| Institution Name | City | State | In-State | Out-of-State |
# of Students | Website |
| Duke University | Durham | NC | $35,512.00 | $35,512.00 | 13,598 | Visit Site |
| Wake Forest University | Winston Salem | NC | $34,330.00 | $34,330.00 | 6,788 | Visit Site |
| Davidson College | Davidson | NC | $31,794.00 | $31,794.00 | 1,674 | Visit Site |
| Guilford College | Greensboro | NC | $24,470.00 | $24,470.00 | 2,688 | Visit Site |
| Meredith College | Raleigh | NC | $22,400.00 | $22,400.00 | 2,202 | Visit Site |
| Elon University | Elon | NC | $22,166.00 | $22,166.00 | 5,456 | Visit Site |
| Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte | Charlotte | NC | $21,717.00 | $21,717.00 | 2,569 | Visit Site |
| Peace College | Raleigh | NC | $21,628.00 | $21,628.00 | 692 | Visit Site |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University | Hickory | NC | $21,580.00 | $21,580.00 | 1,626 | Visit Site |
| Warren Wilson College | Swannanoa | NC | $21,384.00 | $21,384.00 | 946 | Visit Site |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill | NC | $5,340.00 | $20,988.00 | 28,136 | Visit Site |
| Catawba College | Salisbury | NC | $20,836.00 | $20,836.00 | 1,323 | Visit Site |
| Greensboro College | Greensboro | NC | $20,810.00 | $20,810.00 | 1,180 | Visit Site |
| Queens University of Charlotte | Charlotte | NC | $20,720.00 | $20,720.00 | 2,243 | Visit Site |
| Methodist University | Fayetteville | NC | $20,080.00 | $20,080.00 | 2,118 | Visit Site |
| High Point University | High Point | NC | $19,925.00 | $19,925.00 | 3,064 | Visit Site |
| Lees-McRae College | Banner Elk | NC | $19,500.00 | $19,500.00 | 882 | Visit Site |
| The Art Institute of Charlotte | Charlotte | NC | $19,446.00 | $19,446.00 | 974 | Visit Site |
| Salem College | Winston Salem | NC | $19,190.00 | $19,190.00 | 992 | Visit Site |
| North Carolina Wesleyan College | Rocky Mount | NC | $18,900.00 | $18,900.00 | 1,583 | Visit Site |
| Barton College | Wilson | NC | $18,886.00 | $18,886.00 | 1,130 | Visit Site |
| Campbell University Inc | Buies Creek | NC | $18,850.00 | $18,850.00 | 6,208 | Visit Site |
| Mars Hill College | Mars Hill | NC | $18,812.00 | $18,812.00 | 1,253 | Visit Site |
| Belmont Abbey College | Belmont | NC | $18,796.00 | $18,796.00 | 1,337 | Visit Site |
| Brevard College | Brevard | NC | $18,750.00 | $18,750.00 | 675 | Visit Site |
| Gardner-Webb University | Boiling Springs | NC | $18,500.00 | $18,500.00 | 3,892 | Visit Site |
| Wingate University | Wingate | NC | $18,480.00 | $18,480.00 | 2,041 | Visit Site |
| St Andrews Presbyterian College | Laurinburg | NC | $18,192.00 | $18,192.00 | 747 | Visit Site |
| Montreat College | Montreat | NC | $18,056.00 | $18,056.00 | 1,145 | Visit Site |
| School of Communication Arts | Raleigh | NC | $17,830.00 | $17,830.00 | 325 | Visit Site |
| Pfeiffer University | Misenheimer | NC | $17,520.00 | $17,520.00 | 2,053 | Visit Site |
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh | Raleigh | NC | $5,117.00 | $17,315.00 | 31,802 | Visit Site |
| Chowan University | Murfreesboro | NC | $17,030.00 | $17,030.00 | 875 | Visit Site |
| University of North Carolina School of the Arts | Winston-Salem | NC | $5,061.00 | $16,491.00 | 867 | Visit Site |
