Colleges in North Carolina
168 degree-granting institutions in North Carolina (NC). Median net price $14,750. Median graduation rate 46.7%. Compare cost, outcomes, admission rates, and program mix using official U.S. College Scorecard data.
Median net price
$14,750
Median grad rate
46.7%
Median admission rate
75%
Median size
1,097
Most affordable colleges in North Carolina
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Highest graduation rates in North Carolina
Share of students completing a degree on time.
Colleges by city
Cities in North Carolina with 3 or more institutions.
| School | State | Type | Net price | Grad rate | Admission | Size | Data | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamance Community College Graham, NC | NC | Public, 2-year | $6,109 | 39.3% | Not available | 3,080 | Complete | |
| Alexander Paul Institute of Hair Design Greenville, NC | NC | Private for-profit, <2-year | $11,495 | 63.6% | Not available | 55 | Complete | |
| Appalachian State University Boone, NC | NC | Public, 4-year | $16,836 | 74.5% | 90% | 19,444 | Complete | |
| Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Asheville, NC | NC | Public, 2-year | $11,602 | 39.8% | Not available | 5,110 | Complete | |
| Aveda Institute-Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC | NC | Private for-profit, <2-year | $20,736 | 81.8% | Not available | 198 | Complete | |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte Charlotte, NC | NC | Private for-profit, 2-year | $25,733 | 70.0% | Not available | 344 | Complete | |
| Barton College Wilson, NC | NC | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $23,626 | 45.9% | 94% | 982 | Complete | |
| Beaufort County Community College Washington, NC | NC | Public, 2-year | $6,500 | 47.7% | Not available | 1,074 | Complete | |
| Belmont Abbey College Belmont, NC | NC | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $24,639 | 46.7% | 75% | 1,276 | Complete | |
| Bennett College Greensboro, NC | NC | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $28,299 | 25.0% | 51% | 178 | Complete | |
| Beyond Measure Barbering Institute Mebane, NC | NC | Private for-profit, <2-year | $11,406 | 58.8% | Not available | 38 | Complete | |
| Bladen Community College Dublin, NC | NC | Public, 2-year | $9,551 | 22.7% | Not available | 1,030 | Complete | |
| Blue Ridge Community College Flat Rock, NC | NC | Public, 2-year | $5,756 | 49.7% | Not available | 1,758 | Complete | |
| Brevard College Brevard, NC | NC | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $23,509 | 48.8% | 42% | 815 | Complete | |
| Brunswick Community College Bolivia, NC | NC | Public, 2-year | $9,009 | 40.4% | Not available | 1,211 | Complete | |
| Bull City Durham Beauty and Barber College Durham, NC | NC | Private for-profit, <2-year | $11,819 | 77.8% | Not available | 41 | Complete | |
| Cabarrus College of Health Sciences Concord, NC | NC | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $17,618 | 71.4% | 23% | 712 | Complete | |
| Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute Hudson, NC | NC | Public, 2-year | $10,810 | 44.7% | Not available | 2,393 | Complete | |
| Campbell University Buies Creek, NC | NC | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $24,516 | 61.0% | 87% | 2,680 | Complete | |
| Cape Fear Community College Wilmington, NC | NC | Public, 2-year | $9,610 | 34.5% | Not available | 9,764 | Complete | |
| Carolina Christian College Winston Salem, NC | NC | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $22,366 | 15.4% | Not available | 52 | Complete | |
| Carolina College of Biblical Studies Fayetteville, NC | NC | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $21,322 | 0.0% | Not available | 159 | Complete | |
| Carolina College of Hair Design Inc Asheville, NC | NC | Private for-profit, <2-year | $13,396 | 72.0% | Not available | 46 | Complete | |
| Carolina University Winston-Salem, NC | NC | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $20,828 | 21.6% | 40% | 460 | Complete | |
