University of North Carolina Asheville

University of North Carolina Asheville is a public college in Asheville, NC. Its average net price is $14,999 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$11,650
$30,001 to $48,000$10,314
$48,001 to $75,000$12,926
$75,001 to $110,000$18,893
$110,001 and up$21,857
$7,501Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$24,849Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$14,999Average Net Price
$14,246Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,000Books and Supplies
$3,371Other Expenses
37.5%Students on Pell Grants
39.6%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

91.9%Acceptance Rate
600 to 700SAT Reading, Middle Half
570 to 660SAT Math, Middle Half
23 to 29ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$41,816
8 years after entry$47,148
10 years after entry$50,562
51.5%Graduation Rate
72.1%Retention Rate
$19,500Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Asheville, NCLocation
Small citySetting
2,910Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

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
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Anthropology$34,245 National median for this major n=8,063Not published
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology$44,128 National median for this major n=605Not published
Biology$35,637 Small program - rough guide n=56$21,669 Small program - rough guide n=56
Business Administration, Management and Operations$44,390 Small program - rough guide n=60$14,625 Small program - rough guide n=44
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$33,198 National median for this major n=732Not published
Communications$29,140 Small program - rough guide n=70$20,500 Small program - rough guide n=37
Computer Science$56,018 Small program - rough guide n=50$18,255 Small program - rough guide n=34
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
Engineering$72,468 Small program - rough guide n=36Not published
English Language and Literature, General$27,533 Small program - rough guide n=56$19,065 Small program - rough guide n=46
Environmental Conservation$33,438 Small program - rough guide n=71$19,876 Small program - rough guide n=55
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,739 National median for this major n=5,496Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617$23,250 Small program - rough guide n=33
Languages and Linguistics$33,703 National median for this major n=4,034Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$37,354 Small program - rough guide n=33Not published
Psychology$33,379 n=111$18,750 n=112
Public Health$25,697 Small program - rough guide n=42$22,168 Small program - rough guide n=33
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Studio Art$25,938 Small program - rough guide n=49$20,607 Small program - rough guide n=39
Visual and Performing Arts, General$29,482 Small program - rough guide n=57$17,900 Small program - rough guide n=44

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