UNC students with aid paid less on average (in-state): $11,305 vs $18,056 a year. For fall 2027, UVA doesn't need the SAT or ACT; UNC requires scores from some applicants. UVA is due first, on Jan 5.
Highlighted = the better number: lower price or debt, higher rate or pay.
Sticker price per year (in-state at public colleges)
$41,803
$26,949
Average paid after grants (in-state at public colleges)
$18,056
$11,305
Average paid from out of state, estimated
$57,082
$47,438
What in-state families with aid paid, by income
Measure
University of Virginia
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Under $30,000
$9,479
$2,212
$30,000–$48,000
$8,203
$2,989
$48,000–$75,000
$13,391
$6,761
$75,000–$110,000
$17,879
$12,883
Over $110,000
$33,994
$24,276
After you start
Measure
University of Virginia
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Undergrads
17,597
20,752
Graduate within 6 years
95%
92%
Come back for year two
98%
97%
Median earnings 10 years after starting
$96,468
$81,094
Median debt at graduation
$15,000
$12,086
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