Costs

Costs

We base our cost-of-attendance (COA) budgets on the average expenses of an undergraduate student at UNC-Chapel Hill. You can learn more details about the parts of the cost of attendance budget on our understanding and receiving aid page.

If you find your program has additional costs you do not see reflected in your cost of attendance budget on your financial aid offer, please contact us so we can help.

Individual Costs

  • Individual costs are based on estimates and used to determine financial need, which means these expenses may vary. You will be billed directly for University tuition and fees, on-campus housing, on-campus meal plans, student insurance and books billed through Student Stores, and your aid will be applied to that bill. You’ll want to choose housing and meal plans before school begins, which allows your financial aid package to cover those expenses.
  • We recommend visiting the cashier’s website to see what your actual billed tuition and fee charges will be.

Estimating Aid

The Net Price calculator is designed to give you an early indication of your eligibility for financial aid. The estimate is available to undergraduate students planning to enroll in school full-time in the academic year indicated. It is a tool that we hope will give you a clear picture of options and opportunities so you can make more informed decisions about your college choices.

Net Price Calculator

Budgeting Aid

Once you receive your financial aid offer, you will be able to see if you owe the University money or if you will receive a refund. You can estimate cost by semester and calculate what you may owe so you can plan accordingly.

Budget Your Aid

College Cost Transparency Initiative

UNC Chapel Hill is committed to using the Principles & Standards of the College Cost Transparency Initiative in its student financial aid offer.

Learn More

In-State Cost of Attendance Budget

The following budgets are based on full-time enrollment (12+ credit hours).

CostLiving On/Off Campus
Living with Family
With Dependents
Tuition
$7020$7020$7020
Fees$1990$1990$1990
Housing$7736$1350$14068
Food$6068$4046$6068
Books &
Supplies
$1290$1290$1290
Travel$976$976$976
Loan Fees
$56$56$56
Personal$1900$1900$1900
Total$27,036$18,628$33,368
CostLiving On/Off Campus
Living with Family
With Dependents
Tuition
$7020$7020$7020
Fees$1990$1990$1990
Housing$7736$1350$14068
Food$6068$4046$6068
Books &
Supplies
$1290$1290$1290
Travel$976$976$976
Loan Fees
$56$56$56
Personal$1900$1900$1900
Total$27,036$18,628$33,368
CostLiving On/Off Campus
Living with Family
With Dependents
Tuition
$7020$7020$7020
Fees$1990$1990$1990
Housing$7736$1350$14068
Food$6068$4046$6068
Books &
Supplies
$1290$1290$1290
Travel$976$976$976
Loan Fees
$56$56$56
Personal$1900$1900$1900
Total$27,036$18,628$33,368
CostLiving On/Off Campus
Living with Family
With Dependents
Tuition
$7020$7020$7020
Fees$1978$1978$1978
Housing$7366$1350$13076
Food$5650$4,862$5650
Books & Supplies
$1290$1290$1290
Travel$938
$938
$938
Loan Fees
$56$56$56
Personal$1820
$1820$1820
Total$26,118
$18,220$31,828
CostLiving On/Off Campus
Living with Family
With Dependents
Tuition
$7020$7020$7020
Fees$1978$1978$1978
Housing$7366$1350$13076
Food$5650$4,862$5650
Books & Supplies
$1290$1290$1290
Travel$938
$938
$938
Loan Fees
$56$56$56
Personal$1820
$1820$1820
Total$26,118
$18,220$31,828
CostLiving On/Off Campus
Living with Family
With Dependents
Tuition
$7020$7020$7020
Fees$1978$1978$1978
Housing$7366$1350$13076
Food$5650$4,862$5650
Books & Supplies
$1290$1290$1290
Travel$938
$938
$938
Loan Fees
$56$56$56
Personal$1820
$1820$1820
Total$26,118
$18,220$31,828
CostLiving On/Off Campus
Living with Family
Tuition$7,020$7,020
Fees$1,978$1,978
Housing$7,014
$0
Food$5,240$5,240
Books &
Supplies
$1,290
$1,290

Travel$840
$840
Loan Fees$56
$56
Personal$1,820
$1,820
Total$25,258
$18,244
CostLiving On/Off Campus
Living with Family
Tuition$7,020$7,020
Fees$1,978$1,978
Housing$7,014
$0
Food$5,240$5,240
Books &
Supplies
$1,290
$1,290

Travel$840
$840
Loan Fees$56
$56
Personal$1,820
$1,820
Total$25,258
$18,244

Out-Of-State Cost of Attendance Budget

The following budgets are based on full-time enrollment (12+ credit hours).

