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How much does it cost to go to college in North Carolina? Here are the latest estimates.


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The cost of attending college these days can be more than many people earn in a full year for a salary. The chart below shows how much you’d need to spend for tuition, room and board for in-state and out-of-state students at some of North Carolina’s biggest colleges and universities.

All tuition and fee estimates assume a full courseload for the full school year.

Room and board estimates are an average of all meal and housing plans available at each school.

This story was originally published July 8, 2022 at 6:00 AM.

Charlotte Kramon
The Charlotte Observer
Charlotte Kramon is a news intern for the Charlotte Observer. Originally from Los Angeles, she is a rising junior studying public police and policy journalism and media studies at Duke University. She also covers local politics at The 9th Street Journal. Email her at charlotte.kramon@duke.edu.
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