In North Carolina, there are 36 religiously affiliated colleges which are mostly private, not for profit, and four-year schools. Of them, 34 schools have undergraduate programs and 30 schools have graduate programs. The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $28,763 and the average graduate tuition is $16,046.
United Methodist has the most affiliated college of 9 schools. Presbyterian Church (USA) and Baptist also have many affiliated college of 5 and 3 schools respectively.
The following table lists the number of North Carolina colleges by religious affiliation. You can see the list of colleges for each affiliation by following the link on the number in the column. Furthermore, you can sort the table by a column by clicking/touching the column that you desire.
| Religious Affiliation | Number of Schools | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | Population | Students to Faculty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church | 2 | $18,948 | $17,244 | 1,051 | 14 to 1 |
| Baptist | 3 | $22,359 | $12,925 | 6,128 | 14 to 1 |
| Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | 1 | $37,000 | $10,667 | 1,235 | 14 to 1 |
| Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | 1 | $17,280 | - | 140 | 9 to 1 |
| Churches of Christ | 1 | $9,970 | $13,222 | 71 | 9 to 1 |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church | 1 | $31,900 | $13,020 | 2,256 | 15 to 1 |
| Free Will Baptist Church | 1 | $11,739 | - | 64 | 8 to 1 |
| Friends | 1 | $41,362 | $14,880 | 1,180 | 12 to 1 |
| Interdenominational | 1 | $36,450 | $11,820 | 962 | 11 to 1 |
| Moravian Church | 1 | $33,848 | $6,600 | 549 | 9 to 1 |
| Non-Denominational | 1 | $17,575 | $12,550 | 880 | 17 to 1 |
| Original Free Will Baptist | 1 | $27,366 | $18,700 | 2,109 | 17 to 1 |
| Other Protestant | 2 | $8,897 | $9,818 | 294 | 6 to 1 |
| Presbyterian Church (USA) | 5 | $42,138 | $14,004 | 5,776 | 11 to 1 |
| Protestant Episcopal | 1 | $16,896 | $10,925 | 175 | 10 to 1 |
| Roman Catholic | 1 | $19,500 | $17,624 | 1,388 | 12 to 1 |
| Southern Baptist | 3 | $24,659 | $9,274 | 6,999 | 12 to 1 |
| United Methodist | 9 | $37,300 | $26,948 | 30,384 | 12 to 1 |
| African Methodist Episcopal | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| American Baptist | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| American Evangelical Lutheran Church | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Assemblies of God Church | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Brethren Church | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Christ and Missionary Alliance Church | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Christian Methodist Episcopal | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Christian Reformed Church | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Church of Brethren | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Church of God | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Church of the Nazarene | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Cumberland Presbyterian | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Episcopal Church, Reformed | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Evangelical Christian | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Evangelical Congregational Church | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Evangelical Covenant Church of America | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Evangelical Free Church of America | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Free Methodist | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| General Baptist | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Greek Orthodox | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Jewish | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Lutheran Church in America | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Mennonite Brethren Church | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Mennonite Church | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Missionary Church Inc | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Multiple Protestant Denomination | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Muslim | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| North American Baptist | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Other (none of the above) | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Pentecostal Holiness Church | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Plymouth Brethren | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Presbyterian | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Reformed Church in America | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Reformed Presbyterian Church | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Russian Orthodox | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Seventh Day Adventist | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| The Presbyterian Church in America | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Undenominational | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Unitarian Universalist | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| United Brethren Church | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| United Church of Christ | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Wesleyan | No affiliated Schools. | ||||
| Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod | No affiliated Schools. | ||||