Cheapest In-State Tuition in North Carolina
Ranked by in-state tuition & fees (100 colleges with at least 200 undergraduates). Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, June 2026 release.
| # | College | In-state tuition & fees | Net price | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vance-Granville Community College Henderson, NC · Public | $1,944 | $3,286 | $34,304 |
| 2 | Richmond Community College Hamlet, NC · Public | $1,956 | $5,071 | $29,951 |
| 3 | Rockingham Community College Wentworth, NC · Public | $1,966 | $2,060 | $32,480 |
| 4 | Davidson-Davie Community College Thomasville, NC · Public | $1,980 | $8,753 | $36,337 |
| 5 | Durham Technical Community College Durham, NC · Public | $1,986 | $1,664 | $36,142 |
| 6 | Craven Community College New Bern, NC · Public | $2,022 | $3,289 | $34,231 |
| 7 | South Piedmont Community College Polkton, NC · Public | $2,022 | $6,675 | $37,308 |
| 8 | Isothermal Community College Spindale, NC · Public | $2,030 | $10,758 | $33,325 |
| 9 | McDowell Technical Community College Marion, NC · Public | $2,032 | $7,784 | $33,035 |
| 10 | Sandhills Community College Pinehurst, NC · Public | $2,040 | $4,157 | $31,656 |
| 11 | Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Salisbury, NC · Public | $2,064 | $7,981 | $34,936 |
| 12 | College of the Albemarle Elizabeth City, NC · Public | $2,242 | $2,253 | $33,234 |
| 13 | Wake Technical Community College Raleigh, NC · Public | $2,254 | $8,759 | $41,769 |
| 14 | Forsyth Technical Community College Winston-Salem, NC · Public | $2,276 | $7,200 | $34,139 |
| 15 | Carteret Community College Morehead City, NC · Public | $2,310 | $10,764 | $33,357 |
| 16 | Guilford Technical Community College Jamestown, NC · Public | $2,320 | $15,002 | $33,934 |
| 17 | Randolph Community College Asheboro, NC · Public | $2,416 | $6,918 | $33,336 |
| 18 | Catawba Valley Community College Hickory, NC · Public | $2,427 | $10,528 | $36,977 |
| 19 | Coastal Carolina Community College Jacksonville, NC · Public | $2,512 | $9,461 | $36,444 |
| 20 | Martin Community College Williamston, NC · Public | $2,523 | $2,676 | $26,016 |
| 21 | Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute Hudson, NC · Public | $2,526 | $10,810 | $34,515 |
| 22 | Montgomery Community College Troy, NC · Public | $2,538 | $13,832 | $32,742 |
| 23 | Beaufort County Community College Washington, NC · Public | $2,540 | $6,500 | $32,519 |
| 24 | Brunswick Community College Bolivia, NC · Public | $2,553 | $9,009 | $36,668 |
| 25 | Piedmont Community College Roxboro, NC · Public | $2,556 | $1,095 | $33,274 |
| 26 | Wayne Community College Goldsboro, NC · Public | $2,566 | $2,245 | $34,148 |
| 27 | Wilkes Community College Wilkesboro, NC · Public | $2,572 | $-264 | $34,728 |
| 28 | Wilson Community College Wilson, NC · Public | $2,572 | $3,064 | $32,973 |
| 29 | Lenoir Community College Kinston, NC · Public | $2,578 | $4,127 | $33,866 |
| 30 | Haywood Community College Clyde, NC · Public | $2,580 | $6,723 | $34,770 |
| 31 | Pitt Community College Winterville, NC · Public | $2,580 | $7,337 | $37,259 |
| 32 | Robeson Community College Lumberton, NC · Public | $2,581 | $2,892 | $29,036 |
| 33 | Alamance Community College Graham, NC · Public | $2,592 | $6,109 | $34,241 |
| 34 | James Sprunt Community College Kenansville, NC · Public | $2,592 | $1,863 | $29,307 |
| 35 | Southeastern Community College Whiteville, NC · Public | $2,600 | $9,148 | $30,284 |
| 36 | Cleveland Community College Shelby, NC · Public | $2,602 | $995 | $33,755 |
| 37 | Halifax Community College Weldon, NC · Public | $2,608 | $9,040 | $31,644 |
| 38 | Bladen Community College Dublin, NC · Public | $2,618 | $9,551 | $30,591 |
| 39 | Mayland Community College Spruce Pine, NC · Public | $2,626 | $5,861 | $34,663 |
| 40 | Fayetteville Technical Community College Fayetteville, NC · Public | $2,628 | $3,589 | $31,861 |
| 41 | Tri-County Community College Murphy, NC · Public | $2,636 | $7,799 | $32,232 |
| 42 | Edgecombe Community College Tarboro, NC · Public | $2,640 | $0 | $33,267 |
| 43 | Mitchell Community College Statesville, NC · Public | $2,641 | $6,481 | $33,298 |
| 44 | Roanoke-Chowan Community College Ahoskie, NC · Public | $2,642 | $5,570 | $29,324 |
| 45 | Western Piedmont Community College Morganton, NC · Public | $2,650 | $6,448 | $34,195 |
| 46 | Blue Ridge Community College Flat Rock, NC · Public | $2,660 | $5,756 | $36,324 |
| 47 | Surry Community College Dobson, NC · Public | $2,668 | $4,961 | $36,012 |
| 48 | Stanly Community College Albemarle, NC · Public | $2,672 | $5,721 | $36,686 |
| 49 | Central Carolina Community College Sanford, NC · Public | $2,711 | $5,446 | $33,525 |
| 50 | Cape Fear Community College Wilmington, NC · Public | $2,748 | $9,610 | $38,654 |
| 51 | Johnston Community College Smithfield, NC · Public | $2,756 | $1,776 | $37,310 |
