Colleges / North Carolina Central University
College · Public · Durham, NC · City
NCC

North Carolina Central University

Durham, NC

HBCU
Address1801 Fayetteville Street, Durham, NC 27707
Websitewww.nccu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate87%
6-yr median pay$36k
Net price / yr$15k
Undergrad size6,081
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $15k/yr for a shot at a $36k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 87% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1050 · ACT 18.

If you get in

6,081 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

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

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $27k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $15k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$106k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$61k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$45k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.7x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$6.7k
Tuition · out-of-state
$19.7k
Room & board
$13.4k
Books & supplies
$1,500

How students pay for it.

Pell grants59%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans63%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$28k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $12k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention74%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr42%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$36k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$43k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out33%
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
6,081
Location
Durham, NC
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Identity
HBCU
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • Black84%
  • Hispanic6%
  • Two or more races4%
  • White4%
  • Unknown1%
  • Asian1%
First-gen students33%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time12%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Median family income$27k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 35

What you can study.

Colleges / North Carolina Central University
College · Public · Durham, NC · City
NCC

North Carolina Central University

Durham, NC

HBCU
Address1801 Fayetteville Street, Durham, NC 27707
Websitewww.nccu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate87%
6-yr median pay$36k
Net price / yr$15k
Undergrad size6,081
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $15k/yr for a shot at a $36k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 87% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1050 · ACT 18.

If you get in

6,081 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

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

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $27k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $15k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$106k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$61k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$45k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.7x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$6.7k
Tuition · out-of-state
$19.7k
Room & board
$13.4k
Books & supplies
$1,500

How students pay for it.

Pell grants59%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans63%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$28k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $12k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention74%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr42%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$36k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$43k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out33%
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
6,081
Location
Durham, NC
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Identity
HBCU
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • Black84%
  • Hispanic6%
  • Two or more races4%
  • White4%
  • Unknown1%
  • Asian1%
First-gen students33%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time12%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Median family income$27k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 35

What you can study.