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Four-year colleges in North Carolina
57 four-year colleges (16 public) with 250,437 undergraduates in total. Sorted by size; click any column to re-sort.
median net price $19,001median graduation 47%median earnings $52,680
57 colleges · click a column to sort
| College | Sector | Undergrads | Admit | Net price | Grad. | Earnings | Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh | Public | 27,371 | 42% | $16,486 | 85% | $77,810 | $19,500 |
 University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte | Public | 24,453 | 80% | $15,142 | 68% | $63,486 | $19,500 |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill | Public | 20,752 | 15% | $11,305 | 91% | $81,094 | $12,086 |
 East Carolina UniversityGreenville | Public | 19,896 | 89% | $16,880 | 63% | $60,387 | $20,500 |
| Appalachian State UniversityBoone | Public | 19,444 | 90% | $16,082 | 71% | $57,488 | $19,500 |
 University of North Carolina WilmingtonWilmington | Public | 14,922 | 64% | $19,570 | 72% | $61,019 | $18,250 |
| University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro | Public | 14,062 | 88% | $12,291 | 58% | $53,402 | $20,500 |
 North Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboro | Public | 12,182 | 50% | $9,884 | 56% | $50,279 | $23,288 |
 Western Carolina UniversityCullowhee | Public | 10,024 | 82% | $13,025 | 61% | $53,764 | $19,500 |
 Elon UniversityElon | Nonprofit | 6,452 | 66% | $35,785 | 81% | $82,524 | $19,500 |
 Duke UniversityDurham | Nonprofit | 6,442 | 5.7% | $23,706 | 96% | $113,937 | $13,000 |
 North Carolina Central UniversityDurham | Public | 6,081 | 87% | $16,708 | 47% | $46,956 | $26,000 |
 Fayetteville State UniversityFayetteville | Public | 5,762 | 82% | $10,009 | 37% | $47,125 | $20,500 |
| Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem | Nonprofit | 5,485 | 22% | $28,165 | 90% | $104,443 | $19,500 |
 University of North Carolina at PembrokePembroke | Public | 5,330 | 93% | $10,522 | 44% | $48,029 | $21,082 |
| High Point UniversityHigh Point | Nonprofit | 5,129 | 75% | $41,019 | 72% | $73,547 | $23,250 |
 Winston-Salem State UniversityWinston-Salem | Public | 4,170 | 78% | $12,817 | 47% | $52,558 | $24,000 |
 University of North Carolina AshevilleAsheville | Public | 2,910 | 92% | $14,999 | 52% | $50,562 | $19,500 |
| Campbell UniversityBuies Creek | Nonprofit | 2,680 | 87% | $25,057 | 58% | $59,026 | $20,500 |
| Strayer University-North CarolinaGreensboro | For-profit | 2,671 | — | $18,695 | 0% | $44,016 | $39,188 |
 Wingate UniversityWingate | Nonprofit | 2,668 | 91% | $21,511 | 43% | $57,646 | $23,000 |
 Elizabeth City State UniversityElizabeth City | Public | 1,975 | 64% | $8,048 | 46% | $44,614 | $20,745 |
 Davidson CollegeDavidson | Nonprofit | 1,867 | 13% | $15,060 | 90% | $89,297 | $15,000 |
| Gardner-Webb UniversityBoiling Springs | Nonprofit | 1,856 | 77% | $21,150 | 48% | $53,543 | $22,000 |
 University of Mount OliveMount Olive | Nonprofit | 1,796 | 76% | $18,927 | 42% | $54,851 | $25,000 |
 Methodist UniversityFayetteville | Nonprofit | 1,448 | 75% | $25,760 | 39% | $54,558 | $27,000 |
