Tuition and Benefits
Veterans' Educational Benefits
Students who expect to use their veterans’ educational benefits must contact the Veterans' Services Assistant in the Office of the University Registrar, located in the Student and Academic Services Building North. Students must maintain satisfactory academic progress to be eligible for VA educational benefits. Students who are not eligible at the end of the term will not be eligible for veterans' educational benefits in subsequent terms until they regain their eligibility. For further information, please visit the Office of the University Registrar’s web page on Veteran Affairs.
Military Tuition Benefit
As a member of the armed services, the North Carolina National Guard or a military dependent, if you do not qualify as a North Carolina resident for tuition purposes, you may still be eligible to pay a reduced tuition rate if you meet the eligibility requirements for the Military Tuition Benefit (N.C. General Statute 116-143.3).
Note: The benefit only determines the amount of tuition you pay. You must still qualify academically for admission.
For additional information about the UNC–Chapel Hill military tuition benefits, please see the Office of the University Registrar’s web page on Active-Duty Military Benefits.
Residence Status for Tuition Purposes
Under state law, North Carolina residents are eligible for a lower tuition rate to state universities, including UNC–Chapel Hill.
In order to qualify as residents for tuition purposes, students must have established legal residence (or domicile) in North Carolina and maintained that legal residence for at least twelve (12) months prior to their classification as residents for tuition purposes. Each student is classified as an in-state or out-of-state resident upon admission.
If you believe that you qualify as a North Carolina resident for tuition purposes, you may apply for in-state resident status by following the instructions provided by your admissions office. Continuing students who believe they may now qualify as a resident for tuition purposes may apply through the North Carolina Residency Determination Service (RDS). For additional information about the UNC–Chapel Hill residency requirements and procedures, please see the Office of the University Registrar’s web page on Residency.
Tuition Waiver for Family Members of Deceased or Disabled Emergency Workers
The University of North Carolina Board of Governors adopted a system-wide policy (1000.2.1) that provides tuition waivers for certain family members of deceased or disabled emergency workers. For additional information about the UNC–Chapel Hill emergency worker tuition benefits, please see the Office of the University Registrar’s web page on Emergency Worker Tuition Benefits.
Tuition Guarantee Program
Effective fall 2016, undergraduate students seeking a baccalaureate degree at UNC–Chapel Hill are eligible for fixed tuition as required by the North Carolina General Statute §116-143.9 and UNC Policy 1000.17, Policy for the Tuition Guarantee Program. Further information about the Tuition Guarantee Program can be found on the website for the Office of the University Registrar.