| Johnson C Smith University | Charlotte | NC | $15,754.00 | $15,754.00 | 1,463 | Visit Site |
| ITT Technical Institute-Charlotte | Charlotte | NC | $15,600.00 | $15,600.00 | 323 | Visit Site |
| University of North Carolina at Greensboro | Greensboro | NC | $4,029.00 | $15,297.00 | 18,627 | Visit Site |
| University of North Carolina at Asheville | Asheville | NC | $4,045.00 | $15,035.00 | 3,701 | Visit Site |
| East Carolina University | Greenville | NC | $4,368.00 | $14,882.00 | 25,990 | Visit Site |
| Bennett College for Women | Greensboro | NC | $14,648.00 | $14,648.00 | 678 | Visit Site |
| University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Charlotte | NC | $4,153.00 | $14,565.00 | 22,388 | Visit Site |
| University of North Carolina-Wilmington | Wilmington | NC | $4,399.00 | $14,362.00 | 12,180 | Visit Site |
| Appalachian State University | Boone | NC | $4,241.00 | $13,983.00 | 15,871 | Visit Site |
| Western Carolina University | Cullowhee | NC | $4,061.00 | $13,644.00 | 9,056 | Visit Site |
| Fayetteville State University | Fayetteville | NC | $3,422.00 | $13,604.00 | 6,692 | Visit Site |
| University of North Carolina at Pembroke | Pembroke | NC | $4,000.00 | $13,600.00 | 5,937 | Visit Site |
| North Carolina Central University | Durham | NC | $3,606.00 | $13,350.00 | 8,383 | Visit Site |
| Saint Augustines College | Raleigh | NC | $13,206.00 | $13,206.00 | 1,284 | Visit Site |
| Mount Olive College | Mount Olive | NC | $13,126.00 | $13,126.00 | 3,277 | Visit Site |
| DeVry University-North Carolina | Charlotte | NC | $13,020.00 | $13,020.00 | 473 | Request More Information |
| North Carolina A & T State University | Greensboro | NC | $3,500.00 | $12,942.00 | 10,498 | Visit Site |
| South College-Asheville | Asheville | NC | $12,600.00 | $12,600.00 | 133 | Visit Site |
| King's College | Charlotte | NC | $12,440.00 | $12,440.00 | 522 | Visit Site |
| Louisburg College | Louisburg | NC | $12,425.00 | $12,425.00 | 754 | Visit Site |
| Livingstone College | Salisbury | NC | $12,174.00 | $12,174.00 | 960 | Visit Site |
| Winston-Salem State University | Winston-Salem | NC | $3,300.00 | $11,940.00 | 5,870 | Visit Site |
| University of Phoenix-Charlotte Campus | Charlotte | NC | $11,850.00 | $11,850.00 | 1,250 | Visit Site |
| University of Phoenix-Raleigh Campus | Raleigh | NC | $11,850.00 | $11,850.00 | 596 | Visit Site |
| Elizabeth City State University | Elizabeth City | NC | $2,898.00 | $11,779.00 | 3,061 | Visit Site |
| John Wesley College | High Point | NC | $10,934.00 | $10,934.00 | 109 | Visit Site |
| Shaw University | Raleigh | NC | $10,840.00 | $10,840.00 | 2,866 | Visit Site |
| Piedmont Baptist College and Graduate School | Winston Salem | NC | $10,660.00 | $10,660.00 | 373 | Visit Site |
| Roanoke Bible College | Elizabeth City | NC | $9,640.00 | $9,640.00 | 146 | Visit Site |
| Cabarrus College of Health Sciences | Concord | NC | $8,750.00 | $8,750.00 | 358 | Visit Site |
| Stanly Community College | Albemarle | NC | $1,404.00 | $8,243.00 | 2,390 | Visit Site |
| Carteret Community College | Morehead City | NC | $1,452.00 | $7,765.00 | 1,628 | Visit Site |
