Colleges in North Carolina
92 degree-granting colleges in North Carolina with net price, admission and earnings data.
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Ranked lists built from the same College Scorecard data.
Cheapest colleges in North Carolina
47 schools
Cheap colleges in North Carolina for out-of-state students
43 schools
Community colleges in North Carolina
27 schools
Best value colleges in North Carolina
42 schools
Highest graduate earnings in North Carolina
48 schools
Most affordable private colleges in North Carolina
32 schools
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| North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh | Public · 4-year | $17,303 | 42% | $75,943 | 85% |
| University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte | Public · 4-year | $15,435 | 80% | $65,370 | 68% |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill | Public · 4-year | $11,655 | 15% | $81,033 | 92% |
| East Carolina University Greenville | Public · 4-year | $15,739 | 89% | $60,888 | 62% |
| Appalachian State University Boone | Public · 4-year | $16,836 | 90% | $54,010 | 74% |
| Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte | Public · 2-year | $3,345 | Open admission | $48,441 | 29% |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington | Public · 4-year | $20,109 | 64% | $61,925 | 71% |
| University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro | Public · 4-year | $10,965 | 89% | $51,594 | 57% |
| North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro | Public · 4-year | $10,846 | 50% | $56,996 | 56% |
| Western Carolina University Cullowhee | Public · 4-year | $13,315 | 82% | $54,667 | 60% |
| Cape Fear Community College Wilmington | Public · 2-year | $9,610 | Open admission | $48,346 | 34% |
| Guilford Technical Community College Jamestown | Public · 2-year | $15,002 | Open admission | $44,924 | 31% |
| Forsyth Technical Community College Winston-Salem | Public · 2-year | $7,200 | Open admission | $48,625 | 31% |
| Elon University Elon | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $41,555 | 66% | $77,800 | 84% |
| Duke University Durham | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $29,612 | 6% | $115,722 | 96% |
| North Carolina Central University Durham | Public · 4-year | $15,359 | 87% | $50,812 | 44% |
| Fayetteville State University Fayetteville | Public · 4-year | $7,892 | 82% | $51,687 | 37% |
| Wake Forest University Winston-Salem | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $28,719 | 22% | $92,943 | 90% |
| University of North Carolina at Pembroke Pembroke | Public · 4-year | $10,260 | 93% | $49,668 | 44% |
| High Point University High Point | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $38,707 | 75% | $65,028 | 72% |
| Winston-Salem State University Winston-Salem | Public · 4-year | $13,479 | 78% | $56,396 | 48% |
| Durham Technical Community College Durham | Public · 2-year | $1,664 | Open admission | $57,868 | 40% |
| Johnston Community College Smithfield | Public · 2-year | $1,776 | Open admission | $48,144 | 32% |
| Central Carolina Community College Sanford | Public · 2-year | $5,446 | Open admission | $42,844 | 42% |
| University of North Carolina Asheville Asheville | Public · 4-year | $12,250 | 92% | $45,777 | 55% |
| Catawba Valley Community College Hickory | Public · 2-year | $10,528 | Open admission | $44,829 | 35% |
| Coastal Carolina Community College Jacksonville | Public · 2-year | $9,461 | Open admission | $44,018 | 46% |
| Campbell University Buies Creek | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $24,516 | 87% | $63,540 | 58% |
| Wingate University Wingate | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $20,748 | 91% | $58,916 | 47% |
| Sandhills Community College Pinehurst | Public · 2-year | $4,157 | Open admission | $43,952 | 50% |
| Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute Hudson | Public · 2-year | $10,810 | Open admission | $43,377 | 42% |
| College of the Albemarle Elizabeth City | Public · 2-year | $2,253 | Open admission | $39,693 | 37% |
| Craven Community College New Bern | Public · 2-year | $3,289 | Open admission | $43,904 | 47% |
| Elizabeth City State University Elizabeth City | Public · 4-year | $6,364 | 64% | $50,194 | 46% |
| Mitchell Community College Statesville | Public · 2-year | $6,481 | Open admission | $43,465 | 23% |
| Davidson College Davidson | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $17,379 | 13% | $72,718 | 91% |
| Gardner-Webb University Boiling Springs | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $17,674 | 77% | $60,516 | 59% |
| South Piedmont Community College Polkton | Public · 2-year | $6,675 | Open admission | $46,657 | 37% |
| University of Mount Olive Mount Olive | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $18,853 | 76% | $57,606 | 50% |
| Vance-Granville Community College Henderson | Public · 2-year | $3,286 | Open admission | $47,633 | 50% |
| Robeson Community College Lumberton | Public · 2-year | $2,892 | Open admission | $46,135 | 31% |
| Methodist University Fayetteville | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $24,704 | 75% | $60,011 | 42% |
| Wilson Community College Wilson | Public · 2-year | $3,064 | Open admission | $48,262 | 33% |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University Hickory | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $20,689 | 85% | $57,711 | 49% |
| Universal Technical Institute-Mooresville Mooresville | For-profit · 2-year | $28,915 | Open admission | $58,404 | 61% |
