| Institution Name | City | State | In-State | Out-of-State |
# of Students | Accred Year | Website |
| Duke University | Durham | NC | $35,512.00 | $35,512.00 | 13,598 | 1895 | Visit Site |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill | NC | $5,340.00 | $20,988.00 | 28,136 | 1900 | Visit Site |
| Davidson College | Davidson | NC | $31,794.00 | $31,794.00 | 1,674 | 1917 | Visit Site |
| Meredith College | Raleigh | NC | $22,400.00 | $22,400.00 | 2,202 | 1921 | Visit Site |
| Wake Forest University | Winston Salem | NC | $34,330.00 | $34,330.00 | 6,788 | 1921 | Visit Site |
| University of North Carolina at Greensboro | Greensboro | NC | $4,029.00 | $15,297.00 | 18,627 | 1921 | Visit Site |
| Salem College | Winston Salem | NC | $19,190.00 | $19,190.00 | 992 | 1922 | Visit Site |
| Greensboro College | Greensboro | NC | $20,810.00 | $20,810.00 | 1,180 | 1926 | Visit Site |
| Guilford College | Greensboro | NC | $24,470.00 | $24,470.00 | 2,688 | 1926 | Visit Site |
| Mars Hill College | Mars Hill | NC | $18,812.00 | $18,812.00 | 1,253 | 1926 | Visit Site |
| East Carolina University | Greenville | NC | $4,368.00 | $14,882.00 | 25,990 | 1927 | Visit Site |
| Catawba College | Salisbury | NC | $20,836.00 | $20,836.00 | 1,323 | 1928 | Visit Site |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University | Hickory | NC | $21,580.00 | $21,580.00 | 1,626 | 1928 | Visit Site |
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh | Raleigh | NC | $5,117.00 | $17,315.00 | 31,802 | 1928 | Visit Site |
| Queens University of Charlotte | Charlotte | NC | $20,720.00 | $20,720.00 | 2,243 | 1932 | Visit Site |
| Johnson C Smith University | Charlotte | NC | $15,754.00 | $15,754.00 | 1,463 | 1933 | Visit Site |
| Bennett College for Women | Greensboro | NC | $14,648.00 | $14,648.00 | 678 | 1935 | Visit Site |
| North Carolina A & T State University | Greensboro | NC | $3,500.00 | $12,942.00 | 10,498 | 1936 | Visit Site |
| North Carolina Central University | Durham | NC | $3,606.00 | $13,350.00 | 8,383 | 1938 | Visit Site |
| Campbell University Inc | Buies Creek | NC | $18,850.00 | $18,850.00 | 6,208 | 1941 | Visit Site |
| Appalachian State University | Boone | NC | $4,241.00 | $13,983.00 | 15,871 | 1942 | Visit Site |
| Pfeiffer University | Misenheimer | NC | $17,520.00 | $17,520.00 | 2,053 | 1942 | Visit Site |
| Saint Augustines College | Raleigh | NC | $13,206.00 | $13,206.00 | 1,284 | 1942 | Visit Site |
| Shaw University | Raleigh | NC | $10,840.00 | $10,840.00 | 2,866 | 1943 | Visit Site |
| Livingstone College | Salisbury | NC | $12,174.00 | $12,174.00 | 960 | 1944 | Visit Site |
| Western Carolina University | Cullowhee | NC | $4,061.00 | $13,644.00 | 9,056 | 1946 | Visit Site |
| Elizabeth City State University | Elizabeth City | NC | $2,898.00 | $11,779.00 | 3,061 | 1947 | Visit Site |
| Elon University | Elon | NC | $22,166.00 | $22,166.00 | 5,456 | 1947 | Visit Site |
| Fayetteville State University | Fayetteville | NC | $3,422.00 | $13,604.00 | 6,692 | 1947 | Visit Site |
| Peace College | Raleigh | NC | $21,628.00 | $21,628.00 | 692 | 1947 | Visit Site |
| Winston-Salem State University | Winston-Salem | NC | $3,300.00 | $11,940.00 | 5,870 | 1947 | Visit Site |
| Gardner-Webb University | Boiling Springs | NC | $18,500.00 | $18,500.00 | 3,892 | 1948 | Visit Site |
| Brevard College | Brevard | NC | $18,750.00 | $18,750.00 | 675 | 1949 | Visit Site |
