For North Carolina Private colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $29,519.
Duke University has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $65,805 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 $63,985 and Catawba College has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $3,594 among North Carolina Private colleges.
The average COA of North Carolina Private colleges in 2024 is $46,792 including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition & Fees | $29,519 | $16,133 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,216 | $1,216 |
| Room & Board | $12,193 | $12,193 |
| Other Expenses | $3,863 | $3,863 |
| COA | $46,792 | $33,405 |
The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of North Carolina Private colleges is $29,519. 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.
| Tuition | Fees | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | $25,264 | $1,141 |
| 2020-2021 | $25,976 | $1,244 |
| 2021-2022 | $26,659 | $1,202 |
| 2022-2023 | $27,419 | $1,242 |
| 2023-2024 | $28,154 | $1,366 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of North Carolina Private colleges in 2024 is $16,133.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for North Carolina Private colleges over last 5 years.
| Tuition | Fees | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | $14,667 | $756 |
| 2020-2021 | $15,028 | $877 |
| 2021-2022 | $14,795 | $889 |
| 2022-2023 | $15,571 | $976 |
| 2023-2024 | $15,137 | $996 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of North Carolina Private colleges in 2024 is $864.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $748.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | $733 | $686 |
| 2020-2021 | $757 | $706 |
| 2021-2022 | $802 | $714 |
| 2022-2023 | $845 | $747 |
| 2023-2024 | $864 | $748 |
The average living costs of North Carolina Private colleges in 2024 is $16,056 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $16,288 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.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2019-2020 | $10,512 | $3,072 | $9,398 | $3,694 |
| 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 |