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Thursday, April 3, 2025

Cost of college was unchanged for all students at the University of North Carolina at Asheville

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In-state tuition and fees were unchanged for 2018-19 at the University of North Carolina at Asheville, according to recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.

North Carolina residents paid $7,145 to attend the four-year public institution in both the 2017-18 and 2018-19 academic years.

Non-residents paid 234.1 percent more than residents this year, or $23,868. Their price tag was unchanged from $23,868 in 2017-18.

About 84 percent of the school's undergraduate population are North Carolina residents. About 15 percent are residents of other states and 1 percent are citizens of other countries.

Data shows 76 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 403 students received grants or scholarships totaling $3.3 million and 321 students took out student loans totaling more than $1.9 million.

Including all undergraduates (3,762), 2,193 students used grants or scholarships totaling $16.2 million, and 1,767 students took out $11.3 million in federal student loans.

The cost of attending
Enrollment2015-162016-172017-182018-19Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19
In-state~3,160$6,605$6,977$7,145$7,1458.2%
Out-of-state~564$22,219$23,372$23,868$23,8687.4%

Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at the University of North Carolina at Asheville in 2015-16.
Type of AidNumber of students receiving aidPercent receiving aidTotal amount of aid receivedAverage amount of aid per student
Federal grants21133%$999,325$4,736
State / local grant or scholarship25039%$617,932$2,472
Institutional grants or scholarships34854%$1,702,596$4,893
Grant or scholarship aid total40362%$3,319,853$8,238
Federal student loans31348%$1,559,485$4,982
Other student loans355%$389,052$11,116
Student loan aid32150%$1,948,537$6,070
Total student aid49176%--

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