Financial Aid Statistics Comparison
For all undergraduate students, the average percent receiving aid is 66.96 % and the average aid amount is $10,428. The financial aid includes Federal (Pell and other federal), state, local, institutional or other grant aid, and federal student loans. The following table compares the total number and percentage of undergraduate students who received any financial aid between Colleges in North Carolina for academic year 2023-2024.
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Beginning Students Financial Aid
For first-time, full-time beginning students, the average percent of receiving grant and/or scholarship is 0.52 % and the average grant amount is $74. This includes grants or scholarship from all sources - federal (pell grants and other federal grants), state/local, and institutions. The average percent of students who receiving student loans (federal and other student loans) is 0.40 % and the average loan amount is $61. The following table compares the financial aid statistics for first-time, full-time undergraduate students (freshmen) between Colleges in North Carolina for academic year 2023-2024.
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| Name | Grants/Scholarships | Student Loans | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number Receiving Aid (Percentage) | Average Amount | Number Receiving Aid (Percentage) | Average Amount | ||
| College of the Albemarle | 92 (61%) | $7,110 | 2 (1%) | $4,650 | |
| The Art Institute of Charlotte | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 08/29/2017) | ||||
| South Piedmont Community College | 136 (64%) | $6,144 | - | - | |
| Appalachian State University | 1,847 (47%) | $7,677 | 1,725 (44%) | $8,140 | |
| Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College | 380 (100%) | $5,565 | 7 (2%) | $5,090 | |
| Barton College | 299 (100%) | $24,334 | 209 (70%) | $7,261 | |
| Beaufort County Community College | 77 (99%) | $7,872 | 1 (1%) | $8,703 | |
| Belmont Abbey College | 390 (99%) | $9,098 | 196 (50%) | $7,231 | |
| Bennett College | 30 (100%) | $18,972 | 22 (73%) | $6,444 | |
| Bladen Community College | 46 (84%) | $2,893 | - | - | |
| Blue Ridge Community College | 159 (92%) | $3,839 | 5 (3%) | $4,234 | |
| Brevard College | 175 (100%) | $18,517 | 118 (67%) | $7,524 | |
| Brunswick Community College | 166 (88%) | $2,815 | 3 (2%) | $7,150 | |
| Cabarrus College of Health Sciences | 7 (78%) | $9,633 | 9 (100%) | $8,422 | |
| Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute | 182 (67%) | $8,419 | 3 (1%) | $11,378 | |
| Campbell University | 492 (100%) | $34,413 | 251 (51%) | $9,044 | |
| Cape Fear Community College | 325 (53%) | $6,974 | 14 (2%) | $7,298 | |
| Carolina School of Broadcasting | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||
| Carteret Community College | 130 (75%) | $6,604 | - | - | |
| Catawba College | 298 (100%) | $29,599 | 172 (58%) | $6,088 | |
| Catawba Valley Community College | 189 (49%) | $10,604 | 3 (1%) | $15,556 | |
| Central Carolina Community College | 329 (76%) | $7,906 | 4 (1%) | $13,816 | |
| Central Piedmont Community College | 627 (64%) | $6,942 | 10 (1%) | $10,228 | |
| Chowan University | 215 (100%) | $22,026 | 123 (57%) | $7,590 | |
| Cleveland Community College | 108 (100%) | $7,133 | - | - | |
| Coastal Carolina Community College | 231 (61%) | $6,635 | 1 (0%) | $2,500 | |
| Craven Community College | 95 (69%) | $6,000 | 1 (1%) | $30,000 | |
| Davidson-Davie Community College | 203 (71%) | $7,059 | 72 (25%) | $6,021 | |
| Davidson College | 352 (65%) | $49,355 | 59 (11%) | $8,446 | |
| Duke University | 724 (41%) | $59,327 | 282 (16%) | $11,551 | |
| Durham Technical Community College | 113 (66%) | $7,209 | 11 (6%) | $5,648 | |
| East Carolina University | 2,108 (57%) | $8,836 | 2,045 (55%) | $8,473 | |
| Edgecombe Community College | 40 (87%) | $11,415 | 12 (26%) | $11,500 | |
| Elizabeth City State University | 321 (92%) | $10,554 | 210 (60%) | $5,109 | |
| Elon University | 1,174 (69%) | $17,523 | 504 (30%) | $11,746 | |
| Fayetteville Technical Community College | 436 (78%) | $6,345 | 144 (26%) | $5,770 | |
| Fayetteville State University | 698 (92%) | $8,589 | 458 (60%) | $5,509 | |
| Forsyth Technical Community College | 352 (68%) | $6,481 | 88 (17%) | $3,597 | |
| Gardner-Webb University | 400 (99%) | $24,762 | 362 (90%) | $7,203 | |
