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Colleges in and near Carolina Meadows

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is 4.1 miles from Carolina Meadows

No college sits inside Carolina Meadows’ boundary, but the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s campus in Chapel Hill, with 30,684 students on campus, is 4.1 miles from the center of town, and Durham Technical Community College is 11 miles away in Durham. About 1% of Carolina Meadows’ residents are enrolled in college, below North Carolina (6%).

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

From the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard, June 2026; IPEDS fall 2023 enrollment) and the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–24. Straight-line distances from the center of Carolina Meadows. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
5
55,181 students on campus
Nearest college
4.1 mi
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Residents in college
1%
Below NC (6%)
Nearest community college
11 mi
Durham Technical · $1,986 tuition
Nearest public university
4.1 mi
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · $8,994 in-state
Median household income
$126K
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What stands out about college from Carolina Meadows

Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.

A university 4.1 miles awayThe University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has 30,684 students on campus in Chapel Hill, 91% of whom graduate within six years.In-state price at University of North Carolina at Chapel HillLiving in North Carolina, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill charges $8,994 in tuition and fees; from out of state, $41,203. State residency rules decide which a new arrival pays.A community college 11 miles awayDurham Technical Community College in Durham: tuition and fees $1,986 a year for North Carolina residents.Students are 1% of residentsBelow North Carolina (6%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Carolina Meadows

Two private colleges within 12.4 miles, two public colleges within 10.3 miles, and Durham Technical Community College 11 miles away.

5 mi10 mi15 miUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillDuke UniversityNorth Carolina Central UniversityCarolina Meadows
University or collegeCommunity college
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUniversity or college · Public · 30,684 on campus · 4.1 mi · Chapel Hill15%admitted$12knet price91%graduate$72kearningsNorth Carolina Central UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 6,226 on campus · 10.3 mi · Durham87%admitted$15knet price42%graduate$43kearningsDuke UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 16,196 on campus · 10.8 mi · Durham6%admitted$30knet price97%graduate$98kearningsDurham Technical Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 1,941 on campus · 11 mi · Durham · mostly online$2knet price45%graduate$36kearnings55% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Tuition and fees: $1,986 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Watts College of NursingUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 134 on campus · 12.4 mi · Durham

Degree-granting colleges with 100 or more students on campus (fall 2023 enrollment, minus students who study only online). Admitted: share of applicants offered a place. Net price: the average a year after grants, for students on federal aid. Graduate: within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting.

What it costs

What would your family pay?

The average a year after grants, for families on federal aid, at the colleges within 15 miles. Pick your family’s income.

Family income

Starts at Over $110k, where Carolina Meadows’ median household income ($126,007) falls.

Durham Technical Community College11 mi · Durham · mostly online · sticker $10,430 · tuition $1,986$9,930a year
North Carolina Central University10.3 mi · Durham · sticker $26,556$23,658a year
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill4.1 mi · Chapel Hill · sticker $26,055$24,396a year
Duke University10.8 mi · Durham · sticker $87,072$54,230a year

The average a year after grants and scholarships, for first-time, full-time students on federal aid, from the College Scorecard. Your own price depends on your aid package; every college has a net price calculator. For community colleges the net price counts housing and food at full cost, so tuition is shown beside it. “—”: not reported for that income.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college within 15 miles of Carolina Meadows: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k$100k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →University of North Carolina at Chapel HillNorth Carolina Central UniversityDuke UniversityDurham Technical
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill91% graduate$72k earnings$14k typical debt
Duke University97% graduate$98k earnings$13k typical debt
North Carolina Central University42% graduate$43k earnings$28k typical debt
Durham Technical Community College45% graduate$36k earnings$15k typical debt

Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid.

Questions about college near Carolina Meadows

Is Carolina Meadows a college town?

No. About 1 of every 100 Carolina Meadows residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below North Carolina (6). The nearest campus, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, is 4.1 miles away in Chapel Hill.

What colleges are near Carolina Meadows?

Within 15 miles: the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (4.1 miles, 30,684 students on campus), North Carolina Central University (10.3 miles, 6,226), Duke University (10.8 miles, 16,196), Durham Technical Community College (11 miles, 1,941) and Watts College of Nursing (12.4 miles, 134).

What is the closest community college to Carolina Meadows, and what does it cost?

Durham Technical Community College in Durham, 11 miles away. Tuition and fees are $1,986 a year for North Carolina residents; the federal net price, $1,664, counts housing and food at full cost.

How much does the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill cost if we live in North Carolina?

Tuition and fees are $8,994 a year in-state and $41,203 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $2,004 (under $30,000 income) to $24,396 (over $110,000), housing and food included.

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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023 enrollment). “On campus” is fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Distances are straight-line from the center of Carolina Meadows. Residents in college, age, rent and poverty (including poverty without college students, table B14006): U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24. Colleges are described, not graded; the College town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents are enrolled. How TownRatings describes colleges →