North Carolina A & T State University
Greensboro, North Carolina · Also known as NCAT · Website
$44,440
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$44,440
median earnings, 10 years after starting
North Carolina A & T State University is a public 4-year college in Greensboro, North Carolina with 12,182 undergraduates and 1,814 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $10,846 a year (tuition and fees $6,813 in-state, $20,673 out-of-state). It admits 50% of applicants and 57% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $44,440 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $27,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$10,846
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$6,813
Out-of-state $20,673
Admission rate
50%
US median 78%
Completion rate
57%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$27,000
About $286 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$44,440
Rank 2,075 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $10,846
- Tuition in-state
- $6,813
- Tuition out-of-state
- $20,673
- Cost of attendance
- $20,427
- Students with a need-based grant
- 52%
- Students with federal loans
- 55%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $8,223
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $9,462
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $11,973
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $16,454
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $17,311
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $5,972 in 2015-16 to $6,813 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 50%
- Average SAT
- 1,074
- SAT reading, middle
- 545
- SAT math, middle
- 535
- ACT, middle
- 19
- Undergraduates
- 12,182
- Graduate students
- 1,814
- Part-time students
- 7.1%
- Women
- 62%
- Students per teacher
- 20
- Completion rate
- 57%
- Retention rate
- 78%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 118
- Endowment
- $201.9M
- Other
- Historically Black college
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 2,075 of 5,094 US colleges and 39 of 147 in North Carolina (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NC median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $10,846 | $14,086 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $6,813 | $6,906 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 50% | 75% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 57% | 48% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 78% | 72% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $27,000 | $20,000 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $36,638 | $31,569 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $44,440 | $36,048 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 27% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 62% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
118 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 237 | $26,449 | $30,397 | $45,367 | $53,072 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 163 | $26,000 | $27,653 | $45,215 | $50,706 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 125 | $29,000 | $26,498 | $42,978 | $54,562 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 122 | $28,000 | $45,114 | $60,863 | $68,257 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 115 | $26,000 | $28,985 | $48,804 | $56,359 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 101 | $27,000 | $32,152 | $51,474 | $55,378 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 94 | $27,611 | $31,660 | $57,392 | $57,214 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 79 | $27,000 | $72,278 | $85,463 | $92,135 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 72 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 64 | $25,750 | $81,174 | $105,342 | $107,009 |
| Animal SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 59 | $27,156 | $35,686 | $48,155 | $49,634 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 59 | $39,996 | $62,635 | $87,800 | $103,485 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 48 | $16,750 | $73,368 | $81,704 | $88,910 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 45 | $26,000 | $27,508 | $47,072 | $51,790 |
| Biomedical/Medical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 44 | $27,000 | $52,948 | $91,235 | $93,451 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 43 | $26,875 | $48,042 | $59,747 | $69,303 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 42 | $36,645 | $47,794 | $60,926 | $59,916 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementOnlineMaster's | Master's | 40 | $29,621 | $73,695 | $86,805 | $121,855 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's | Master's | 39 | $59,448 | $47,460 | $59,911 | $60,111 |
| Civil EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 37 | $30,000 | $70,474 | $76,508 | $86,517 |
| Social WorkMaster's | Master's | 33 | $27,260 | $46,563 | $64,009 | $65,123 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 33 | $27,970 | $15,257 | $31,202 | $41,367 |
| Chemical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 32 | $23,272 | $78,323 | $109,537 | $98,158 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 31 | $27,038 | $81,213 | $98,061 | $100,647 |
| Computer EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 30 | $28,020 | $80,685 | $98,567 | $109,015 |
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Questions and answers
How much does North Carolina A & T State University cost?
$10,846 a year is the average net price at North Carolina A & T State University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $6,813 for in-state students and $20,673 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $20,427. Families earning under $30,000 pay $8,223 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at North Carolina A & T State University?
50% of applicants are admitted to North Carolina A & T State University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,074 and the middle ACT score is 19. The median admission rate of colleges in North Carolina is 75%.
How much do North Carolina A & T State University graduates earn?
$44,440 a year is the median pay of former North Carolina A & T State University students who work, 10 years after they started ($36,638 after 6 years). That ranks 2,075 of 5,094 US colleges and 39 of 147 in North Carolina. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Computer Science (Master's) at $85,868.
How much student debt do North Carolina A & T State University graduates have?
$27,000 is the median federal student loan debt of North Carolina A & T State University graduates, about $286 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 55% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at North Carolina A & T State University?
57% of first-time, full-time students at North Carolina A & T State University finish within 6 years. 78% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at North Carolina A & T State University?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (237 bachelor's graduates), Psychology, General (163 bachelor's graduates), Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (125 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 118 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.