North Carolina State University at Raleigh campus

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Raleigh, NC
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Compare with North Carolina Public Colleges

Compare with North Carolina Public Colleges for North Carolina State University at Raleigh
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	$195 higher in-state tuition	27% lower acceptance rate	Compare
East Carolina University Greenville, NC	$1,438 lower in-state tuition	47% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Appalachian State University Boone, NC	$1,220 lower in-state tuition	48% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC	$1,560 lower in-state tuition	38% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC	$4,169 lower in-state tuition	40% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC	$1,522 lower in-state tuition	22% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC	$1,138 lower in-state tuition	47% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of North Carolina Asheville Asheville, NC	$1,298 lower in-state tuition	50% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of North Carolina School of the Arts Winston Salem, NC	$678 higher in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with North Carolina Private Colleges

Compare with North Carolina Private Colleges for North Carolina State University at Raleigh
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Duke University Durham, NC	$59,959 higher in-state tuition	36% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Davidson College Davidson, NC	$55,611 higher in-state tuition	29% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC	$58,843 higher in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Queens University of Charlotte Charlotte, NC	$37,047 higher in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Meredith College Raleigh, NC	$36,831 higher in-state tuition	32% higher acceptance rate	Compare
High Point University High Point, NC	$36,513 higher in-state tuition	33% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Public Colleges

Compare with Regional Public Colleges for North Carolina State University at Raleigh
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Clemson University Clemson, SC	$6,755 higher in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Georgia Athens, GA	$2,651 higher in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Main Campus University Park, PA	$11,845 higher in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA	$7,149 higher in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland College Park College Park, MD	$3,010 higher in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The University of Tennessee Knoxville Knoxville, TN	$5,013 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Virginia Main Campus Charlottesville, VA	$13,004 higher in-state tuition	25% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of South Carolina Columbia Columbia, SC	$3,889 higher in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Delaware Newark, DE	$8,011 higher in-state tuition	29% higher acceptance rate	Compare
George Mason University Fairfax, VA	$5,421 higher in-state tuition	45% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	$13,127 higher in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA	$5,451 higher in-state tuition	30% higher acceptance rate	Compare
William & Mary Williamsburg, VA	$17,115 higher in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
United States Naval Academy Annapolis, Maryland	$8,799 lower in-state tuition	33% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	$4,457 higher in-state tuition	30% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, VA	$5,841 higher in-state tuition	38% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Salisbury University Salisbury, MD	$2,285 higher in-state tuition	45% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Baltimore Baltimore, MD	$1,193 higher in-state tuition	37% higher acceptance rate	Compare
St. Mary's College of Maryland St. Mary's City, MD	$6,499 higher in-state tuition	27% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for North Carolina State University at Raleigh
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	$56,431 higher in-state tuition	36% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	$59,887 higher in-state tuition	37% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Villanova University Villanova, PA	$58,977 higher in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Georgetown University Washington, DC	$59,218 higher in-state tuition	29% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Emory University Atlanta, GA	$55,481 higher in-state tuition	31% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Howard University Washington, DC	$27,011 higher in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA	$57,447 higher in-state tuition	30% lower acceptance rate	Compare
George Washington University Washington, DC	$58,911 higher in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	$53,613 higher in-state tuition	37% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Mercer University Macon, GA	$33,513 higher in-state tuition	27% higher acceptance rate	Compare
American University Washington, DC	$49,972 higher in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Richmond University of Richmond, VA	$56,431 higher in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA	$56,695 higher in-state tuition	35% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA	$59,246 higher in-state tuition	28% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Haverford College Haverford, PA	$61,889 higher in-state tuition	30% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA	$40,187 higher in-state tuition	42% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wofford College Spartanburg, SC	$47,206 higher in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD	$48,351 higher in-state tuition	33% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA	$57,841 higher in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Furman University Greenville, SC	$50,971 higher in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA	$44,461 higher in-state tuition	47% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dickinson College Carlisle, PA	$56,851 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, PA	$61,995 higher in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PA	$57,121 higher in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bridgewater College Bridgewater, VA	$7,291 higher in-state tuition	50% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Virginia Wesleyan University Virginia Beach, VA	$28,701 higher in-state tuition	31% higher acceptance rate	Compare
St. John's College Annapolis, MD	$31,885 higher in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Agnes Scott College Decatur, GA	$41,805 higher in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Messiah University Mechanicsburg, PA	$33,441 higher in-state tuition	37% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Immaculata University Immaculata, PA	$20,531 higher in-state tuition	44% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hollins University Roanoke, VA	$34,761 higher in-state tuition	26% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Goucher College Baltimore, MD	$44,551 higher in-state tuition	36% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Washington College Chestertown, MD	$46,527 higher in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Eastern Mennonite University Harrisonburg, VA	$35,121 higher in-state tuition	58% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Juniata College Huntingdon, PA	$49,781 higher in-state tuition	37% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Franciscan University of Steubenville Steubenville, OH	$25,301 higher in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Moore College of Art and Design Philadelphia, PA	$44,013 higher in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Berea College Berea, KY	$42,859 higher in-state tuition	23% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA	$38,706 higher in-state tuition	39% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Patrick Henry College Purcellville, Virginia	$19,626 higher in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for North Carolina State University at Raleigh
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Florida Gainesville, FL	$2,418 lower in-state tuition	18% lower acceptance rate	Compare
The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	$2,889 higher in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Michigan Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	$8,937 higher in-state tuition	26% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	$6,404 higher in-state tuition	33% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	$3,143 lower in-state tuition	18% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio State University Main Campus Columbus, OH	$4,445 higher in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Irvine Irvine, CA	$6,923 higher in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Wisconsin Madison Madison, WI	$2,804 higher in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Washington Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	$4,174 higher in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Berkeley Berkeley, CA	$7,548 higher in-state tuition	31% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Purdue University Main Campus West Lafayette, IN	$1,193 higher in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA	$7,615 higher in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	$5,127 higher in-state tuition	44% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO	$6,867 higher in-state tuition	36% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of California San Diego La Jolla, CA	$7,959 higher in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	$2,132 higher in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA	$8,973 higher in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Champaign, IL	$7,205 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA	$4,797 higher in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX	$5,845 higher in-state tuition	23% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$9,130 higher in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Minnesota Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	$8,415 higher in-state tuition	38% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	$1,417 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	$12,245 higher in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL	$299 higher in-state tuition	46% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=199193.

Last updated: August 2026