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Lowest net price private nonprofit four-year colleges in North Carolina
North Carolina private nonprofit four-year colleges, ranked by average net price, from College Scorecard (September 18, 2026). At least 5 colleges must report a net price for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Average net price | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible College | Wendell | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $12,602 | 23 |
| 2 | Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary | Wake Forest | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $13,090 | 537 |
| 3 | Livingstone College | Salisbury | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $13,479 | 100 |
| 4 | Chowan University | Murfreesboro | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $14,086 | 196 |
| 5 | Manna University | Fayetteville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $15,210 | 50 |
| 6 | Shaw University | Raleigh | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $16,512 | 173 |
| 7 | Davidson College | Davidson | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $17,379 | 504 |
| 8 | North Carolina Wesleyan University | Rocky Mount | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $17,432 | 366 |
| 9 | Cabarrus College of Health Sciences | Concord | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $17,618 | 229 |
| 10 | Gardner-Webb University | Boiling Springs | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $17,674 | 959 |
| 11 | Catawba College | Salisbury | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $17,879 | 264 |
| 12 | Greensboro College | Greensboro | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $17,882 | 149 |
| 13 | Salem College | Winston-Salem | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $18,277 | 107 |
| 14 | Mid-Atlantic Christian University | Elizabeth City | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $18,328 | 27 |
| 15 | Heritage Bible College | Dunn | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $18,684 | 10 |
| 16 | University of Mount Olive | Mount Olive | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $18,853 | 555 |
| 17 | Pfeiffer University | Misenheimer | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $19,076 | 302 |
| 18 | Mars Hill University | Mars Hill | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $19,910 | 249 |
| 19 | Lenoir-Rhyne University | Hickory | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $20,689 | 625 |
| 20 | Wingate University | Wingate | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $20,748 | 812 |
| 21 | Carolina University | Winston-Salem | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $20,828 | 226 |
| 22 | Johnson C Smith University | Charlotte | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $20,894 | 228 |
| 23 | Warren Wilson College | Swannanoa | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $21,249 | 179 |
| 24 | Carolina College of Biblical Studies | Fayetteville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $21,322 | 51 |
| 25 | William Peace University | Raleigh | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $21,649 | 170 |
Net price can be zero or negative when grants exceed the cost of attendance. Figures cover students who received federal aid, from College Scorecard (September 18, 2026).
How to read this. Net price is an average across aided students at each college, not a fixed price every student pays. Completions shown alongside it are total awards conferred in the latest IPEDS year on file, not enrollment.