Colleges / North Carolina A & T State University
College · Public · Greensboro, NC · City
NCT

North Carolina A & T State University

Greensboro, NC

HBCU
Address1601 E Market St, Greensboro, NC 27411
Websitewww.ncat.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate50%
6-yr median pay$37k
Net price / yr$11k
Undergrad size12,182
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $11k/yr for a shot at a $37k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 50% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1074 · ACT 19.

If you get in

12,182 undergrads. Medium. Clubs matter for finding your people.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $20k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $11k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$82k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$43k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$38k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.2x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$6.8k
Tuition · out-of-state
$20.7k
Room & board
$8.8k
Books & supplies
$1,500

How students pay for it.

Pell grants52%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans55%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$27k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $11k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention79%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr57%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$37k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$44k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out22%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
12,182
Location
Greensboro, NC
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity (R2)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
NCAT
Identity
HBCU
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • Black78%
  • Unknown9%
  • Hispanic4%
  • Two or more races4%
  • White3%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students28%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time7%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$32k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 57

What you can study.

Colleges / North Carolina A & T State University
College · Public · Greensboro, NC · City
NCT

North Carolina A & T State University

Greensboro, NC

HBCU
Address1601 E Market St, Greensboro, NC 27411
Websitewww.ncat.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate50%
6-yr median pay$37k
Net price / yr$11k
Undergrad size12,182
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $11k/yr for a shot at a $37k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 50% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1074 · ACT 19.

If you get in

12,182 undergrads. Medium. Clubs matter for finding your people.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $20k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $11k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$82k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$43k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$38k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.2x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$6.8k
Tuition · out-of-state
$20.7k
Room & board
$8.8k
Books & supplies
$1,500

How students pay for it.

Pell grants52%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans55%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$27k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $11k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention79%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr57%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$37k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$44k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out22%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
12,182
Location
Greensboro, NC
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity (R2)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
NCAT
Identity
HBCU
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • Black78%
  • Unknown9%
  • Hispanic4%
  • Two or more races4%
  • White3%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students28%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time7%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$32k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 57

What you can study.