Carolina University

Carolina University is a private nonprofit college in Winston-Salem, NC. Its average net price is $12,351 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$11,983
$30,001 to $48,000$7,331
$48,001 to $75,000$13,572
$75,001 to $110,000$12,278
$110,001 and up$14,694
$19,775Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$19,775Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$12,351Average Net Price
$12,400Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$2,600Books and Supplies
$4,000Other Expenses
37.8%Students on Pell Grants
41.1%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

39.5%Acceptance Rate
Not publishedSAT Reading, Middle Half
Not publishedSAT Math, Middle Half
Not publishedACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$36,191
8 years after entry$39,552
10 years after entry$37,560
27.1%Graduation Rate
56.4%Retention Rate
$20,500Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Winston-Salem, NCLocation
Large citySetting
460Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
American Sign Language$37,521 National median for this major n=704Not published
Bible/Biblical Studies$38,041 National median for this major n=2,023Not published
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$55,206 National median for this major n=168,652Not published
Computer Science$70,762 National median for this major n=44,537Not published
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
Criminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261Not published
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,739 National median for this major n=5,496Not published
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General$41,297 National median for this major n=7,141Not published
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$47,819 National median for this major n=24,237Not published
Psychology$37,251 National median for this major n=100,431Not published
Public Health$42,733 National median for this major n=16,894Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650Not published
Teaching$44,159 National median for this major n=58,872Not published
Theological and Ministerial Studies$36,786 National median for this major n=1,754Not published

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