| Gaston College | 292 (66%) | $7,627 | - | - | |
| Greensboro College | 181 (99%) | $14,676 | 147 (80%) | $7,983 | |
| Guilford College | 369 (100%) | $33,106 | 252 (68%) | $7,153 | |
| Guilford Technical Community College | 481 (74%) | $4,870 | 142 (22%) | $5,210 | |
| Halifax Community College | 16 (84%) | $9,643 | - | - | |
| Haywood Community College | 131 (87%) | $6,787 | 1 (1%) | $5,000 | |
| Heritage Bible College | 4 (100%) | $3,808 | 4 (100%) | $7,218 | |
| High Point University | 1,341 (89%) | $18,149 | 607 (40%) | $13,127 | |
| Isothermal Community College | 147 (92%) | $5,174 | - | - | |
| James Sprunt Community College | 82 (92%) | $7,775 | - | - | |
| John Wesley University | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 05/11/2018) | ||||
| Johnson C Smith University | 254 (98%) | $14,883 | 162 (63%) | $6,364 | |
| Johnston Community College | 185 (64%) | $7,050 | 2 (1%) | $3,053 | |
| Lees-McRae College | 212 (100%) | $19,843 | 193 (91%) | $7,278 | |
| Lenoir Community College | 83 (68%) | $10,488 | - | - | |
| Lenoir-Rhyne University | 373 (100%) | $33,874 | 216 (58%) | $7,601 | |
| Leons Beauty School Inc | 75 (59%) | $6,462 | - | - | |
| Livingstone College | 200 (100%) | $13,065 | 189 (94%) | $6,564 | |
| Louisburg College | 241 (100%) | $11,487 | 160 (66%) | $6,970 | |
| Mars Hill University | 241 (98%) | $28,914 | 165 (67%) | $8,564 | |
| Martin Community College | 27 (87%) | $7,560 | - | - | |
| Mayland Community College | 79 (100%) | $5,786 | - | - | |
| McDowell Technical Community College | 33 (97%) | $8,273 | - | - | |
| Mercy School of Nursing | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 06/30/2016) | ||||
| Meredith College | 332 (99%) | $32,095 | 186 (56%) | $7,623 | |
| Methodist University | 322 (100%) | $27,792 | 238 (74%) | $8,613 | |
| Miller-Motte College-Wilmington | 30 (97%) | $6,074 | 23 (74%) | $6,961 | |
| Mitchell Community College | 108 (65%) | $7,870 | 2 (1%) | $4,375 | |
| Mitchells Academy | 7 (35%) | $7,006 | 11 (55%) | $10,400 | |
| Montgomery Community College | 24 (59%) | $5,844 | 1 (2%) | $20,000 | |
| Montreat College | 207 (100%) | $19,528 | 162 (78%) | $7,404 | |
| University of Mount Olive | 254 (100%) | $17,469 | 173 (68%) | $6,532 | |
| College of Wilmington | 36 (84%) | $5,588 | 35 (81%) | $7,114 | |
| Nash Community College | 184 (75%) | $6,238 | 20 (8%) | $5,538 | |
| North Carolina A & T State University | 2,709 (89%) | $10,700 | 1,889 (62%) | $6,934 | |
| University of North Carolina Asheville | 458 (91%) | $6,856 | 216 (43%) | $7,115 | |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 1,685 (38%) | $15,365 | 855 (19%) | $8,243 | |
| University of North Carolina at Charlotte | 2,350 (58%) | $8,150 | 1,875 (46%) | $7,427 | |
| University of North Carolina at Greensboro | 1,924 (83%) | $8,921 | 1,142 (49%) | $6,146 | |
| North Carolina Central University | 963 (90%) | $12,449 | 785 (73%) | $5,900 | |
| University of North Carolina System | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| University of North Carolina School of the Arts | 143 (68%) | $12,649 | 102 (49%) | $8,494 | |
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh | 2,778 (50%) | $11,811 | 2,300 (41%) | $7,609 | |
| North Carolina Wesleyan University | 244 (99%) | $29,177 | 170 (69%) | $6,219 | |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington | 1,274 (54%) | $6,516 | 1,058 (45%) | $8,642 | |
| Pamlico Community College | 6 (86%) | $4,695 | - | - | |
| William Peace University | 136 (100%) | $24,387 | 125 (92%) | $6,926 | |
| University of North Carolina at Pembroke | 544 (80%) | $7,008 | 339 (50%) | $5,076 | |
| Pfeiffer University | 164 (100%) | $25,458 | 120 (73%) | $6,111 | |
| Piedmont Community College | 9 (100%) | $7,661 | - | - | |
| Pitt Community College | 583 (83%) | $7,381 | 133 (19%) | $4,243 | |
| Queens University of Charlotte | 297 (99%) | $29,713 | 119 (40%) | $9,248 | |
| Randolph Community College | 127 (74%) | $7,839 | 1 (1%) | $21,180 | |
| Richmond Community College | 97 (91%) | $6,825 | - | - | |
| Mid-Atlantic Christian University | 26 (96%) | $5,178 | 20 (74%) | $4,413 | |
| Roanoke-Chowan Community College | 11 (85%) | $3,484 | - | - | |
| Robeson Community College | 120 (89%) | $10,140 | - | - | |
| Rockingham Community College | 125 (86%) | $6,032 | 2 (1%) | $11,000 | |
| Rowan-Cabarrus Community College | 340 (78%) | $6,987 | 2 (0%) | $7,450 | |
