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The real 4-year cost of North Carolina Central University in North Carolina
Over the 15 years from 2008 to 2023, published tuition and required fees at North Carolina Central University went from $3,729 to $6,542, an average of 1.9% a year.
Read with care: this school's history shows a tuition freeze or guarantee, so a smooth projection may not hold.
2008–2027: history and projection
| Year | Published | Projected estimate | Estimate range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $3,729 | – | – |
| 2009 | $3,922 | – | – |
| 2010 | $4,561 | – | – |
| 2011 | $4,801 | – | – |
| 2012 | $5,200 | – | – |
| 2013 | $5,526 | – | – |
| 2014 | $5,526 | – | – |
| 2015 | $5,755 | – | – |
| 2016 | $6,132 | – | – |
| 2017 | $6,399 | – | – |
| 2018 | $6,464 | – | – |
| 2019 | $6,534 | – | – |
| 2020 | $6,629 | – | – |
| 2021 | $6,644 | – | – |
| 2022 | $6,599 | – | – |
| 2023 | $6,542 | $6,542 | – |
| 2024 | – | $6,666 | $6,381–$6,951 |
| 2025 | – | $6,792 | $6,224–$7,385 |
| 2026 | – | $6,921 | $6,071–$7,846 |
| 2027 | – | $7,052 | $5,922–$8,336 |
If you pay full sticker
Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.
| Year 1 | $6,921 |
| Year 2 | $7,052 |
| Year 3 | $7,185 |
| Year 4 | $7,321 |
| 4-year total | $28,478 |
Two aid scenarios
4-year out-of-pocket total.
- $10,000/yr flat scholarship
- $0
- Flat aid doesn't grow, so it covers less each year.
- 50%-of-tuition scholarship
- $20,364
- Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.
On-campus housing & meals
Room & board (housing plus the standard meal plan), on top of tuition.
- Latest (2023)
- $14,760/ yr
- rising 5.0% / yr
- Projected 4-year add-on
- $73,575
Books & supplies typically add ~$1,200 a year (national median, not included).
Housing here has kept rising even while tuition was frozen; the creep moved to room & board.
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See my 4-year cost at North Carolina Central University4-year schools with similar prices in North Carolina
Closest to North Carolina Central University by published tuition and fees. Similar sticker prices can still compound very differently.
- Winston-Salem State University$6,735
- Carolina College of Biblical Studies$6,276
- North Carolina A & T State University$6,919
- Manna University$7,163
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte$7,214
- University of North Carolina Wilmington$7,317
- East Carolina University$7,361
- University of North Carolina at Asheville$7,461
Use this data
Published figures for North Carolina Central University from federal IPEDS data through 2023, free to download or embed with attribution. The embed stays current as the data updates.