North Carolina residents paid $2,199 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $56 more than the $2,143 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 228.1 percent more than residents this year, or $7,215. Their price tag grew 6.9 percent from $6,751 in 2017-18.
About 99 percent of the school's undergraduate population are North Carolina residents. And about 1 percent are residents of other states.
Data shows 77 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 580 students received grants or scholarships totaling $2.5 million and 531 students took out student loans totaling more than $2.7 million.
Including all undergraduates (7,779), 4,523 students used grants or scholarships totaling $16.3 million, and 5,091 students took out $31.4 million in federal student loans.
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~7,701 | $2,025 | $2,056 | $2,143 | $2,199 | 8.6% |
| Out-of-state | ~78 | $6,631 | $6,838 | $6,751 | $7,215 | 8.8% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 437 | 57% | $2,213,153 | $5,064 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 156 | 20% | $254,579 | $1,632 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | - | 0% | - | - |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 580 | 75% | $2,467,982 | $4,255 |
| Federal student loans | 531 | 69% | $2,690,119 | $5,066 |
| Other student loans | - | 0% | - | - |
| Student loan aid | 531 | 69% | $2,702,717 | $5,090 |
| Total student aid | 592 | 77% | - | - |
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