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UNC Charlotte tuition and net price

University of North Carolina at Charlotte · Charlotte, North Carolina · Public · 24,453 undergraduates

$7,317
in-state tuition and fees, 2025-26
$23,523
out-of-state tuition and fees
$23,556
full cost of attendance a year
$15,142
average net price after aid

Out-of-state students pay 3.2 times the in-state price: $23,523 against $7,317 in tuition and fees for 2025-26. For families earning under $30,000 the average net price ($9,782) is higher than in-state tuition, because it also covers housing, food and books. UC Riverside has the lowest average net price among the schools closest to UNC Charlotte in size and selectivity ($12,672), and University of Missouri, Columbia the highest ($21,142).

Net price by family income

Income under $30,000: $9,782Income under $30,000$9,782Income $30,001 to $48,000: $10,240Income $30,001 to $48,000$10,240Income $48,001 to $75,000: $12,136Income $48,001 to $75,000$12,136Income $75,001 to $110,000: $17,947Income $75,001 to $110,000$17,947Income over $110,000: $22,525Income over $110,000$22,525
Average yearly price after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time students receiving federal aid and paying the in-state rate.

For an estimate based on your own family's finances, use UNC Charlotte's net price calculator.

Tuition and fees since 2014-15

$0k$10k$20k$30k2014-152016-172018-192020-212022-232025-26Out-of-stateIn-state2014-15 Out-of-state: $19k In-state: $6k2015-16 Out-of-state: $20k In-state: $7k2016-17 Out-of-state: $20k In-state: $7k2017-18 Out-of-state: $20k In-state: $7k2018-19 Out-of-state: $20k In-state: $7k2019-20 Out-of-state: $20k In-state: $7k2020-21 Out-of-state: $21k In-state: $7k2021-22 Out-of-state: $21k In-state: $7k2022-23 Out-of-state: $21k In-state: $7k2023-24 Out-of-state: $22k In-state: $7k2024-25 Out-of-state: no data In-state: no data2025-26 Out-of-state: $24k In-state: $7k
Published full-time undergraduate tuition and required fees. No figure was published for 2024-25.
Show the numbers by year
Academic yearIn-stateOut-of-state
2025-26$7,317$23,523
2023-24$7,214$21,876
2022-23$7,214$21,338
2021-22$7,188$20,622
2020-21$7,096$20,530
2019-20$6,905$20,339
2018-19$6,853$20,287
2017-18$6,832$20,266
2016-17$6,763$19,934
2015-16$6,532$19,703
2014-15$6,277$19,448

Cost of attendance and aid

Tuition and fees (2025-26)
$7,317 in-state, $23,523 out-of-state
Room and board on campus
$15,010
Books and supplies
$600
Full cost of attendance
$23,556 a year (most recent year reported)
Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
39%
Undergraduates with a federal loan
38%
Median federal debt at graduation
$19,500

Colleges similar to UNC Charlotte

The six public four-year colleges closest to UNC Charlotte in acceptance rate and undergraduate enrollment.

CollegeAcceptance rateUndergraduatesAvg net priceEarnings after 10 yrs
University of Oklahoma
Norman, OK		77%22,734$15,531$66,905
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN		80%31,855$17,330$74,314
The University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, TX		80%32,294$17,040$72,508
UC Riverside
Riverside, CA		76%22,593$12,672$72,974
University of Missouri, Columbia
Columbia, MO		78%23,929$21,142$69,958
San Jose State University
San Jose, CA		85%27,601$14,241$83,493

Tuition and fees for 2025-26, cost of attendance and net price come from the College Scorecard; earlier tuition years come from IPEDS via the Urban Institute. Net price is what first-time, full-time students receiving federal aid paid after grants and scholarships, and it lags the tuition year. College Scorecard data updated November 2, 2026. How these figures are built · UNC Charlotte on College Scorecard