Top Colleges in North Carolina Tuition Comparison

Duke University ranked first in the Top Colleges in North Carolina rankings, followed by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University at Raleigh.

The average tuition & fees of Top Colleges in North Carolina is $8,942 for in-state and $45,683 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2023-2024.

Duke University has the highest tuition & fees of $65,805 and North Carolina State University at Raleigh has the lowest tuition & fees of $31,767 among Top Colleges in North Carolina. For graduate programs, the 2024 average graduate tuition & fees of the schools is $12,173 for in-state and $26,832 for out-of-state students.

The average acceptance rate is 51.30% and the SAT score is 1358 for the Top Colleges in North Carolina. Their acceptance rate is to get into the schools, and the SAT score is relatively high.

Table. Top Colleges in North Carolina Tuition & Fees Comparison
RankSchool NameUndergraduate TuitionGraduate TuitionAcceptance RateSAT/ACT Scores Student PopulationGraduation Rate
1Duke UniversityDurham, NC$65,805$63,9856.78%1,550 SAT
34 ACT		18,02396%
2University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC$39,330 ($8,989)$30,819 ($12,527)18.74%1,470 SAT
32 ACT		31,70591%
3North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, NC$31,767 ($8,895)$31,793 ($11,819)39.85%1,380 SAT
30 ACT		36,70084%
4Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, NC$64,758$39,35021.56%1,460 SAT
33 ACT		8,96389%
5Davidson CollegeDavidson, NC$60,050-14.48%1,455 SAT
32 ACT		1,92791%
6Elon UniversityElon, NC$44,536$20,57467.31%1,210 SAT
26 ACT		7,12383%
7Queens University of CharlotteCharlotte, NC$42,790$15,27067.68%1,200 SAT
26 ACT		1,87368%
8Pfeiffer UniversityMisenheimer, NC$33,930$12,24095.30%-1,07634%
9Campbell UniversityBuies Creek, NC$40,410$16,15894.29%-5,27255%
10Gardner-Webb UniversityBoiling Springs, NC$33,450$11,30087.02%1,140 SAT
23 ACT		3,14452%
Average$45,683 ($8,942)$26,832 ($12,173)51%1,35811,58174%
Top Colleges in North Carolina Tuition Comparison