| Carolinas College of Health Sciences Charlotte, NC | NC | Public, 4-year | $33,087 | 100.0% | 60% | 533 | Complete | |
| Carteret Community College Morehead City, NC | NC | Public, 2-year | $10,764 | 49.0% | Not available | 1,172 | Complete | |
| Catawba College Salisbury, NC | NC | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $17,879 | 47.3% | 75% | 1,235 | Complete | |
| Catawba Valley Community College Hickory, NC | NC | Public, 2-year | $10,528 | 35.2% | Not available | 2,741 | Complete | |
| Center for Massage Asheville, NC | NC | Private for-profit, <2-year | $18,631 | 90.0% | Not available | 51 | Complete | |
| Central Carolina Community College Sanford, NC | NC | Public, 2-year | $5,446 | 42.9% | Not available | 3,237 | Complete | |
| Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte, NC | NC | Public, 2-year | $3,345 | 30.9% | Not available | 15,067 | Complete | |
| Chamberlain University-North Carolina Charlotte, NC | NC | Private for-profit, 4-year | $38,436 | 50.0% | 100% | 202 | Complete | |
| Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary Charlotte, NC | NC | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | 12.5% | Not available | 24 | Partial | |
| Chowan University Murfreesboro, NC | NC | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $14,086 | 29.9% | 69% | 603 | Complete | |
| Cleveland Community College Shelby, NC | NC | Public, 2-year | $995 | 31.5% | Not available | 1,097 | Complete | |
| Coastal Carolina Community College Jacksonville, NC | NC | Public, 2-year | $9,461 | 49.4% | Not available | 2,724 | Complete | |
| College of the Albemarle Elizabeth City, NC | NC | Public, 2-year | $2,253 | 34.8% | Not available | 2,001 | Complete | |
| College of Wilmington Wilmington, NC | NC | Private for-profit, <2-year | $23,108 | 15.0% | Not available | 132 | Complete | |
| Craven Community College New Bern, NC | NC | Public, 2-year | $3,289 | 48.4% | Not available | 1,989 | Complete | |
| Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts Asheville, NC | NC | Private for-profit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| Davidson College Davidson, NC | NC | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $17,379 | 91.1% | 13% | 1,867 | Complete | |
| Davidson-Davie Community College Thomasville, NC | NC | Public, 2-year | $8,753 | 45.9% | Not available | 2,633 | Complete | |
| Duke University Durham, NC | NC | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $29,612 | 96.8% | 6% | 6,442 | Complete | |
| Durham Technical Community College Durham, NC | NC | Public, 2-year | $1,664 | 44.9% | Not available | 3,890 | Complete | |
| East Carolina University Greenville, NC | NC | Public, 4-year | $15,739 | 62.6% | 89% | 19,896 | Complete | |
| ECPI University-Charlotte Charlotte, NC | NC | Private for-profit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | 75% | Not available | Partial | |
| ECPI University-Greensboro Greensboro, NC | NC | Private for-profit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | 75% | Not available | Partial | |
| ECPI University-Raleigh Raleigh, NC | NC | Private for-profit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | 75% | Not available | Partial | |
| Edgecombe Community College Tarboro, NC | NC | Public, 2-year | $0 | 36.5% | Not available | 1,397 | Complete | |
| Elizabeth City State University Elizabeth City, NC | NC | Public, 4-year | $6,364 | 43.5% | 64% | 1,975 | Complete | |
| Elon University Elon, NC | NC | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $41,555 | 84.0% | 66% | 6,452 | Complete | |
| Empire Beauty School-Charlotte Charlotte, NC | NC | Private for-profit, <2-year | $16,089 | 23.5% | Not available | 90 | Complete | |
| Empire Beauty School-Concord Concord, NC | NC | Private for-profit, <2-year | $14,750 | 65.1% | Not available | 110 | Complete | |
| Empire Beauty School-Pineville Charlotte, NC | NC | Private for-profit, <2-year | $15,672 | 48.1% | Not available | 75 | Complete | |