| University of North Carolina at Pembroke | Pembroke | NC | $4,000.00 | $13,600.00 | 5,937 | 1951 | Visit Site |
| Wingate University | Wingate | NC | $18,480.00 | $18,480.00 | 2,041 | 1951 | Visit Site |
| Louisburg College | Louisburg | NC | $12,425.00 | $12,425.00 | 754 | 1952 | Visit Site |
| Warren Wilson College | Swannanoa | NC | $21,384.00 | $21,384.00 | 946 | 1952 | Visit Site |
| University of North Carolina-Wilmington | Wilmington | NC | $4,399.00 | $14,362.00 | 12,180 | 1952 | Visit Site |
| Lees-McRae College | Banner Elk | NC | $19,500.00 | $19,500.00 | 882 | 1953 | Visit Site |
| King's College | Charlotte | NC | $12,440.00 | $12,440.00 | 522 | 1954 | Visit Site |
| Barton College | Wilson | NC | $18,886.00 | $18,886.00 | 1,130 | 1955 | Visit Site |
| Mitchell Community College | Statesville | NC | $1,414.00 | $7,536.00 | 2,687 | 1955 | Visit Site |
| Chowan University | Murfreesboro | NC | $17,030.00 | $17,030.00 | 875 | 1956 | Visit Site |
| Belmont Abbey College | Belmont | NC | $18,796.00 | $18,796.00 | 1,337 | 1957 | Visit Site |
| University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Charlotte | NC | $4,153.00 | $14,565.00 | 22,388 | 1957 | Visit Site |
| University of North Carolina at Asheville | Asheville | NC | $4,045.00 | $15,035.00 | 3,701 | 1958 | Visit Site |
| Montreat College | Montreat | NC | $18,056.00 | $18,056.00 | 1,145 | 1960 | Visit Site |
| Mount Olive College | Mount Olive | NC | $13,126.00 | $13,126.00 | 3,277 | 1960 | Visit Site |
| St Andrews Presbyterian College | Laurinburg | NC | $18,192.00 | $18,192.00 | 747 | 1961 | Visit Site |
| Methodist University | Fayetteville | NC | $20,080.00 | $20,080.00 | 2,118 | 1966 | Visit Site |
| North Carolina Wesleyan College | Rocky Mount | NC | $18,900.00 | $18,900.00 | 1,583 | 1966 | Visit Site |
| Fayetteville Technical Community College | Fayetteville | NC | $1,464.00 | $7,586.00 | 9,063 | 1967 | Visit Site |
| Gaston College | Dallas | NC | $1,520.00 | $7,642.00 | 5,718 | 1967 | Visit Site |
| Southeastern Community College | Whiteville | NC | $1,077.00 | $5,668.00 | 1,811 | 1967 | Visit Site |
| College of the Albemarle | Elizabeth City | NC | $1,414.00 | $7,536.00 | 2,117 | 1968 | Visit Site |
| Davidson County Community College | Thomasville | NC | $1,090.00 | $5,398.00 | 3,399 | 1968 | Visit Site |
| Forsyth Technical Community College | Winston Salem | NC | $1,336.00 | $7,096.00 | 7,276 | 1968 | Visit Site |
| Lenoir Community College | Kinston | NC | $1,419.00 | $7,541.00 | 2,733 | 1968 | Visit Site |
| Rockingham Community College | Wentworth | NC | $1,437.00 | $7,559.00 | 2,013 | 1968 | Visit Site |
| Sandhills Community College | Pinehurst | NC | $1,276.00 | $6,316.00 | 3,826 | 1968 | Visit Site |
| Western Piedmont Community College | Morganton | NC | $1,291.00 | $7,051.00 | 2,448 | 1968 | Visit Site |
| Alamance Community College | Graham | NC | $1,294.00 | $7,054.00 | 3,925 | 1969 | Visit Site |
| Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute | Hudson | NC | $1,376.00 | $7,498.00 | 3,728 | 1969 | Visit Site |
| Catawba Valley Community College | Hickory | NC | $1,378.00 | $7,500.00 | 4,765 | 1969 | Visit Site |
| Central Piedmont Community College | Charlotte | NC | $1,524.00 | $7,194.00 | 18,052 | 1969 | Visit Site |
| Guilford Technical Community College | Jamestown | NC | $1,481.00 | $7,603.00 | 10,571 | 1969 | Visit Site |
| Pitt Community College | Winterville | NC | $1,426.00 | $7,548.00 | 6,499 | 1969 | Visit Site |