CostLiving On/Off Campus
Living with Family
With Dependents
Tuition $39,228$39,228$39,228
Fees$1990$1990$1990
Housing$7736
$1350$14,068
Food$6068$4046$6068
Books &
Supplies
$1290$1290
$1290
Travel$1772$1772$1772
Loan Fees
$56
$56
$56
Personal$1900$1900$1900
Total$60,040$51,632$66,372
CostLiving On/Off Campus
Living with Family
With Dependents
Tuition $39,228$39,228$39,228
Fees$1990$1990$1990
Housing$7736
$1350$14,068
Food$6068$4046$6068
Books &
Supplies
$1290$1290
$1290
Travel$1772$1772$1772
Loan Fees
$56
$56
$56
Personal$1900$1900$1900
Total$60,040$51,632$66,372
CostLiving On/Off Campus
Living with Family
With Dependents
Tuition $39,228$39,228$39,228
Fees$1990$1990$1990
Housing$7736
$1350$14,068
Food$6068$4046$6068
Books &
Supplies
$1290$1290
$1290
Travel$1772$1772$1772
Loan Fees
$56
$56
$56
Personal$1900$1900$1900
Total$60,040$51,632$66,372
CostLiving On/Off Campus
Living with Family
With Dependents
Tuition $37360$37360$37360
Fees$1978$1978$1978
Housing$7366
$1350$13076
Food$5650$3768
$5650
Books & Supplies
$1290$1290
$1290
Travel$1850$1850$1850
Loan Fees
$56
$56
$56
Personal$1820
$1820
$1820
Total$57,370$49,472
$63.080
CostLiving On/Off Campus
Living with Family
With Dependents
Tuition $37360$37360$37360
Fees$1978$1978$1978
Housing$7366
$1350$13076
Food$5650$3768
$5650
Books & Supplies
$1290$1290
$1290
Travel$1850$1850$1850
Loan Fees
$56
$56
$56
Personal$1820
$1820
$1820
Total$57,370$49,472
$63.080
CostLiving On/Off Campus
Living with Family
With Dependents
Tuition $37360$37360$37360
Fees$1978$1978$1978
Housing$7366
$1350$13076
Food$5650$3768
$5650
Books & Supplies
$1290$1290
$1290
Travel$1850$1850$1850
Loan Fees
$56
$56
$56
Personal$1820
$1820
$1820
Total$57,370$49,472
$63.080
CostLiving On/Off Campus
Living with Family
Tuition$35,580$35,580
Fees$1,978$1,978
Housing$7,014
$0
Food$5,240$5,240
Books &
Supplies
$1,290
$1,290

Travel$1,374$1,374
Loan Fees$56
$56
Personal$1,820
$1,820
Total$54,352
$47,338
CostLiving On/Off Campus
Living with Family
Tuition$35,580$35,580
Fees$1,978$1,978
Housing$7,014
$0
Food$5,240$5,240
Books &
Supplies
$1,290
$1,290

Travel$1,374$1,374
Loan Fees$56
$56
Personal$1,820
$1,820
Total$54,352
$47,338

Effective in 2016, each incoming class of North Carolina resident undergraduates will have what is known as a “fixed tuition” rate. Learn more about the UNC System Fixed Tuition Program on the system website.

Student Blue Health Insurance is not automatically included in the cost of attendance budget. If you enroll in the plan and receive a bill, you can request a budget adjustment by completing the request form on our forms page for the appropriate year.

UNC-Chapel Hill is committed to meeting the demonstrated financial need of our students.

To determine financial need, we first calculate your need using this process:

We work to meet the demonstrated financial need for first-degree, full-time students with aid in the form of grants, scholarships, loans and work-study from federal, state and University sources.

We use the CSS Profile to determine your eligibility for University grants. If your CSS Profile application does not show financial need, you will not be able to receive University grants, but you will be eligible for federal or state grants, along with loans and work-study, toward your demonstrated federal need.

For those seeking aid who do not have demonstrated financial need, we do automatically offer unsubsidized loan eligibility, though your total amount of aid from all sources cannot exceed the cost of attendance budget.

If you have demonstrated financial need and still need help financing your education, you may request additional unsubsidized loan funds or parent loans, as long as the total amount is still within your cost of attendance budget.