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The real 4-year cost of Winston-Salem State University in North Carolina
Over the 15 years from 2008 to 2023, published tuition and required fees at Winston-Salem State University went from $3,389 to $6,735, an average of 2.1% 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 | $3,389 | – | – |
| 2009 | $3,522 | – | – |
| 2010 | $4,088 | – | – |
| 2011 | $4,584 | – | – |
| 2012 | $4,941 | – | – |
| 2013 | $5,468 | – | – |
| 2014 | $5,583 | – | – |
| 2015 | $5,707 | – | – |
| 2016 | $5,804 | – | – |
| 2017 | $5,941 | – | – |
| 2018 | $5,904 | – | – |
| 2019 | $5,941 | – | – |
| 2020 | $5,941 | – | – |
| 2021 | $6,247 | – | – |
| 2022 | $6,276 | – | – |
| 2023 | $6,735 | $6,735 | – |
| 2024 | – | $6,877 | $6,552–$7,202 |
| 2025 | – | $7,022 | $6,373–$7,701 |
| 2026 | – | $7,170 | $6,200–$8,235 |
| 2027 | – | $7,321 | $6,031–$8,806 |
If you pay full sticker
Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.
| Year 1 | $7,170 |
| Year 2 | $7,321 |
| Year 3 | $7,475 |
| Year 4 | $7,632 |
| 4-year total | $29,597 |
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
- $22,124
- Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.
On-campus housing & meals
Room & board (housing plus the standard meal plan), on top of tuition.
- Latest (2023)
- $11,484/ yr
- rising 3.2% / yr
- Projected 4-year add-on
- $53,050
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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Closest to Winston-Salem State University by published tuition and fees. Similar sticker prices can still compound very differently.
- North Carolina A & T State University$6,919
- North Carolina Central University$6,542
- Manna University$7,163
- Carolina College of Biblical Studies$6,276
- 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
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Published figures for Winston-Salem State University from federal IPEDS data through 2023, free to download or embed with attribution. The embed stays current as the data updates.