North Carolina residents paid $2,632 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $30 more than the $2,602 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 233.4 percent more than residents this year, or $8,776. Their price tag grew 0.3 percent from $8,746 in 2017-18.
About 97 percent of the school's undergraduate population are North Carolina residents. And about 3 percent are residents of other states.
Data shows 68 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 309 students received grants or scholarships totaling $2.2 million and 54 students took out student loans totaling more than $353,656.
Including all undergraduates (6,892), 3,303 students used grants or scholarships totaling $11.3 million, and 1,036 students took out $6.7 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 | ~6,685 | $2,419 | $2,547 | $2,602 | $2,632 | 8.8% |
| Out-of-state | ~207 | $8,563 | $8,691 | $8,746 | $8,776 | 2.5% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 268 | 57% | $1,827,780 | $6,820 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 99 | 21% | $165,666 | $1,673 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 80 | 17% | $189,080 | $2,364 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 309 | 66% | $2,182,526 | $7,063 |
| Federal student loans | 54 | 11% | $353,656 | $6,549 |
| Other student loans | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
| Student loan aid | 54 | 11% | $353,656 | $6,549 |
| Total student aid | 320 | 68% | - | - |
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