| Western Piedmont Community College Morganton | Public · 2-year | $6,448 | Open admission | $41,714 | 43% |
| Belmont Abbey College Belmont | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $24,639 | 75% | $57,346 | 47% |
| Southwestern Community College Sylva | Public · 2-year | $5,207 | Open admission | $45,381 | 53% |
| Johnson C Smith University Charlotte | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $20,894 | 45% | $46,511 | 34% |
| Catawba College Salisbury | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $17,879 | 75% | $49,190 | 50% |
| North Carolina Wesleyan University Rocky Mount | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $17,432 | 80% | $48,447 | 41% |
| Brunswick Community College Bolivia | Public · 2-year | $9,009 | Open admission | $47,006 | 43% |
| Queens University of Charlotte Charlotte | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $30,857 | 62% | $70,176 | 64% |
| Meredith College Raleigh | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $22,488 | 74% | $54,650 | 68% |
| Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte Charlotte | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $27,426 | 80% | $54,530 | 51% |
| Rockingham Community College Wentworth | Public · 2-year | $2,060 | Open admission | $44,278 | 32% |
| Mars Hill University Mars Hill | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $19,910 | 68% | $50,256 | 43% |
| Bladen Community College Dublin | Public · 2-year | $9,551 | Open admission | $46,043 | 28% |
| Guilford College Greensboro | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $22,270 | 80% | $50,433 | 47% |
| Barton College Wilson | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $23,626 | 94% | $51,766 | 48% |
| University of North Carolina School of the Arts Winston Salem | Public · 4-year | $14,906 | 30% | $42,023 | 78% |
| Livingstone College Salisbury | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $13,479 | 59% | $37,280 | 26% |
| Shaw University Raleigh | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $16,512 | 80% | $44,468 | 21% |
| Lees-McRae College Banner Elk | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $28,340 | 77% | $50,979 | 43% |
| Haywood Community College Clyde | Public · 2-year | $6,723 | Open admission | $41,095 | 40% |
| Southeastern Community College Whiteville | Public · 2-year | $9,148 | Open admission | $51,895 | 47% |
| Brevard College Brevard | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $23,509 | 42% | $41,671 | 44% |
| Montreat College Montreat | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $27,061 | 69% | $47,821 | 45% |
| Halifax Community College Weldon | Public · 2-year | $9,040 | Open admission | $45,575 | 38% |
| Cabarrus College of Health Sciences Concord | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $17,618 | 23% | $62,531 | 62% |
| Greensboro College Greensboro | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $17,882 | 70% | $51,898 | 43% |
| Warren Wilson College Swannanoa | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $21,249 | 71% | $36,684 | 42% |
| William Peace University Raleigh | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $21,649 | 94% | $51,163 | 45% |
| Pfeiffer University Misenheimer | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $19,076 | 96% | $57,619 | 39% |
| McDowell Technical Community College Marion | Public · 2-year | $7,784 | Open admission | $44,664 | 53% |
| Chowan University Murfreesboro | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $14,086 | 69% | $43,702 | 29% |
| Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Wake Forest | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $13,090 | 75% | $69,450 | 54% |
| Tri-County Community College Murphy | Public · 2-year | $7,799 | Open admission | $41,132 | 54% |
| Carolina University Winston-Salem | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $20,828 | 40% | $52,812 | 24% |
| Salem College Winston-Salem | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $18,277 | 77% | $49,227 | 57% |
| Louisburg College Louisburg | Private nonprofit · 2-year | $22,694 | 56% | $37,222 | 29% |
| Mayland Community College Spruce Pine | Public · 2-year | $5,861 | Open admission | $43,484 | 48% |
| Roanoke-Chowan Community College Ahoskie | Public · 2-year | $5,570 | Open admission | — | 30% |
| Galen Health Institutes-Asheville Asheville | For-profit · 4-year | $28,602 | Open admission | $79,047 | — |
| Chamberlain University-North Carolina Charlotte | For-profit · 4-year | $38,436 | — | $97,262 | — |
| Bennett College Greensboro | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $28,299 | 51% | $44,644 | 23% |
| Saint Augustine's University Raleigh | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $24,313 | 34% | $41,272 | 30% |
| Carolina College of Biblical Studies Fayetteville | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $21,322 | Open admission | — | — |
| Mid-Atlantic Christian University Elizabeth City | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $18,328 | 62% | — | 32% |
| Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible College Wendell | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $12,602 | Open admission | — | 50% |
| Carolina Christian College Winston Salem | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $22,366 | Open admission | — | — |
| Heritage Bible College Dunn | Private nonprofit · 4-year | $18,684 | Open admission | — | — |