2024 Tuition & fees

The 2024 tuition & fees at UNC is $8,989 for North Carolina residents and $39,330 for out-of-state students. The tuition & fees has increased by 4.74% from last year.
The next table shows the 2024 tuition & fees and the tuition trends over last 5 years at UNC.
You can check and view more costs information including living costs, books & supplies, and tuition per credit hour at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Cost of Attendance page.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 2024 Tuition & fees
YearUndergraduateGraduate
North Carolina ResidentsOut-of-StateNorth Carolina ResidentsOut-of-State
2020$8,980$36,159$12,522$30,248
2021$8,980$36,159$12,522$30,248
2022$9,028$36,891$12,566$30,858
2023$8,989$37,550$12,527$30,819
2024$8,989$39,330$12,527$30,819

Tuition per Credit Hour

The 2024 undergraduate tuition per credit hour at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is $292 for North Carolina residents and $1,557 for out-of-state students. The undergraduate tuition per credit hour has increased by 4.99% from last year.
The 2024 graduate tuition per credit hour is $586 for North Carolina residents and $1,602 for out-of-state students. The graduate tuition per credit hour stays same as last year.
The next table and chart show the 2024 tuition per credit hour and its trends over last 5 years at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 2024 Tuition per Credit Hour
YearUndergraduateGraduate
North Carolina ResidentsOut-of-StateNorth Carolina ResidentsOut-of-State
2020$237$1,155$517$1,386
2021$237$1,155$517$1,386
2022$292$1,453$586$1,602
2023$292$1,483$586$1,602
2024$292$1,557$586$1,602

Offered Online Programs

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill offers 237 major programs through Certificate, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post Graduate Certificate degrees/programs. Of that, 25 online programs are offering via distance learning (online classes).
You can view all major programs at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill at Area of Study & Major Program page with completer and earning after graduation information.
Number of Online ProgramsNumber of Total Programs
Bachelor's066
Master's1691
Doctorate (Research)062
Doctorate (Professional)27
1-2 Years certificates02
Post-BS Certificate67
Post-MS Certificate12
Total25237

Online Student Population

There are 31,705 students including both undergraduate and graduate students at UNC. Of that, 1,918 students have enrolled online exclusively.
In addition, 6,104 students have joined to some online courses and 23,683 students only joined to in-classrrom courses.
The next tables show the online students by enrollment type and locality for the academic year 2022-2023.
Online Student Population at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total31,70520,02911,676
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes1,918381,880
Enrolled Some in Online Classes6,1044,3301,774
Not Enrolled in Online Classes23,68315,6618,022
Online Student Population by Student Location at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)1,918381,880
North Carolina Residents44526419
Other State in U.S.1,11461,108
Outside of U.S.51249
Unknown3084304