North Carolina Private colleges 2025 Average Tuition

For North Carolina Private colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $29,999.

Duke University has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $68,758 and Apex School of Theology has the lowest tuition & fees of $5,100 among North Carolina Private colleges. For graduate programs, Duke University has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $66,523 and Apex School of Theology has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $4,500 among North Carolina Private colleges.

Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of North Carolina Private colleges in 2025 is $47,904 including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.

Table. 2025 Average Costs of Attendance for North Carolina Private colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
Tuition & Fees$29,999$16,873
Books & Supplies$1,151$1,151
Room & Board$12,753$12,753
Other Expenses$4,000$4,000
COA$47,904$34,778

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of North Carolina Private colleges is $29,999. The average tuition is computed based on the largest program's tuition at each trade school.

The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for North Carolina Private colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.

Table. 2025 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for North Carolina Private colleges (2021-2025)
TuitionFees
2020-2021$25,976$1,244
2021-2022$26,659$1,202
2022-2023$27,419$1,242
2023-2024$28,154$1,366
2024-2025$28,571$1,428
*The amount of tuition for 2024-2025 includes fees.

Graduate Programs Tuition & Fees

The average graduate program tuition & fees of North Carolina Private colleges in 2025 is $16,873.

The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for North Carolina Private colleges over last 5 years.

Table. 2025 Average Graduate Tuition & Fees Changes for North Carolina Private colleges (2021-2025)
TuitionFees
2020-2021$15,028$877
2021-2022$14,795$889
2022-2023$15,571$976
2023-2024$15,137$996
2024-2025$15,774$1,099

Tuition Per Credit Hour (Part-time Students and Over Credits)

The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of North Carolina Private colleges in 2025 is $894.

The graduate average cost per credit hour is $746.

The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.

Table. 2025 Average Cost Per Credit Hour for North Carolina Private colleges (2021-2025)
UndergraduateGraduate
2020-2021$757$706
2021-2022$802$714
2022-2023$845$747
2023-2024$864$748
2024-2025$894$746

North Carolina Private colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of North Carolina Private colleges in 2025 is $16,754 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $17,576 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.

The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for North Carolina Private colleges.

Table. 2025 Average Living Costs for North Carolina Private colleges (2021-2025)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2020-2021 $10,754$3,132 $9,510$3,642
2021-2022 $11,107$3,201 $9,770$4,312
2022-2023 $11,470$3,380 $10,087$4,600
2023-2024 $12,193$3,863 $11,347$4,941
2024-2025 $12,753$4,000 $12,393$5,183