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Colleges in North Carolina: Complete List & Stats (2024)

Last updated: 2024 BLS data · Page refreshed:

164 colleges and universities with tuition, admissions, and earnings data

2024 College Scorecard data · Updated 2026

164
Colleges
$14,287
Avg Tuition
68%
Avg Accept Rate
$39,678
Avg Earnings (10yr)

North Carolina is home to 164 colleges and universities, ranging from 74 public institutions to 90 private colleges. Average in-state tuition is $14,287, with costs ranging from $1,867 to $68,758. Graduates from North Carolina colleges earn a median of $39,678 ten years after enrollment.The average acceptance rate across North Carolina institutions is 68%.

Most Affordable
Pamlico Community College
$1,867
Highest Earnings
Duke University
$97,800
Best Graduation Rate
Duke University
96%

All 164 Colleges in North Carolina

A B C D E F G H I J L M N O P Q R S T U V W

A

College City Tuition Accept Rate Earnings (10yr)
Alamance Community College Graham $2,592 N/A $34,241
Alexander Paul Institute of Hair Design Greenville N/A N/A N/A
Appalachian State University Boone $7,579 90% $51,836
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Asheville $2,882 N/A $36,048
Aveda Institute-Chapel Hill Chapel Hill N/A N/A $26,873
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte Charlotte $16,657 N/A $42,759

B

College City Tuition Accept Rate Earnings (10yr)
Barton College Wilson $37,250 94% $47,913
Beaufort County Community College Washington $2,540 N/A $32,519
Belmont Abbey College Belmont $19,500 75% $47,937
Bennett College Greensboro $19,140 51% $36,654
Beyond Measure Barbering Institute Mebane N/A N/A N/A
Bladen Community College Dublin $2,618 N/A $30,591
Brevard College Brevard $32,280 42% $43,545
Brunswick Community College Bolivia $2,553 N/A $36,668
Bull City Durham Beauty and Barber College Durham N/A N/A N/A

C

College City Tuition Accept Rate Earnings (10yr)
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences Concord $16,550 23% $58,708
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute Hudson $2,526 N/A $34,515
Campbell University Buies Creek $41,600 87% $54,886
Cape Fear Community College Wilmington $2,748 N/A $38,654
Carolina Christian College Winston Salem $9,970 N/A $40,672
Carolina College of Biblical Studies Fayetteville $6,906 N/A $24,581
Carolina College of Hair Design Inc Asheville N/A N/A N/A
Carolina University Winston-Salem $17,575 40% $32,864
Carolinas College of Health Sciences Charlotte $18,882 60% $64,624
Carteret Community College Morehead City $2,310 N/A $33,357
Catawba College Salisbury $34,300 75% $48,793
Catawba Valley Community College Hickory $2,427 N/A $36,977
Center for Massage Asheville N/A N/A $19,244
Central Carolina Community College Sanford $2,711 N/A $33,525
Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte $2,792 N/A $37,865
Chamberlain University-North Carolina Charlotte $20,785 100% $92,405
Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary Charlotte $12,858 N/A $33,696
Chowan University Murfreesboro $27,910 69% $38,412
Cleveland Community College Shelby $2,602 N/A $33,755
Coastal Carolina Community College Jacksonville $2,512 N/A $36,444
College of the Albemarle Elizabeth City $2,242 N/A $33,234
College of Wilmington Wilmington N/A N/A $19,235
Craven Community College New Bern $2,022 N/A $34,231

D

College City Tuition Accept Rate Earnings (10yr)
Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts Asheville N/A N/A N/A
Davidson College Davidson $64,410 13% $81,400
Davidson-Davie Community College Thomasville $1,980 N/A $36,337
Duke University Durham $68,758 6% $97,800
Durham Technical Community College Durham $1,986 N/A $36,142

E

College City Tuition Accept Rate Earnings (10yr)
East Carolina University Greenville $7,361 89% $55,146
ECPI University-Charlotte Charlotte $18,484 N/A $42,837
ECPI University-Greensboro Greensboro $18,484 N/A $42,837
ECPI University-Raleigh Raleigh $18,484 N/A $42,837
Edgecombe Community College Tarboro $2,640 N/A $33,267
Elizabeth City State University Elizabeth City $6,536 64% $40,026
Elon University Elon $46,958 66% $74,545
Empire Beauty School-Charlotte Charlotte N/A N/A $24,022
Empire Beauty School-Concord Concord N/A N/A $23,925
Empire Beauty School-Pineville Charlotte N/A N/A $23,925
Empire Beauty School-West Greensboro Greensboro N/A N/A $24,407
Empire Beauty School-Winston-Salem Winston-Salem N/A N/A $24,397

