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College ROI in North Carolina

See the strongest eligible ROI and value signals, then browse every covered college located in the state.

TOP 10 · ECONOMIC ROI

Best estimated 10-year return

47 colleges meet the consistent ROI screen.

1Duke UniversityDurham · Private nonprofit+99%2Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem · Private nonprofit+40%3University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill · Public+20%4North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh · Public+6%5Elon UniversityElon · Private nonprofit−27%6University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte · Public−37%7Cabarrus College of Health SciencesConcord · Private nonprofit−38%8Queens University of CharlotteCharlotte · Private nonprofit−50%9East Carolina UniversityGreenville · Public−52%10Pfeiffer UniversityMisenheimer · Private nonprofit−52%
TOP 10 · VALUE

Most earnings per price dollar

Observed five-year earnings divided by annual average net price.

1Elizabeth City State UniversityElizabeth City · Public6.7×2University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill · Public6.2×3Fayetteville State UniversityFayetteville · Public6.0×4North Carolina A&T State UniversityGreensboro · Public4.6×5University of North Carolina at PembrokePembroke · Public4.6×6University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro · Public4.4×7North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh · Public4.1×8Winston-Salem State UniversityWinston-Salem · Public4.1×9University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte · Public3.9×10Western Carolina UniversityCullowhee · Public3.8×
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CollegeEarningsNet price10-year ROINet payoff
Duke UniversityDurham · Private nonprofit$104,271$29,612+99%+$294,262Chamberlain University-North CarolinaCharlotte · Private for-profit$95,339$38,436+51%+$169,646Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem · Private nonprofit$86,157$28,719+40%+$116,694University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill · Public$72,161$11,655+20%+$44,990North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh · Public$71,503$17,303+6%+$15,818Galen Health Institutes-AshevilleAsheville · Private for-profit$71,805$28,602−9%−$26,358Southeastern Baptist Theological SeminaryWake Forest · Private nonprofit$65,166$13,090−13%−$30,700Davidson CollegeDavidson · Private nonprofit$64,801$17,379−21%−$51,506Elon UniversityElon · Private nonprofit$70,407$41,555−27%−$92,150University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte · Public$60,262$15,435−37%−$89,120Cabarrus College of Health SciencesConcord · Private nonprofit$60,578$17,618−38%−$94,692Queens University of CharlotteCharlotte · Private nonprofit$60,181$30,857−50%−$151,618East Carolina UniversityGreenville · Public$56,743$15,739−52%−$125,526Pfeiffer UniversityMisenheimer · Private nonprofit$57,277$19,076−52%−$133,534Winston-Salem State UniversityWinston-Salem · Public$55,548$13,479−55%−$128,436High Point UniversityHigh Point · Private nonprofit$59,043$38,707−58%−$194,398Campbell UniversityBuies Creek · Private nonprofit$55,342$24,516−63%−$174,644University of North Carolina WilmingtonWilmington · Public$54,234$20,109−65%−$168,096Wingate UniversityWingate · Private nonprofit$53,638$20,748−67%−$176,612Universal Technical Institute-MooresvilleMooresville · Private for-profit$54,551$28,915−68%−$200,150MyComputerCareer at RaleighRaleigh · Private for-profit$54,066$26,528−68%−$195,452Gardner-Webb UniversityBoiling Springs · Private nonprofit$52,632$17,674−70%−$174,376Appalachian State UniversityBoone · Public$51,728$16,836−73%−$180,064Montreat CollegeMontreat · Private nonprofit$52,715$27,061−73%−$211,094Western Carolina UniversityCullowhee · Public$51,153$13,315−74%−$171,730

The directory includes every College Scorecard institution located in North Carolina, including historical records marked as not currently operating. “Not available” means a required federal value was missing or suppressed. Top-10 ROI eligibility requires current operating status, a reported bachelor’s-level program, at least 500 students, observed earnings and average net price of at least $1,000.