 Lenoir-Rhyne UniversityHickory | Nonprofit | 1,359 | 85% | $18,641 | 50% | $54,752 | $25,316 |
 Belmont Abbey CollegeBelmont | Nonprofit | 1,276 | 75% | $25,416 | 50% | $53,850 | $23,750 |
 Johnson C Smith UniversityCharlotte | Nonprofit | 1,244 | 45% | $21,397 | 34% | $44,849 | $30,750 |
 Catawba CollegeSalisbury | Nonprofit | 1,235 | 75% | $15,993 | 48% | $52,260 | $21,181 |
 North Carolina Wesleyan UniversityRocky Mount | Nonprofit | 1,214 | 80% | $20,318 | 45% | $49,264 | $25,000 |
 Queens University of CharlotteCharlotte | Nonprofit | 1,211 | 62% | $29,421 | 58% | $58,736 | $25,000 |
 Meredith CollegeRaleigh | Nonprofit | 1,188 | 74% | $22,801 | 72% | $54,417 | $22,000 |
 Mars Hill UniversityMars Hill | Nonprofit | 1,044 | 68% | $20,442 | 46% | $48,185 | $23,250 |
 Guilford CollegeGreensboro | Nonprofit | 1,001 | 80% | $22,813 | 43% | $52,803 | $22,660 |
 Barton CollegeWilson | Nonprofit | 982 | 94% | $24,367 | 47% | $52,876 | $24,875 |
 University of North Carolina School of the ArtsWinston Salem | Public | 945 | 30% | $14,859 | 80% | $46,097 | $26,450 |
 Livingstone CollegeSalisbury | Nonprofit | 924 | 59% | $10,838 | 20% | $38,502 | $31,000 |
 Shaw UniversityRaleigh | Nonprofit | 875 | 80% | $24,242 | 20% | $38,822 | $24,439 |
| Lees-McRae CollegeBanner Elk | Nonprofit | 873 | 77% | $28,253 | 47% | $52,058 | $16,500 |
 Brevard CollegeBrevard | Nonprofit | 815 | 42% | $25,617 | 40% | $49,182 | $25,000 |
 Montreat CollegeMontreat | Nonprofit | 762 | 69% | $25,095 | 43% | $53,114 | $24,150 |
 Greensboro CollegeGreensboro | Nonprofit | 708 | 70% | $18,187 | 42% | $50,121 | $25,000 |
 Warren Wilson CollegeSwannanoa | Nonprofit | 707 | 71% | $23,319 | 40% | $39,685 | $24,907 |
 William Peace UniversityRaleigh | Nonprofit | 666 | 94% | $23,002 | 49% | $47,869 | $16,875 |
 Pfeiffer UniversityMisenheimer | Nonprofit | 655 | 96% | $22,696 | 48% | $54,743 | $23,293 |
 Chowan UniversityMurfreesboro | Nonprofit | 603 | 69% | $19,783 | 27% | $41,371 | $27,000 |
| Southeastern Baptist Theological SeminaryWake Forest | Nonprofit | 585 | 75% | $8,500 | 50% | — | — |
| Carolina UniversityWinston-Salem | Nonprofit | 460 | 40% | $12,351 | 27% | $37,560 | $20,500 |
 Salem CollegeWinston-Salem | Nonprofit | 423 | 77% | $18,975 | 32% | $50,734 | $20,459 |
| Chamberlain University-North CarolinaCharlotte | For-profit | 202 | 100% | $38,460 | 0% | $96,897 | $19,746 |
| Bennett CollegeGreensboro | Nonprofit | 178 | 51% | $27,547 | 32% | $43,355 | $27,000 |
| Carolina College of Biblical StudiesFayetteville | Nonprofit | 159 | — | $18,951 | 50% | — | $30,875 |
| Mid-Atlantic Christian UniversityElizabeth City | Nonprofit | 132 | 62% | $19,001 | 21% | $43,121 | — |
| South University-High PointHigh Point | For-profit | 67 | — | $18,546 | — | $39,314 | $26,417 |
| Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible CollegeWendell | Nonprofit | 64 | — | $8,338 | 47% | — | — |
| Carolina Christian CollegeWinston Salem | Nonprofit | 52 | — | $30,355 | 10% | $33,125 | — |
Net price: average per year after grants · Grad.: within 6 years · Earnings: median, 10 years after entry · Source: College Scorecard