| Empire Beauty School-West Greensboro Greensboro, NC | NC | Private for-profit, <2-year | $16,932 | 31.9% | Not available | 99 | Complete | |
| Empire Beauty School-Winston-Salem Winston-Salem, NC | NC | Private for-profit, <2-year | $16,503 | 44.0% | Not available | 80 | Complete | |
| Fayetteville State University Fayetteville, NC | NC | Public, 4-year | $7,892 | 38.5% | 82% | 5,762 | Complete | |
| Fayetteville Technical Community College Fayetteville, NC | NC | Public, 2-year | $3,589 | 23.5% | Not available | 9,471 | Complete | |
| Forsyth Technical Community College Winston-Salem, NC | NC | Public, 2-year | $7,200 | 34.2% | Not available | 7,113 | Complete | |
| Galen Health Institutes-Asheville Asheville, NC | NC | Private for-profit, 4-year | $28,602 | Not available | Not available | 253 | Partial | |
| Gardner-Webb University Boiling Springs, NC | NC | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $17,674 | 55.4% | 77% | 1,856 | Complete | |
| Gaston College Dallas, NC | NC | Public, 2-year | $6,592 | 63.1% | Not available | 3,518 | Complete | |
| Gaston College Dallas, NC | NC | Public, 2-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Partial | |
| Greensboro College Greensboro, NC | NC | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $17,882 | 46.2% | 70% | 708 | Complete | |
| Guilford College Greensboro, NC | NC | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $22,270 | 45.8% | 80% | 1,001 | Complete | |
| Guilford Technical Community College Jamestown, NC | NC | Public, 2-year | $15,002 | 31.1% | Not available | 9,260 | Complete | |
| Gwinnett College Raleigh, NC | NC | Private for-profit, <2-year | $30,219 | 63.2% | Not available | 146 | Complete | |
| Halifax Community College Weldon, NC | NC | Public, 2-year | $9,040 | 35.1% | Not available | 723 | Complete | |
| Haywood Community College Clyde, NC | NC | Public, 2-year | $6,723 | 33.6% | Not available | 849 | Complete | |
| Heritage Bible College Dunn, NC | NC | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $18,684 | 30.0% | Not available | 22 | Complete | |
| High Point University High Point, NC | NC | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $38,707 | 73.7% | 75% | 5,129 | Complete | |
| Hood Theological Seminary Salisbury, NC | NC | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| Isothermal Community College Spindale, NC | NC | Public, 2-year | $10,758 | 55.5% | Not available | 1,169 | Complete | |
| James Sprunt Community College Kenansville, NC | NC | Public, 2-year | $1,863 | 47.8% | Not available | 799 | Complete | |
| Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte Charlotte, NC | NC | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $27,426 | 49.0% | 80% | 1,184 | Complete | |
| Johnson C Smith University Charlotte, NC | NC | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $20,894 | 34.3% | 45% | 1,244 | Complete | |
| Johnston Community College Smithfield, NC | NC | Public, 2-year | $1,776 | 36.6% | Not available | 3,453 | Complete | |
| Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine Sugar Grove, NC | NC | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| Lees-McRae College Banner Elk, NC | NC | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $28,340 | 42.1% | 77% | 873 | Complete | |
| Lenoir Community College Kinston, NC | NC | Public, 2-year | $4,127 | 35.7% | Not available | 1,469 | Complete | |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University Hickory, NC | NC | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $20,689 | 47.8% | 85% | 1,359 | Complete | |
| Leons Beauty School Inc Greensboro, NC | NC | Private for-profit, <2-year | $4,799 | 96.4% | Not available | 102 | Complete | |
| Livingstone College Salisbury, NC | NC | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $13,479 | 28.2% | 59% | 924 | Complete | |
| Louisburg College Louisburg, NC | NC | Private nonprofit, 2-year | $22,694 | 21.9% | 56% | 402 | Complete | |
| Manna University Fayetteville, NC | NC | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $15,210 | 80.0% | 53% | 183 | Complete | |
