Colleges with the Lowest Student Debt in North Carolina

Colleges with the Lowest Student Debt in North Carolina, ranked by median federal student debt. Debt among federal borrowers; excludes private borrowing. Four-year campus colleges with at least 500 undergraduates. Four-year colleges with at least 500 undergraduates. Online-only schools are excluded. This page lists all 47 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina$13,0006%1548$30k$98k97%6,442111 mi 2University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina$14,00015%1439$12k$72k91%20,752115 mi 3Lees-McRae CollegeBanner Elk, North Carolina$17,37577%—$28k$43k42%873240 mi 4Davidson CollegeDavidson, North Carolina$18,68813%1469$17k$81k91%1,867167 mi 5University of North Carolina WilmingtonWilmington, North Carolina$19,50064%1287$20k$55k71%14,9223 mi 6North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, North Carolina$20,12142%1376$17k$69k85%27,37193 mi 7Appalachian State UniversityBoone, North Carolina$20,23190%1214$17k$52k75%19,444236 mi 8Elon UniversityElon, North Carolina$20,50066%1208$42k$75k84%6,452143 mi 9University of North Carolina AshevilleAsheville, North Carolina$20,50092%1251$12k$44k54%2,910234 mi 10Elizabeth City State UniversityElizabeth City, North Carolina$21,46364%1019$6k$40k44%1,9751 mi 11University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, North Carolina$21,50080%1231$15k$57k69%24,453153 mi 12Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, North Carolina$21,50022%1475$29k$78k89%5,485183 mi 13Western Carolina UniversityCullowhee, North Carolina$21,86882%1157$13k$49k60%10,024233 mi 14William Peace UniversityRaleigh, North Carolina$22,25094%1170$22k$47k45%66691 mi 15Campbell UniversityBuies Creek, North Carolina$22,50087%—$25k$55k61%2,68086 mi 16East Carolina UniversityGreenville, North Carolina$22,75089%1180$16k$55k63%19,89618 mi 17University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, North Carolina$22,85889%1193$11k$48k56%14,062159 mi 18Fayetteville State UniversityFayetteville, North Carolina$22,98782%959$8k$40k38%5,76281 mi 19University of North Carolina School of the ArtsWinston Salem, North Carolina$23,87030%1260$15k$38k78%945178 mi 20Gardner-Webb UniversityBoiling Springs, North Carolina$24,22277%1113$18k$48k55%1,856188 mi 21High Point UniversityHigh Point, North Carolina$24,57575%1288$39k$61k74%5,129165 mi 22University of North Carolina at PembrokePembroke, North Carolina$25,00093%1056$10k$43k44%5,33066 mi 23Winston-Salem State UniversityWinston-Salem, North Carolina$25,00078%945$13k$45k47%4,170178 mi 24Wingate UniversityWingate, North Carolina$25,00091%1111$21k$53k46%2,668126 mi 25Catawba CollegeSalisbury, North Carolina$25,00075%1096$18k$49k47%1,235164 mi 26North Carolina Wesleyan UniversityRocky Mount, North Carolina$25,00080%—$17k$46k42%1,21453 mi 27Queens University of CharlotteCharlotte, North Carolina$25,00062%1206$31k$58k61%1,211152 mi 28Meredith CollegeRaleigh, North Carolina$25,00074%1204$22k$52k70%1,18894 mi 29Brevard CollegeBrevard, North Carolina$25,00042%1060$24k$44k49%815215 mi 30Warren Wilson CollegeSwannanoa, North Carolina$25,00071%1350$21k$36k42%707231 mi 31Greensboro CollegeGreensboro, North Carolina$25,60770%—$18k$47k46%708158 mi 32Montreat CollegeMontreat, North Carolina$25,81369%—$27k$45k50%762230 mi 33Barton CollegeWilson, North Carolina$25,87794%—$24k$48k46%98250 mi 34Lenoir-Rhyne UniversityHickory, North Carolina$26,00085%—$21k$46k48%1,359198 mi 35Belmont Abbey CollegeBelmont, North Carolina$26,00075%1099$25k$48k47%1,276164 mi 36Mars Hill UniversityMars Hill, North Carolina$26,00068%—$20k$45k45%1,044247 mi 37Guilford CollegeGreensboro, North Carolina$26,00080%1105$22k$48k46%1,001164 mi 38Pfeiffer UniversityMisenheimer, North Carolina$26,16396%—$19k$52k35%655146 mi 39North Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboro, North Carolina$27,00050%1074$11k$44k57%12,182157 mi 40Methodist UniversityFayetteville, North Carolina$27,00075%1182$25k$48k44%1,44883 mi 41University of Mount OliveMount Olive, North Carolina$27,20976%1050$19k$47k52%1,79648 mi 42North Carolina Central UniversityDurham, North Carolina$28,25087%1050$15k$43k42%6,081108 mi 43Chowan UniversityMurfreesboro, North Carolina$29,49169%—$14k$38k30%60322 mi 44Johnson C Smith UniversityCharlotte, North Carolina$30,00045%—$21k$43k34%1,244155 mi 45Livingstone CollegeSalisbury, North Carolina$31,12559%—$13k$33k28%924163 mi 46Shaw UniversityRaleigh, North Carolina$32,50080%—$17k$34k22%87591 mi 47Strayer University-North CarolinaGreensboro, North Carolina$40,621———$40k33%2,671163 mi

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