Tuition and Fees

Tuition rates are not officially established until the annual budget is passed by the legislature and signed by the governor. Tuition rates are generally established the July preceding each academic year.

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 are not officially established 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

Summer 2025 – Main Campus

Rates are per semester. Tuition and fees are billed by the credit hour for summer terms, including credits over 12 hours.

Undergraduate tuition and fee rates

Fall 2024 – Spring 2025 – Main Campus

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

Undergraduate Fixed Tuition

Early Entry Program Tuition Increment

Please note: Students who are enrolled in the Early Entry program may be charged a Tuition Increment depending on their Graduate program of study. The increment charge will be waived once the drop/add period ends. You are not required to pay this charge.

Graduate Tuition & Fees

Summer 2025 – Main Campus

Rates are per semester. Tuition and fees are billed by the credit hour for summer terms, including credits over 9 hours.

Graduate tuition and fee rates

Fall 2024 – Spring 2025 – Main Campus

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

Additional Information

Post-Baccalaureate Students
  • 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.

Billing & Full-Time Status
  • 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.

View Prior Years Tuition & Fees

Fall 2023-Spring 2024

Summer 2023

Fall 2022-Spring 2023

Summer 2022

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

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

Please contact the Office of the Bursar if you are looking for other prior year tuition rates or specific graduate program rates.