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The real 4-year cost of University of North Carolina School of the Arts
Over the 15 years from 2008 to 2023, published tuition and required fees at University of North Carolina School of the Arts went from $5,166 to $9,477, an average of 1.4% a year.
Read with care: this school's history shows a tuition freeze or guarantee, so a smooth projection may not hold.
2008–2027: history and projection
If you pay full sticker
Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.
| Year 1 | $9,880 |
| Year 2 | $10,019 |
| Year 3 | $10,159 |
| Year 4 | $10,301 |
| 4-year total | $40,359 |
Two aid scenarios
4-year out-of-pocket total.
- $10,000/yr flat scholarship
- $478
- Flat aid doesn't grow, so it covers less each year.
- 50%-of-tuition scholarship
- $26,525
- Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.
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