - 1,023 1,023 - 13 to 1
Belmont 11-- $19,500 $17,624 1,388 1,298 90 12 to 1
Shelby 1-1- - - 1,558 1,558 - 15 to 1
Dunn 11-- $8,688 $10,440 26 22 4 2 to 1
Mount Olive 11-- $27,366 $18,700 2,109 1,944 165 17 to 1
Laurinburg 11-- $32,388 $16,000 676 628 48 16 to 1
Sugar Grove 11-- $13,828 $15,148 69 - 69 -
Williamston 1-1- - - 891 891 - 11 to 1
Asheboro 1-1- - - 2,814 2,814 - 11 to 1
Swannanoa 11-- $41,500 $21,200 791 740 51 12 to 1
Dublin 1-1- - - 1,173 1,173 - 10 to 1
New Bern 1-1- - - 3,103 3,103 - 13 to 1
Spindale 1-1- - - 1,918 1,918 - 11 to 1
Sylva 1-1- - - 2,157 2,157 - 10 to 1
Mebane 1--1 - - 38 38 - 17 to 1
Polkton 1-1- - - 4,013 4,013 - 19 to 1
Boiling Springs 11-- $34,750 $12,125 3,104 1,861 1,243 12 to 1
Marion 1-1- - - 1,249 1,249 - 8 to 1
Ahoskie 1-1- - - 668 668 - 13 to 1
Morganton 1-1- - - 1,813 1,813 - 10 to 1
Brevard 11-- $32,280 $9,000 875 821 54 12 to 1
Davidson 11-- $64,430 - 1,869 1,869 - 8 to 1
Smithfield 1-1- - - 5,371 5,371 - 13 to 1
Grantsboro 1-1- - - 263 263 - 4 to 1
Wake Forest 11-- $11,318 $6,516 3,220 957 2,263 9 to 1
Nashville 11-- $14,016 - - - - -
Sanford 1-1- - - 5,882 5,882 - 12 to 1
Jamestown 1-1- - - 11,485 11,485 - 16 to 1
Statesville 1-1- - - 3,979 3,979 - 15 to 1
Wentworth 1-1- - - 1,803 1,803 - 12 to 1
Wingate 11-- $42,576 $11,864 3,458 2,673 785 15 to 1