North Carolina residents paid $3,926 to attend the four-year public institution this year – $2,971 less than the $6,897 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 101.9 percent more than residents this year, or $7,926. Their price tag was reduced 54.2 percent from $17,290 in 2017-18.
About 85 percent of the school's undergraduate population are North Carolina residents. And about 13 percent are residents of other states.
Data shows 88 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 1,471 students received grants or scholarships totaling $9.4 million and 1,331 students took out student loans totaling more than $8.2 million.
Including all undergraduates (11,639), 6,362 students used grants or scholarships totaling $39.6 million, and 5,579 students took out $37.2 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 | ~9,893 | $6,623 | $6,737 | $6,897 | $3,926 | -40.7% |
| Out-of-state | ~1,513 | $17,016 | $17,130 | $17,290 | $7,926 | -53.4% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 851 | 43% | $4,062,262 | $4,774 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 846 | 43% | $2,561,730 | $3,028 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 1,341 | 68% | $2,760,510 | $2,059 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 1,471 | 74% | $9,384,502 | $6,380 |
| Federal student loans | 1,318 | 67% | $7,475,427 | $5,672 |
| Other student loans | 69 | 3% | $764,126 | $11,074 |
| Student loan aid | 1,331 | 67% | $8,239,553 | $6,190 |
| Total student aid | 1,741 | 88% | - | - |
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