| Mars Hill University Mars Hill, NC | NC | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $19,910 | 44.9% | 68% | 1,044 | Complete | |
| Martin Community College Williamston, NC | NC | Public, 2-year | $2,676 | 39.3% | Not available | 313 | Complete | |
| Mayland Community College Spruce Pine, NC | NC | Public, 2-year | $5,861 | 46.0% | Not available | 362 | Complete | |
| McDowell Technical Community College Marion, NC | NC | Public, 2-year | $7,784 | 48.4% | Not available | 608 | Complete | |
| Meredith College Raleigh, NC | NC | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $22,488 | 70.1% | 74% | 1,188 | Complete | |
| Methodist University Fayetteville, NC | NC | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $24,704 | 43.5% | 75% | 1,448 | Complete | |
| Mid-Atlantic Christian University Elizabeth City, NC | NC | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $18,328 | 20.8% | 62% | 132 | Complete | |
| Miller-Motte College-Fayetteville Fayetteville, NC | NC | Private for-profit, 2-year | $26,409 | 77.7% | Not available | 336 | Complete | |
| Miller-Motte College-Jacksonville Jacksonville, NC | NC | Private for-profit, 2-year | $23,535 | 75.0% | Not available | 195 | Complete | |
| Miller-Motte College-Raleigh Raleigh, NC | NC | Private for-profit, 2-year | $22,736 | 79.0% | Not available | 409 | Complete | |
| Miller-Motte College-Wilmington Wilmington, NC | NC | Private for-profit, 4-year | $22,321 | 5.2% | Not available | 46 | Complete | |
| Mitchell Community College Statesville, NC | NC | Public, 2-year | $6,481 | 27.9% | Not available | 1,948 | Complete | |
| Montgomery Community College Troy, NC | NC | Public, 2-year | $13,832 | 83.9% | Not available | 852 | Complete | |
| Montreat College Montreat, NC | NC | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $27,061 | 50.3% | 69% | 762 | Complete | |
| MyComputerCareer at Raleigh Raleigh, NC | NC | Private for-profit, 2-year | $26,528 | 60.4% | Not available | 1,466 | Complete | |
| NASCAR Technical Institute Mooresville, NC | NC | Private for-profit, 2-year | $28,915 | 65.3% | Not available | 1,345 | Complete | |
| Nash Community College Rocky Mount, NC | NC | Public, 2-year | $3,338 | 41.3% | Not available | 1,689 | Complete | |
| No Grease Barber School Charlotte, NC | NC | Private for-profit, <2-year | $20,795 | 66.7% | Not available | 28 | Complete | |
| North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC | NC | Public, 4-year | $10,846 | 57.2% | 50% | 12,182 | Complete | |
| North Carolina Central University Durham, NC | NC | Public, 4-year | $15,359 | 41.6% | 87% | 6,081 | Complete | |
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC | NC | Public, 4-year | $17,303 | 84.8% | 42% | 27,371 | Complete | |
| North Carolina Wesleyan University Rocky Mount, NC | NC | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $17,432 | 42.0% | 80% | 1,214 | Complete | |
| One Stop Academy Fayetteville, NC | NC | Private for-profit, <2-year | $35,519 | Not available | Not available | 31 | Partial | |
| Pamlico Community College Grantsboro, NC | NC | Public, 2-year | $1,321 | 53.8% | Not available | 165 | Complete | |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Charlotte Charlotte, NC | NC | Private for-profit, <2-year | $23,033 | 55.6% | Not available | 97 | Complete | |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Fayetteville Fayetteville, NC | NC | Private for-profit, <2-year | $18,496 | 66.0% | Not available | 149 | Complete | |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Raleigh Raleigh, NC | NC | Private for-profit, <2-year | $18,166 | 14.3% | Not available | 130 | Complete | |
| Pfeiffer University Misenheimer, NC | NC | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $19,076 | 35.0% | 96% | 655 | Complete | |
| Piedmont Community College Roxboro, NC | NC | Public, 2-year | $1,095 | 20.0% | Not available | 457 | Complete | |