| Gaston College | Dallas | NC | $1,520.00 | $7,642.00 | 5,718 | Visit Site |
| James Sprunt Community College | Kenansville | NC | $1,414.00 | $7,606.00 | 1,118 | Visit Site |
| Durham Technical Community College | Durham | NC | $1,484.00 | $7,605.00 | 5,170 | Visit Site |
| Guilford Technical Community College | Jamestown | NC | $1,481.00 | $7,603.00 | 10,571 | Visit Site |
| Fayetteville Technical Community College | Fayetteville | NC | $1,464.00 | $7,586.00 | 9,063 | Visit Site |
| Halifax Community College | Weldon | NC | $1,442.00 | $7,564.00 | 1,142 | Visit Site |
| Nash Community College | Rocky Mount | NC | $1,440.00 | $7,562.00 | 2,916 | Visit Site |
| Rockingham Community College | Wentworth | NC | $1,437.00 | $7,559.00 | 2,013 | Visit Site |
| McDowell Technical Community College | Marion | NC | $1,444.00 | $7,556.00 | 1,134 | Visit Site |
| Mayland Community College | Spruce Pine | NC | $1,426.00 | $7,548.00 | 1,472 | Visit Site |
| Pitt Community College | Winterville | NC | $1,426.00 | $7,548.00 | 6,499 | Visit Site |
| Wilkes Community College | Wilkesboro | NC | $1,424.00 | $7,546.00 | 2,476 | Visit Site |
| South Piedmont Community College | Polkton | NC | $1,420.00 | $7,542.00 | 2,250 | Visit Site |
| Lenoir Community College | Kinston | NC | $1,419.00 | $7,541.00 | 2,733 | Visit Site |
| Edgecombe Community College | Tarboro | NC | $1,419.00 | $7,538.00 | 1,687 | Visit Site |
| Bladen Community College | Dublin | NC | $1,415.00 | $7,536.00 | 1,226 | Visit Site |
| Cape Fear Community College | Wilmington | NC | $1,414.00 | $7,536.00 | 7,570 | Visit Site |
| College of the Albemarle | Elizabeth City | NC | $1,414.00 | $7,536.00 | 2,117 | Visit Site |
| Johnston Community College | Smithfield | NC | $1,414.00 | $7,536.00 | 4,145 | Visit Site |
| Mitchell Community College | Statesville | NC | $1,414.00 | $7,536.00 | 2,687 | Visit Site |
| Sampson Community College | Clinton | NC | $1,413.00 | $7,533.00 | 1,278 | Visit Site |
| Montgomery Community College | Troy | NC | $1,409.00 | $7,531.00 | 954 | Visit Site |
| Beaufort County Community College | Washington | NC | $1,408.00 | $7,530.00 | 1,476 | Visit Site |
| Rowan-Cabarrus Community College | Salisbury | NC | $1,408.00 | $7,530.00 | 5,158 | Visit Site |
| Surry Community College | Dobson | NC | $1,408.00 | $7,530.00 | 3,201 | Visit Site |
| Wake Technical Community College | Raleigh | NC | $1,406.00 | $7,528.00 | 12,238 | Visit Site |
| Robeson Community College | Lumberton | NC | $1,404.00 | $7,526.00 | 1,788 | Visit Site |
| Tri-County Community College | Murphy | NC | $1,403.00 | $7,524.00 | 1,079 | Visit Site |
| Wayne Community College | Goldsboro | NC | $1,400.00 | $7,522.00 | 2,988 | Visit Site |
| Martin Community College | Williamston | NC | $1,386.00 | $7,508.00 | 755 | Visit Site |
| Wilson Community College | Wilson | NC | $1,386.00 | $7,508.00 | 1,642 | Visit Site |
| Cleveland Community College | Shelby | NC | $1,382.00 | $7,504.00 | 2,064 | Visit Site |
| Isothermal Community College | Spindale | NC | $1,382.00 | $7,504.00 | 2,131 | Visit Site |
| Richmond Community College | Hamlet | NC | $1,382.00 | $7,504.00 | 1,799 | Visit Site |