North Carolina residents paid $2,544 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $16 more than the $2,528 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 241.5 percent more than residents this year, or $8,688. Their price tag grew 0.2 percent from $8,672 in 2017-18.
About 94 percent of the school's undergraduate population are North Carolina residents. And about 6 percent are residents of other states.
Data shows 82 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 821 students received grants or scholarships totaling $4.2 million and 603 students took out student loans totaling more than $3.4 million.
Including all undergraduates (11,534), 6,571 students used grants or scholarships totaling $27.2 million, and 4,506 students took out $18.6 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 | ~10,842 | $2,394 | $2,528 | $2,528 | $2,544 | 6.3% |
| Out-of-state | ~692 | $8,538 | $8,672 | $8,672 | $8,688 | 1.8% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 756 | 67% | $3,752,639 | $4,964 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 139 | 12% | $232,177 | $1,670 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 115 | 10% | $196,281 | $1,707 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 821 | 73% | $4,181,097 | $5,093 |
| Federal student loans | 603 | 54% | $3,380,593 | $5,606 |
| Other student loans | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
| Student loan aid | 603 | 54% | $3,380,593 | $5,606 |
| Total student aid | 918 | 82% | - | - |
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