North Carolina Private Colleges Ranked by Highest In State Tution

List of Private Colleges by In State Tution

Below is a college cost ranking of the 49 private colleges in North Carolina with the highest in state tution. What is the most expensive college in North Carolina? Duke University tops the list with a tuition and fee total of $62,688. Note these costs do not include room and board or living expenses.

All price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's 2022-2022 IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2021/2022 academic year.

List of North Carolina Private Colleges Ranked by Highest In State Tution
School Tuition In State
William Peace University

Raleigh, NC

$33,050
Catawba College

Salisbury, NC

$32,868
Gardner Webb University

Boiling Springs, NC

$32,200
Salem College

Winston Salem, NC

$31,016
Montreat College

Montreat, NC

$30,525
Brevard College

Brevard, NC

$30,250
St. Andrews University

Laurinburg, NC

$29,600
Lees McRae College

Banner Elk, NC

$28,840
Chowan University

Murfreesboro, NC

$25,880
Mount Olive College

Mount Olive, NC

$23,591
Greensboro College

Greensboro, NC

$19,620
Johnson C Smith University

Charlotte, NC

$19,504
Bennett College for Women

Greensboro, NC

$18,550
Belmont Abbey College

Belmont, NC

$18,500
Livingstone College

Salisbury, NC

$18,296
Mid Atlantic Christian University

Elizabeth City, NC

$17,040
Saint Augustines College

Raleigh, NC

$16,896
Shaw University

Raleigh, NC

$16,480