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What Carolina University costs

Winston-Salem, North Carolina · Private · 460 undergrads

Carolina University's sticker price was $35,335 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $12,351 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $11,983.

What does Carolina University cost?

$12,351 a year

What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $35,335.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$11,983
$30,000–$48,000$7,331
$48,000–$75,000$13,572
$75,000–$110,000$12,278
over $110,000$14,694

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Net price 2024-25, College Scorecard.

By family income

Families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants, 2024-25.

Family incomeAverage paid
Under $30,000$11,983
$30,000–$48,000$7,331
$48,000–$75,000$13,572
$75,000–$110,000$12,278
Over $110,000$14,694

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For families earning under $30,000, grants took 66% off Carolina University's sticker price.

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Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, Carolina University cost less than Brevard College, Thomas University and Ave Maria University.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
Carolina University$13,572$12,351
Brevard College$25,016$25,617
Thomas University$17,173$16,111
Ave Maria University$20,916$25,893

The sticker price

$19,775
Tuition, 2025-26
$35,335
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books
38%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$11,947
average grant for students who got aid.
41%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$20,500
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Carolina University cost for a family earning $25,000?
Families earning under $30,000 paid $11,983 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $35,335. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Carolina University's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Carolina University cost for a family earning $40,000?
Families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $7,331 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $35,335. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Carolina University's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Carolina University cost for a family earning $60,000?
Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $13,572 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $35,335. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Carolina University's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
Where these numbers come from
  • Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
  • Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)

Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers