Sticker price per year (in-state at public colleges)
$25,015
$24,140
Average paid after grants (in-state at public colleges)
$16,880
$16,082
Average paid from out of state, estimated
$33,157
$34,372
What in-state families with aid paid, by income
Measure
East Carolina University
Appalachian State University
Under $30,000
$12,125
$11,070
$30,000–$48,000
$12,558
$10,994
$48,000–$75,000
$14,074
$12,977
$75,000–$110,000
$19,510
$19,354
Over $110,000
$24,257
$22,753
After you start
Measure
East Carolina University
Appalachian State University
Undergrads
19,896
19,444
Graduate within 6 years
62%
73%
Come back for year two
83%
84%
Median earnings 10 years after starting
$60,387
$57,488
Median debt at graduation
$20,500
$19,500
Highlighted only when the gap is at least 5%. "Average paid" is what students who got federal aid paid per year after grants, not a price quote; at public colleges the income rows are in-state students. The out-of-state estimate adds a public college's extra out-of-state tuition to its in-state average; out-of-state students usually get less aid, so many pay more. How we get our numbers