| Pinnacle Institute of Cosmetology Mooresville, NC | NC | Private for-profit, <2-year | $17,000 | 52.4% | Not available | 18 | Complete | |
| Pitt Community College Winterville, NC | NC | Public, 2-year | $7,337 | 35.3% | Not available | 5,317 | Complete | |
| Queens University of Charlotte Charlotte, NC | NC | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $30,857 | 61.3% | 62% | 1,211 | Complete | |
| Randolph Community College Asheboro, NC | NC | Public, 2-year | $6,918 | 58.2% | Not available | 1,417 | Complete | |
| Richmond Community College Hamlet, NC | NC | Public, 2-year | $5,071 | 46.1% | Not available | 1,352 | Complete | |
| Roanoke-Chowan Community College Ahoskie, NC | NC | Public, 2-year | $5,570 | 36.8% | Not available | 309 | Complete | |
| Robeson Community College Lumberton, NC | NC | Public, 2-year | $2,892 | 32.6% | Not available | 1,551 | Complete | |
| Rockingham Community College Wentworth, NC | NC | Public, 2-year | $2,060 | 35.1% | Not available | 1,065 | Complete | |
| Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Salisbury, NC | NC | Public, 2-year | $7,981 | 35.1% | Not available | 4,164 | Complete | |
| Saint Augustine's University Raleigh, NC | NC | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $24,313 | 25.0% | 34% | 172 | Complete | |
| Salem College Winston-Salem, NC | NC | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $18,277 | 57.4% | 77% | 423 | Complete | |
| Sampson Community College Clinton, NC | NC | Public, 2-year | $3,108 | 56.5% | Not available | 846 | Complete | |
| Sandhills Community College Pinehurst, NC | NC | Public, 2-year | $4,157 | 52.8% | Not available | 2,539 | Complete | |
| Shaw University Raleigh, NC | NC | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $16,512 | 21.8% | 80% | 875 | Complete | |
| Shepherds Theological Seminary Cary, NC | NC | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| South College-Asheville Asheville, NC | NC | Private for-profit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Partial | |
| South Piedmont Community College Polkton, NC | NC | Public, 2-year | $6,675 | 38.1% | Not available | 1,833 | Complete | |
| South University-High Point High Point, NC | NC | Private for-profit, 4-year | $27,634 | 11.1% | Not available | 67 | Complete | |
| Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Wake Forest, NC | NC | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $13,090 | 58.1% | 75% | 585 | Partial | |
| Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary-Nash County Extension Center Nashville, NC | NC | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | 75% | Not available | Missing | |
| Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary-Wake County Extension Center Raleigh, NC | NC | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | 75% | Not available | Missing | |
| Southeastern College-Charlotte Charlotte, NC | NC | Private for-profit, 2-year | $30,611 | 77.2% | 94% | 252 | Complete | |
| Southeastern Community College Whiteville, NC | NC | Public, 2-year | $9,148 | 43.5% | Not available | 820 | Complete | |
| Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible College Wendell, NC | NC | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $12,602 | 41.7% | Not available | 64 | Partial | |
| Southwestern Community College Sylva, NC | NC | Public, 2-year | $5,207 | 53.1% | Not available | 1,249 | Complete | |
| St. Andrews University Laurinburg, NC | NC | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $32,513 | 29.5% | 69% | 628 | Complete | |
| Stanly Community College Albemarle, NC | NC | Public, 2-year | $5,721 | 47.8% | Not available | 1,465 | Complete | |
| Strayer University-North Carolina Greensboro, NC | NC | Private for-profit, 4-year | $21,050 | 33.3% | Not available | 2,671 | Complete | |
| Surry Community College Dobson, NC | NC | Public, 2-year | $4,961 | 6.4% | Not available | 1,475 | Complete | |
| Tri-County Community College Murphy, NC | NC | Public, 2-year | $7,799 | 54.3% | Not available | 472 | Complete | |
| Union Presbyterian Seminary-Charlotte Charlotte, NC | NC | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| University of Mount Olive Mount Olive, NC | NC | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $18,853 | 51.8% | 76% | 1,796 | Complete | |
| University of North Carolina Asheville Asheville, NC | NC | Public, 4-year | $12,250 | 54.5% | 92% | 2,910 | Complete | |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC | NC | Public, 4-year | $11,655 | 91.2% | 15% | 20,752 | Complete | |
| University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC | NC | Public, 4-year | $15,435 | 69.0% | 80% | 24,453 | Complete | |
| University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC | NC | Public, 4-year | $10,965 | 56.3% | 89% | 14,062 | Complete | |
| University of North Carolina at Pembroke Pembroke, NC | NC | Public, 4-year | $10,260 | 43.5% | 93% | 5,330 | Complete | |
| University of North Carolina School of the Arts Winston Salem, NC | NC | Public, 4-year | $14,906 | 77.8% | 30% | 945 | Complete | |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC | NC | Public, 4-year | $20,109 | 70.6% | 64% | 14,922 | Complete | |
| Vance-Granville Community College Henderson, NC | NC | Public, 2-year | $3,286 | 52.6% | Not available | 1,665 | Complete | |
| Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC | NC | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $28,719 | 89.1% | 22% | 5,485 | Complete | |
| Wake Technical Community College Raleigh, NC | NC | Public, 2-year | $8,759 | 33.0% | Not available | 19,675 | Complete | |
| Warren Wilson College Swannanoa, NC | NC | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $21,249 | 42.0% | 71% | 707 | Complete | |
| Watts College of Nursing Durham, NC | NC | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | 85.9% | Not available | 124 | Partial | |
| Wayne Community College Goldsboro, NC | NC | Public, 2-year | $2,245 | 49.3% | Not available | 2,739 | Complete | |
| Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC | NC | Public, 4-year | $13,315 | 60.3% | 82% | 10,024 | Complete | |
| Western Piedmont Community College Morganton, NC | NC | Public, 2-year | $6,448 | 48.7% | Not available | 1,339 | Complete | |
| Wilkes Community College Wilkesboro, NC | NC | Public, 2-year | $-264 | 55.4% | Not available | 1,355 | Complete | |
| William Peace University Raleigh, NC | NC | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $21,649 | 44.8% | 94% | 666 | Complete | |
| Wilson Community College Wilson, NC | NC | Public, 2-year | $3,064 | 27.3% | Not available | 1,373 | Complete | |
| Wingate University Wingate, NC | NC | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $20,748 | 46.4% | 91% | 2,668 | Complete | |
| Winston - Salem Barber School - Satellite Greensboro, NC | NC | Private for-profit, <2-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Partial | |
| Winston Salem Barber School Winston-Salem, NC | NC | Private for-profit, <2-year | $14,610 | 62.7% | Not available | 29 | Complete | |
| Winston-Salem State University Winston-Salem, NC | NC | Public, 4-year | $13,479 | 46.7% | 78% | 4,170 | Complete |
Frequently asked questions
How many colleges are there in North Carolina?
North Carolina has 168 degree-granting institutions tracked by the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, spanning public, private nonprofit, and for-profit schools.
What is the average cost of college in North Carolina?
The median net price across North Carolina colleges is $14,750 per year. Net price is what a typical student pays after grant aid and scholarships — a much better number than sticker price.
Which North Carolina colleges have the highest graduation rates?
The top performers by graduation rate include Carolinas College of Health Sciences (100.0%), Duke University (96.8%), Leons Beauty School Inc (96.4%). Sort the table by graduation rate to see the full ranking.
Is the data on this page up to date?
Yes. All figures come from the latest College Scorecard release published by the U.S. Department of Education.