| Richmond Community College | Hamlet | NC | $1,382.00 | $7,504.00 | 1,799 | 1969 | Visit Site |
| Surry Community College | Dobson | NC | $1,408.00 | $7,530.00 | 3,201 | 1969 | Visit Site |
| Wilson Community College | Wilson | NC | $1,386.00 | $7,508.00 | 1,642 | 1969 | Visit Site |
| Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College | Asheville | NC | $1,039.00 | $5,635.00 | 6,408 | 1969 | Visit Site |
| Isothermal Community College | Spindale | NC | $1,382.00 | $7,504.00 | 2,131 | 1970 | Visit Site |
| Rowan-Cabarrus Community College | Salisbury | NC | $1,408.00 | $7,530.00 | 5,158 | 1970 | Visit Site |
| University of North Carolina School of the Arts | Winston-Salem | NC | $5,061.00 | $16,491.00 | 867 | 1970 | Visit Site |
| University of North Carolina System Office | Chapel Hill | NC | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 1970 | Visit Site |
| Wake Technical Community College | Raleigh | NC | $1,406.00 | $7,528.00 | 12,238 | 1970 | Visit Site |
| Wayne Community College | Goldsboro | NC | $1,400.00 | $7,522.00 | 2,988 | 1970 | Visit Site |
| Wilkes Community College | Wilkesboro | NC | $1,424.00 | $7,546.00 | 2,476 | 1970 | Visit Site |
| Cape Fear Community College | Wilmington | NC | $1,414.00 | $7,536.00 | 7,570 | 1971 | Visit Site |
| Craven Community College | New Bern | NC | $1,078.00 | $5,669.00 | 3,032 | 1971 | Visit Site |
| Durham Technical Community College | Durham | NC | $1,484.00 | $7,605.00 | 5,170 | 1971 | Visit Site |
| Southwestern Community College | Sylva | NC | $1,241.00 | $6,597.00 | 2,040 | 1971 | Visit Site |
| High Point University | High Point | NC | $19,925.00 | $19,925.00 | 3,064 | 1971 | Visit Site |
| South College-Asheville | Asheville | NC | $12,600.00 | $12,600.00 | 133 | 1971 | Visit Site |
| Central Carolina Community College | Sanford | NC | $1,253.00 | $6,998.00 | 4,603 | 1972 | Visit Site |
| Coastal Carolina Community College | Jacksonville | NC | $1,374.00 | $7,496.00 | 4,349 | 1972 | Visit Site |
| Martin Community College | Williamston | NC | $1,386.00 | $7,508.00 | 755 | 1972 | Visit Site |
| Beaufort County Community College | Washington | NC | $1,408.00 | $7,530.00 | 1,476 | 1973 | Visit Site |
| Blue Ridge Community College | Flat Rock | NC | $1,379.00 | $7,466.00 | 1,968 | 1973 | Visit Site |
| Edgecombe Community College | Tarboro | NC | $1,419.00 | $7,538.00 | 1,687 | 1973 | Visit Site |
| Haywood Community College | Clyde | NC | $1,380.00 | $7,500.00 | 2,127 | 1973 | Visit Site |
| James Sprunt Community College | Kenansville | NC | $1,414.00 | $7,606.00 | 1,118 | 1973 | Visit Site |
| Carteret Community College | Morehead City | NC | $1,452.00 | $7,765.00 | 1,628 | 1974 | Visit Site |
| Randolph Community College | Asheboro | NC | $1,072.00 | $5,656.00 | 2,521 | 1974 | Visit Site |
| Cleveland Community College | Shelby | NC | $1,382.00 | $7,504.00 | 2,064 | 1975 | Visit Site |
| Halifax Community College | Weldon | NC | $1,442.00 | $7,564.00 | 1,142 | 1975 | Visit Site |
| McDowell Technical Community College | Marion | NC | $1,444.00 | $7,556.00 | 1,134 | 1975 | Visit Site |
| Robeson Community College | Lumberton | NC | $1,404.00 | $7,526.00 | 1,788 | 1975 | Visit Site |
| Tri-County Community College | Murphy | NC | $1,403.00 | $7,524.00 | 1,079 | 1975 | Visit Site |
| Bladen Community College | Dublin | NC | $1,415.00 | $7,536.00 | 1,226 | 1976 | Visit Site |