| Saint Augustine's University | 253 (97%) | $11,978 | 237 (91%) | $8,400 | |
| Salem College | 89 (100%) | $28,860 | 61 (69%) | $5,729 | |
| Sampson Community College | 95 (83%) | $8,776 | - | - | |
| Sandhills Community College | 291 (83%) | $6,711 | - | - | |
| Shaw University | 188 (97%) | $15,568 | 101 (52%) | $5,811 | |
| Sherrill's University of Barber & Cosmetology | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| Paul Mitchell the School-Fayetteville | 39 (83%) | $5,640 | 40 (85%) | $8,450 | |
| St. Andrews University | 173 (98%) | $18,206 | 127 (72%) | $8,051 | |
| Southeastern Community College | 52 (96%) | $8,553 | - | - | |
| Southwestern Community College | 33 (75%) | $7,648 | 3 (7%) | $4,855 | |
| Stanly Community College | 50 (66%) | $7,721 | - | - | |
| Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary | 8 (67%) | $8,701 | 4 (33%) | $15,733 | |
| Surry Community College | 241 (87%) | $6,707 | - | - | |
| Alamance Community College | 270 (78%) | $5,691 | - | - | |
| Tri-County Community College | 38 (76%) | $9,176 | - | - | |
| Vance-Granville Community College | 110 (79%) | $8,000 | - | - | |
| Wake Forest University | 468 (34%) | $55,090 | 194 (14%) | $9,868 | |
| Wake Technical Community College | 1,740 (86%) | $7,562 | 299 (15%) | $5,176 | |
| Warren Wilson College | 191 (99%) | $25,670 | 111 (58%) | $5,961 | |
| Watts College of Nursing | No information available. | ||||
| Wayne Community College | 108 (73%) | $6,735 | 2 (1%) | $3,093 | |
| Western Piedmont Community College | 83 (72%) | $8,118 | 1 (1%) | $5,662 | |
| Wilkes Community College | 197 (92%) | $7,660 | 1 (0%) | $5,000 | |
| Wilson Community College | 49 (94%) | $6,355 | 1 (2%) | $10,500 | |
| Wingate University | 778 (97%) | $36,426 | 461 (57%) | $7,196 | |
| Carolina Christian College | 6 (100%) | $6,804 | 6 (100%) | $5,000 | |
| Winston Salem Barber School | 97 (72%) | $5,493 | 42 (31%) | $6,633 | |
| Winston-Salem State University | 751 (88%) | $9,254 | 616 (73%) | $6,270 | |
| Western Carolina University | 1,894 (99%) | $5,442 | 1,002 (52%) | $6,085 | |
| Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible College | 21 (100%) | $6,220 | 1 (5%) | $1,733 | |
| King's College | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/21/2018) | ||||
| Pinnacle Institute of Cosmetology | 14 (44%) | $5,703 | 26 (81%) | $6,139 | |
| Mitchells Academy | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||
| Durham Beauty Academy | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| Living Arts College | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/13/2022) | ||||
| CET-Durham | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 03/10/2017) | ||||
| Carolinas College of Health Sciences | No information available. | ||||
| Anson College of Cosmetology | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||
| Gwinnett College | 48 (77%) | $3,600 | 44 (71%) | $7,039 | |
| Apex School of Theology | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| NASCAR Technical Institute | 516 (76%) | $5,540 | 529 (78%) | $8,795 | |
| Hood Theological Seminary | No information available. | ||||
| Paul Mitchell the School-Gastonia | 15 (75%) | $7,339 | 15 (75%) | $9,424 | |
| Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary | No information available. | ||||
| Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte | 388 (100%) | $26,471 | 325 (84%) | $9,193 | |
| ITT Technical Institute-Charlotte South | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | ||||
| Platt College-Miller-Motte-Cary | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||
| Empire Beauty School-Concord | 33 (59%) | $5,689 | 35 (63%) | $7,902 | |
| Southeastern College-Charlotte | 63 (91%) | $6,220 | 63 (91%) | $13,128 | |
| ITT Technical Institute-High Point | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | ||||
| The Art Institute of Raleigh-Durham | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 08/29/2017) | ||||
| Strayer University-North Carolina | 0 (0%) | - | - | - | |
| Aveda Institute-Chapel Hill | 38 (58%) | $4,642 | 49 (75%) | $7,045 | |
| Charlotte School of Law | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 08/10/2017) | ||||
| Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts | No information available. | ||||
| Miller-Motte College-Greenville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 05/25/2018) | ||||
