Tuition & fees are billed by the credit hour. They are based on the student’s classification, which is determined by the academic program in which they are enrolled, level, & residency.
About Tuition & Fees
- Tuition rates are reviewed by the Tuition & Fees Advisory Board, the University's Board of Trustees, and the Board of Governors of the University of North Carolina System and set annually by the North Carolina legislature.
- Tuition rates do not become official until the annual budget is passed by the legislature and signed by the governor.
- Fees are reviewed by the Tuition & Fees Advisory Board , and then approved by the University's Board of Trustees with final approval pending the Board of Governors of the University of North Carolina System review.
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Undergraduate Tuition & Fees
Tuition & fees are billed by the credit hour. They are based on the student’s program campus code, student level, & residency. Rates are per semester.
Undergraduate tuition and fee rates
*Tuition and Fees are proposed and are subject to change pending legislative approval.
Rates are per semester. Tuition and fees are billed by the credit hour for summer terms, including credits over 12 hours.
Graduate Tuition & Fees
Tuition & fees are billed by the credit hour. They are based on the student’s program campus code, student level, & residency. Rates are per semester.
Graduate tuition and fee rates
*Tuition and Fees are proposed and are subject to change pending legislative approval.
Rates are per semester.
Additional Information
- Post-Baccalaureate students (PBS) who enroll in undergraduate level courses are charged at the undergraduate tuition rate for those courses.
- PBS who enroll in graduate level courses are charged at the graduate tuition rate for courses for which they are registered.
- PBS will be charged graduate level fees for all courses, regardless of course level.
- Tuition charges will initially be assessed at the graduate rate and students are responsible for full payment by the payment due dates.
- PBS registration will be reviewed after the add/drop period has ended and tuition charges will be adjusted for any undergraduate level courses being taken.
- Tuition and fees are billed by the credit hour for fall and spring terms, and capped at full-time course load. Tuition and fees are billed by the credit hour for summer terms, including credits over 12 hours.
- Twelve or more credit hours are considered full-time for undergraduates and nine or more credit hours are considered full-time for graduates.
Fall 2022-Spring 2023
- Main Campus, Undergraduate
- Distance Education, Undergraduate
- Main Campus, Graduate
- Distance Education, Graduate
Summer 2022
- Main Campus, Undergraduate
- Distance Education, Undergraduate
- Main Campus, Graduate
- Distance Education, Graduate
Fall 2021-Spring 2022
Students with NC residency for tuition purposes
Students with non-NC residency for tuition purposes, living outside of NC
Summer 2021
- Main Campus, Undergraduate
- Distance Education, Undergraduate
- Main Campus, Graduate
- Distance Education, Graduate
Fall 2020-Spring 2021
Students with NC residency for tuition purposes
Students with non-NC residency for tuition purposes, living in NC
Students with non-NC residency for tuition purposes, living outside of NC
Summer 2020
All courses for Summer 2020 were online, and were charged at the Distance Education rate.
Fall 2019-Spring 2020
- Main Campus, Undergraduate
- Main Campus, Graduate
- Distance Education, Undergraduate
- Distance Education, Graduate
Summer 2019
- Main Campus, Undergraduate
- Main Campus, Graduate
- Distance Education, Undergraduate
- Distance Education, Graduate
Fall 2018-Spring 2019
- Main Campus, Undergraduate
- Main Campus, Graduate
- Fall 2018 Distance Education, Undergraduate
- Fall 2018 Distance Education, Graduate
- Spring 2019 Distance Education, Undergraduate
- Spring 2019 Distance Education, Graduate
Summer 2018
- Main Campus, Undergraduate
- Main Campus, Graduate
- Distance Education, Undergraduate
- Distance Education, Graduate
Please contact the Office of the Bursar if you are looking for other prior year tuition rates or specific graduate program rates.