F

College City Tuition Accept Rate Earnings (10yr)
Fayetteville State University Fayetteville $4,353 82% $40,144
Fayetteville Technical Community College Fayetteville $2,628 N/A $31,861
Forsyth Technical Community College Winston-Salem $2,276 N/A $34,139

G

College City Tuition Accept Rate Earnings (10yr)
Galen Health Institutes-Asheville Asheville $17,048 N/A $61,480
Gardner-Webb University Boiling Springs $34,760 77% $48,039
Gaston College Dallas $3,186 N/A $35,386
Greensboro College Greensboro $21,000 70% $46,566
Guilford College Greensboro $41,362 80% $47,590
Guilford Technical Community College Jamestown $2,320 N/A $33,934
Gwinnett College Raleigh N/A N/A $29,234

H

College City Tuition Accept Rate Earnings (10yr)
Halifax Community College Weldon $2,608 N/A $31,644
Haywood Community College Clyde $2,580 N/A $34,770
Heritage Bible College Dunn $8,688 N/A $30,672
High Point University High Point $45,312 75% $61,389
Hood Theological Seminary Salisbury N/A N/A N/A

I

College City Tuition Accept Rate Earnings (10yr)
Isothermal Community College Spindale $2,030 N/A $33,325

J

College City Tuition Accept Rate Earnings (10yr)
James Sprunt Community College Kenansville $2,592 N/A $29,307
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte Charlotte $42,419 80% $43,418
Johnson C Smith University Charlotte $21,300 45% $42,680
Johnston Community College Smithfield $2,756 N/A $37,310
Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine Sugar Grove N/A N/A N/A

L

College City Tuition Accept Rate Earnings (10yr)
Lees-McRae College Banner Elk $33,250 77% $43,415
Lenoir Community College Kinston $2,578 N/A $33,866
Lenoir-Rhyne University Hickory $31,900 85% $45,543
Leons Beauty School Inc Greensboro N/A N/A $26,958
Livingstone College Salisbury $18,296 59% $32,600
Louisburg College Louisburg $24,120 56% $34,818

M

College City Tuition Accept Rate Earnings (10yr)
Manna University Fayetteville $9,105 53% N/A
Mars Hill University Mars Hill $37,736 68% $44,781
Martin Community College Williamston $2,523 N/A $26,016
Mayland Community College Spruce Pine $2,626 N/A $34,663
McDowell Technical Community College Marion $2,032 N/A $33,035
Meredith College Raleigh $45,630 74% $51,539
Methodist University Fayetteville $41,250 75% $48,050
Mid-Atlantic Christian University Elizabeth City $17,280 62% $38,342
Miller-Motte College-Fayetteville Fayetteville N/A N/A $31,102
Miller-Motte College-Jacksonville Jacksonville N/A N/A $31,102
Miller-Motte College-Raleigh Raleigh N/A N/A $31,102
Mitchell Community College Statesville $2,641 N/A $33,298
Montgomery Community College Troy $2,538 N/A $32,742
Montreat College Montreat $36,450 69% $45,151
MyComputerCareer at Raleigh Raleigh N/A N/A N/A

N

College City Tuition Accept Rate Earnings (10yr)
NASCAR Technical Institute Mooresville N/A N/A $52,873
Nash Community College Rocky Mount $2,866 N/A $34,912
No Grease Barber School Charlotte N/A N/A N/A
North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro $6,813 50% $44,440
North Carolina Central University Durham $6,699 87% $42,968
North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh $8,799 42% $68,758
North Carolina Wesleyan University Rocky Mount $35,736 80% $45,873

O

College City Tuition Accept Rate Earnings (10yr)
One Stop Academy Fayetteville N/A N/A N/A

P

College City Tuition Accept Rate Earnings (10yr)
Pamlico Community College Grantsboro $1,867 N/A $30,005
Paul Mitchell the School-Charlotte Charlotte N/A N/A $23,966
Paul Mitchell the School-Fayetteville Fayetteville N/A N/A $26,696
Paul Mitchell the School-Raleigh Raleigh N/A N/A N/A
Pfeiffer University Misenheimer $35,070 96% $51,562
Piedmont Community College Roxboro $2,556 N/A $33,274
Pinnacle Institute of Cosmetology Mooresville N/A N/A $22,786
Pitt Community College Winterville $2,580 N/A $37,259

