| 1 | Duke University | NC | $97,800 |
| 2 | Davidson College | NC | $81,400 |
| 3 | Wake Forest University | NC | $78,158 |
| 4 | Elon University | NC | $74,545 |
| 5 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | NC | $72,200 |
| 6 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh | NC | $68,758 |
| 7 | Carolinas College of Health Sciences | NC | $64,624 |
| 8 | High Point University | NC | $61,389 |
| 9 | Cabarrus College of Health Sciences | NC | $58,708 |
| 10 | Queens University of Charlotte | NC | $57,673 |
| 11 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | NC | $57,289 |
| 12 | East Carolina University | NC | $55,146 |
| 13 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | NC | $54,967 |
| 14 | Campbell University | NC | $54,886 |
| 15 | NASCAR Technical Institute | NC | $52,873 |
| 16 | Wingate University | NC | $52,649 |
| 17 | Appalachian State University | NC | $51,836 |
| 18 | Pfeiffer University | NC | $51,562 |
| 19 | Meredith College | NC | $51,539 |
| 20 | Western Carolina University | NC | $49,458 |
| 21 | Catawba College | NC | $48,793 |
| 22 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | NC | $48,160 |
| 23 | Methodist University | NC | $48,050 |
| 24 | Gardner-Webb University | NC | $48,039 |
| 25 | Belmont Abbey College | NC | $47,937 |
| 26 | Barton College | NC | $47,913 |
| 27 | Guilford College | NC | $47,590 |
| 28 | University of Mount Olive | NC | $47,139 |
| 29 | William Peace University | NC | $46,643 |
| 30 | Greensboro College | NC | $46,566 |
| 31 | North Carolina Wesleyan University | NC | $45,873 |
| 32 | St. Andrews University | NC | $45,606 |
| 33 | Lenoir-Rhyne University | NC | $45,543 |
| 34 | Winston-Salem State University | NC | $45,344 |
| 35 | Montreat College | NC | $45,151 |
| 36 | Mars Hill University | NC | $44,781 |
| 37 | North Carolina A & T State University | NC | $44,440 |
| 38 | University of North Carolina Asheville | NC | $44,030 |
| 39 | Brevard College | NC | $43,545 |
| 40 | Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte | NC | $43,418 |
| 41 | Lees-McRae College | NC | $43,415 |
| 42 | University of North Carolina at Pembroke | NC | $43,407 |
| 43 | North Carolina Central University | NC | $42,968 |
| 44 | Johnson C Smith University | NC | $42,680 |
| 45 | Wake Technical Community College | NC | $41,769 |
| 46 | Fayetteville State University | NC | $40,144 |
| 47 | Strayer University-North Carolina | NC | $40,092 |
| 48 | Elizabeth City State University | NC | $40,026 |
| 49 | Cape Fear Community College | NC | $38,654 |
| 50 | Chowan University | NC | $38,412 |