| Center for Massage | 27 (55%) | $3,085 | 22 (45%) | $5,273 | |
| Miller-Motte College-Raleigh | 76 (64%) | $4,360 | 73 (61%) | $6,197 | |
| ITT Technical Institute-Charlotte North | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | ||||
| Health And Style Institute | 146 (56%) | $5,636 | 144 (55%) | $7,801 | |
| Miller-Motte College-Fayetteville | 52 (33%) | $4,076 | 51 (32%) | $5,100 | |
| Brightwood College-Charlotte | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/07/2018) | ||||
| Empire Beauty School-Charlotte | 50 (68%) | $5,062 | 41 (56%) | $8,384 | |
| Empire Beauty School-E Greensboro | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| Empire Beauty School-Winston-Salem | 26 (74%) | $5,540 | 22 (63%) | $8,591 | |
| Empire Beauty School-Pineville | 30 (60%) | $5,459 | 32 (64%) | $7,731 | |
| Carolina College of Hair Design Inc | 25 (45%) | $4,856 | 22 (39%) | $3,385 | |
| Miller-Motte College-Jacksonville | 37 (28%) | $5,420 | 30 (23%) | $6,809 | |
| Carolina College of Biblical Studies | 1 (100%) | $5,522 | 1 (100%) | $4,970 | |
| Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine | No information available. | ||||
| Shepherds Theological Seminary | No information available. | ||||
| Manna University | 3 (38%) | $3,384 | 1 (13%) | $3,500 | |
| ITT Technical Institute-Durham | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/03/2016) | ||||
| Harrison College-Morrisville | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 09/16/2018) | ||||
| Paul Mitchell the School-Raleigh | 20 (65%) | $6,145 | 26 (84%) | $7,064 | |
| Empire Beauty School-West Greensboro | 48 (66%) | $5,052 | 44 (60%) | $8,591 | |
| MyComputerCareer at Raleigh | 879 (82%) | $6,619 | 1,013 (95%) | $12,512 | |
| Virginia College-Greensboro | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 12/18/2018) | ||||
| Grace College of Barbering | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| South University-High Point | 3 (100%) | $8,581 | 3 (100%) | $9,500 | |
| DeVry University-North Carolina | no longer opens and does not accept applicants (Closed: 04/22/2023) | ||||
| Alexander Paul Institute of Hair Design | 8 (57%) | $7,294 | 13 (93%) | $7,615 | |
| Beyond Measure Barbering Institute | 7 (100%) | $4,525 | 7 (100%) | $5,653 | |
| University of Phoenix-North Carolina | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| Chamberlain University-North Carolina | 1 (50%) | $6,033 | 1 (50%) | $9,500 | |
| Carolina University | 81 (99%) | $11,743 | 39 (48%) | $6,742 | |
| Bull City Durham Beauty and Barber College | 6 (100%) | $4,881 | 6 (100%) | $9,322 | |
| Carolina Career College | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| No Grease Barber School | 10 (100%) | $3,758 | 10 (100%) | $5,369 | |
| Grace College of Barbering - Greensboro | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| Winston - Salem Barber School - Satellite | no recent data available (probably not active) | ||||
| Elevate Salon Institute | 12 (48%) | $3,852 | 11 (44%) | $5,608 | |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte | 18 (60%) | $4,305 | 20 (67%) | $8,463 | |
| Galen Health Institutes-Asheville | 7 (100%) | $3,789 | 4 (57%) | $5,330 | |
| One Stop Academy | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||
| Gaston College | No information available. | ||||
| Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary-Nash County Extension Center | No information available. | ||||
| Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary-Wake County Extension Center | No information available. | ||||
| Winston - Salem Barber School - Satellite | No information available. | ||||
| South College-Asheville | No information available. | ||||
| Union Presbyterian Seminary-Charlotte | No information available. | ||||
| ECPI University-Greensboro | No information available. | ||||
| ECPI University-Charlotte | No information available. | ||||
| ECPI University-Raleigh | No information available. | ||||
| Strayer University-North Charlotte | No information available. | ||||
| Strayer University-South Charlotte | No information available. | ||||
| Strayer University-North Raleigh Campus | No information available. | ||||
| Strayer University-South Raleigh Campus | No information available. | ||||
| Average | 318 (80.03%) | $11,270 | 217 (49.09%) | $7,692 | |
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