| 52 | Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte, NC · Public | $2,792 | $3,345 | $37,865 |
| 53 | Nash Community College Rocky Mount, NC · Public | $2,866 | $3,338 | $34,912 |
| 54 | Sampson Community College Clinton, NC · Public | $2,877 | $3,108 | $33,409 |
| 55 | Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Asheville, NC · Public | $2,882 | $11,602 | $36,048 |
| 56 | Gaston College Dallas, NC · Public | $3,186 | $6,592 | $35,386 |
| 57 | University of North Carolina at Pembroke Pembroke, NC · Public | $3,648 | $10,260 | $43,407 |
| 58 | Southwestern Community College Sylva, NC · Public | $4,112 | $5,207 | $34,145 |
| 59 | Fayetteville State University Fayetteville, NC · Public | $4,353 | $7,892 | $40,144 |
| 60 | Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC · Public | $4,630 | $13,315 | $49,458 |
| 61 | Winston-Salem State University Winston-Salem, NC · Public | $6,126 | $13,479 | $45,344 |
| 62 | Elizabeth City State University Elizabeth City, NC · Public | $6,536 | $6,364 | $40,026 |
| 63 | North Carolina Central University Durham, NC · Public | $6,699 | $15,359 | $42,968 |
| 64 | North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC · Public | $6,813 | $10,846 | $44,440 |
| 65 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC · Public | $7,239 | $15,435 | $57,289 |
| 66 | University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC · Public | $7,277 | $20,109 | $54,967 |
| 67 | East Carolina University Greenville, NC · Public | $7,361 | $15,739 | $55,146 |
| 68 | University of North Carolina Asheville Asheville, NC · Public | $7,501 | $12,250 | $44,030 |
| 69 | Appalachian State University Boone, NC · Public | $7,579 | $16,836 | $51,836 |
| 70 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC · Public | $7,661 | $10,965 | $48,160 |
| 71 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC · Public | $8,799 | $17,303 | $68,758 |
| 72 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC · Public | $8,994 | $11,655 | $72,200 |
| 73 | University of North Carolina School of the Arts Winston Salem, NC · Public | $9,477 | $14,906 | $38,357 |
| 74 | Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Wake Forest, NC · Private nonprofit | $11,318 | $13,090 | — |
| 75 | Strayer University-North Carolina Greensboro, NC · Private for-profit | $13,920 | — | $40,092 |
| 76 | Cabarrus College of Health Sciences Concord, NC · Private nonprofit | $16,550 | $17,618 | $58,708 |
| 77 | Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte Charlotte, NC · Private for-profit | $16,657 | $25,733 | $42,759 |
| 78 | Galen Health Institutes-Asheville Asheville, NC · Private for-profit | $17,048 | $28,602 | $61,480 |
| 79 | Shaw University Raleigh, NC · Private nonprofit | $17,538 | $16,512 | $34,409 |
| 80 | Carolina University Winston-Salem, NC · Private nonprofit | $17,575 | $20,828 | $32,864 |
| 81 | Livingstone College Salisbury, NC · Private nonprofit | $18,296 | $13,479 | $32,600 |
| 82 | Carolinas College of Health Sciences Charlotte, NC · Public | $18,882 | — | $64,624 |
| 83 | Belmont Abbey College Belmont, NC · Private nonprofit | $19,500 | $24,639 | $47,937 |
| 84 | Chamberlain University-North Carolina Charlotte, NC · Private for-profit | $20,785 | $38,436 | $92,405 |
| 85 | Greensboro College Greensboro, NC · Private nonprofit | $21,000 | $17,882 | $46,566 |
| 86 | Johnson C Smith University Charlotte, NC · Private nonprofit | $21,300 | $20,894 | $42,680 |
| 87 | Louisburg College Louisburg, NC · Private nonprofit | $24,120 | $22,694 | $34,818 |
| 88 | Southeastern College-Charlotte Charlotte, NC · Private for-profit | $25,080 | $30,611 | $31,548 |
| 89 | University of Mount Olive Mount Olive, NC · Private nonprofit | $27,366 | $18,853 | $47,139 |
| 90 | Chowan University Murfreesboro, NC · Private nonprofit | $27,910 | $14,086 | $38,412 |
| 91 | Lenoir-Rhyne University Hickory, NC · Private nonprofit | $31,900 | $20,689 | $45,543 |
| 92 | Brevard College Brevard, NC · Private nonprofit | $32,280 | $23,509 | $43,545 |
| 93 | Lees-McRae College Banner Elk, NC · Private nonprofit | $33,250 | $28,340 | $43,415 |
| 94 | Salem College Winston-Salem, NC · Private nonprofit | $33,848 | $18,277 | $44,640 |
| 95 | William Peace University Raleigh, NC · Private nonprofit | $34,176 | $21,649 | $46,643 |
| 96 | Catawba College Salisbury, NC · Private nonprofit | $34,300 | $17,879 | $48,793 |
| 97 | Gardner-Webb University Boiling Springs, NC · Private nonprofit | $34,760 | $17,674 | $48,039 |
| 98 | Pfeiffer University Misenheimer, NC · Private nonprofit | $35,070 | $19,076 | $51,562 |
| 99 | North Carolina Wesleyan University Rocky Mount, NC · Private nonprofit | $35,736 | $17,432 | $45,873 |
| 100 | Montreat College Montreat, NC · Private nonprofit | $36,450 | $27,061 | $45,151 |