Statement · Winston-Salem, NC

Carolina University

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Families earning under $30k paid $17,738 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $32,680.
Students who received federal aid earned a median $32,864 ten years after entering, the 8th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years.
22% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023: 1,095

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $32,680 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $17,560 and $24,152 a year depending on income at Carolina University.

Statement of cost · Carolina University

Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students: $32,680
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid: $17,738
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes: $20,828
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024: $17,575

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

Shaded: the middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes), $17,360 to $28,210. Dotted line: the median, $22,313.

Table of the same numbers

Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family income	Paid per year
Under $30k	$17,738
$30k–$48k	$17,560
$48k–$75k	$22,993
$75k–$110k	$23,597
Over $110k	$24,152

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $32,864; the median graduate who borrowed owes $20,287.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.: $30,657
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.: $31,373
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median. 8th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years: $32,864
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans. 22nd percentile among private nonprofit 4-years: $20,287
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.: $11,005

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of private nonprofit 4-years at 10 years: $43,845 to $62,830.

Shaded: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years, 10 years out ($43,845 to $62,830); dotted line is the median.
Dashed: median graduate debt, $20,287.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers

Earnings after entry and graduate debt
Measure	Dollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry	$30,657
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry	$31,373
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry	$32,864
Median graduate debt	$20,287

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at Carolina University
Program	Credential	Graduates	Earnings, 5 yrs	Median debt
Theological and Ministerial Studies	Master's Degree	60	not reported	not reported
Business Administration, Management and Operations	Bachelor's Degree	25	not reported	not reported
Business Administration, Management and Operations	Master's Degree	23	not reported	not reported
Business Administration, Management and Operations	Doctoral Degree	22	not reported	not reported
Bible/Biblical Studies	Bachelor's Degree	10	$31,209	$20,926
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	Bachelor's Degree	8	not reported	not reported
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	7	not reported	not reported
Data Science	Master's Degree	6	not reported	not reported
Psychology, General	Bachelor's Degree	6	not reported	not reported
Criminal Justice and Corrections	Bachelor's Degree	6	not reported	not reported
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	4	not reported	not reported
Education, General	Master's Degree	2	not reported	not reported

Show all 21 programs

Remaining programs
Program	Credential	Graduates	Earnings, 5 yrs	Median debt
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	Bachelor's Degree	2	not reported	not reported
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	1	not reported	not reported
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	Associate's Degree	1	not reported	not reported
Bible/Biblical Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	1	not reported	not reported
Bible/Biblical Studies	Associate's Degree	1	not reported	not reported
Computer and Information Sciences, General	Bachelor's Degree	0	not reported	not reported
American Sign Language	Bachelor's Degree	0	not reported	not reported
Philosophy	Doctoral Degree	0	not reported	not reported
Theological and Ministerial Studies	Bachelor's Degree	0	not reported	$35,382

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

Carolina University: 460 undergraduates; 37% of students receive Pell grants; 40% of applicants are admitted.

Admission rate

40%

13th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Undergraduates

460

30th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Pell share

37%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

58th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Completion

22%

finish within 150% of normal time

7th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

First-generation

33%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$32,421

31st percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

Under $30k34%
$30k–$48k26%
$48k–$75k28%
$75k–$110knot reported
Over $110knot reported

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Students by family income
Family income	Share of students
Under $30k	34%
$30k–$48k	26%
$48k–$75k	28%
$75k–$110k	not reported
Over $110k	not reported

How it has changed

Average net price rose from $16,669 in 2016 to $20,828 in 2024.

Four measures, year by year

A break in a line is a year the measure was not collected. It is not zero.

Admission rate

Price per year

Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry

Undergraduates

Table of the same numbers

Trends by year
Year	Admit rate	Sticker price	Net price	Earnings, 10 yrs	Undergrads
2016	36%	$20,189	$16,669	not reported	295
2017	36%	$19,145	$13,004	not reported	336
2018	34%	$21,224	$15,700	not reported	496
2019	29%	$20,752	$14,461	not reported	348
2020	50%	$22,830	$14,466	$32,864	439
2021	46%	$26,935	$13,771	not reported	471
2022	52%	$27,373	$16,706	not reported	350
2023	34%	$29,965	$18,866	not reported	424
2024	40%	$32,680	$20,828	not reported	460

College Scorecard annual institution files, 1996 to 2026

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported: Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles: A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings: Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.

Provenance notes

U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.