Q

College City Tuition Accept Rate Earnings (10yr)
Queens University of Charlotte Charlotte $45,846 62% $57,673

R

College City Tuition Accept Rate Earnings (10yr)
Randolph Community College Asheboro $2,416 N/A $33,336
Richmond Community College Hamlet $1,956 N/A $29,951
Roanoke-Chowan Community College Ahoskie $2,642 N/A $29,324
Robeson Community College Lumberton $2,581 N/A $29,036
Rockingham Community College Wentworth $1,966 N/A $32,480
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Salisbury $2,064 N/A $34,936

S

College City Tuition Accept Rate Earnings (10yr)
Saint Augustine's University Raleigh $16,896 34% $35,730
Salem College Winston-Salem $33,848 77% $44,640
Sampson Community College Clinton $2,877 N/A $33,409
Sandhills Community College Pinehurst $2,040 N/A $31,656
Shaw University Raleigh $17,538 80% $34,409
Shepherds Theological Seminary Cary N/A N/A N/A
South College-Asheville Asheville $18,535 N/A $36,642
South Piedmont Community College Polkton $2,022 N/A $37,308
South University-High Point High Point $18,145 N/A $34,421
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Wake Forest $11,318 75% N/A
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary-Nash County Extension Center Nashville $14,016 N/A N/A
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary-Wake County Extension Center Raleigh $14,016 N/A N/A
Southeastern College-Charlotte Charlotte $25,080 94% $31,548
Southeastern Community College Whiteville $2,600 N/A $30,284
Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible College Wendell $11,739 N/A N/A
Southwestern Community College Sylva $4,112 N/A $34,145
Stanly Community College Albemarle $2,672 N/A $36,686
Strayer University-North Carolina Greensboro $13,920 N/A $40,092
Surry Community College Dobson $2,668 N/A $36,012

T

College City Tuition Accept Rate Earnings (10yr)
Tri-County Community College Murphy $2,636 N/A $32,232

U

College City Tuition Accept Rate Earnings (10yr)
Union Presbyterian Seminary-Charlotte Charlotte N/A N/A N/A
University of Mount Olive Mount Olive $27,366 76% $47,139
University of North Carolina Asheville Asheville $7,501 92% $44,030
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill $8,994 15% $72,200
University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte $7,239 80% $57,289
University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro $7,661 89% $48,160
University of North Carolina at Pembroke Pembroke $3,648 93% $43,407
University of North Carolina School of the Arts Winston Salem $9,477 30% $38,357
University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington $7,277 64% $54,967

V

College City Tuition Accept Rate Earnings (10yr)
Vance-Granville Community College Henderson $1,944 N/A $34,304

W

College City Tuition Accept Rate Earnings (10yr)
Wake Forest University Winston-Salem $67,642 22% $78,158
Wake Technical Community College Raleigh $2,254 N/A $41,769
Warren Wilson College Swannanoa $41,500 71% $36,260
Watts College of Nursing Durham N/A N/A N/A
Wayne Community College Goldsboro $2,566 N/A $34,148
Western Carolina University Cullowhee $4,630 82% $49,458
Western Piedmont Community College Morganton $2,650 N/A $34,195
Wilkes Community College Wilkesboro $2,572 N/A $34,728
William Peace University Raleigh $34,176 94% $46,643
Wilson Community College Wilson $2,572 N/A $32,973
Wingate University Wingate $41,636 91% $52,649
Winston - Salem Barber School - Satellite Greensboro N/A N/A $16,389
Winston Salem Barber School Winston-Salem N/A N/A $16,389
Winston-Salem State University Winston-Salem $6,126 78% $45,344

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many colleges are in North Carolina?
There are 164 colleges and universities in North Carolina, including 74 public and 90 private institutions, according to 2024 College Scorecard data.
What is the average college tuition in North Carolina?
The average in-state tuition across North Carolina colleges is $14,287. Tuition ranges from $1,867 to $68,758 depending on the institution.
How much do North Carolina college graduates earn?
Graduates from North Carolina colleges earn an average median salary of $39,678 ten years after enrollment, based on 2024 College Scorecard data.
What is the average acceptance rate in North Carolina?
The average acceptance rate across North Carolina colleges is 68%. Rates vary widely from highly selective institutions to open-admission colleges.

Data Source & Methodology

College data is sourced from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard (2024 data). Includes tuition, admissions, graduation rates, and post-graduation earnings for federally funded institutions.

Our Methodology · Data Sources · Source: College Scorecard

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