College application fees are an expensive barrier for some prospective students. But this week, a slew of colleges in North Carolina are waiving those fees for College Application Week (Monday through Friday, Oct. 21-25, at 5 p.m.).
And if you’re applying to college, make sure to read our guide to completing the FAFSA to increase your odds of receiving financial aid.
Colleges Waiving Application Fees
- Barton College
- Belmont Abbey College
- Bennett College
- Brevard College
- Campbell University
- Catawba College
- Chowan University
- Davidson College
- East Carolina University
- Elizabeth City State University
- Fayetteville State University
- Gardner-Webb University
- Greensboro College
- Guilford College
- Johnson and Wales
- Johnson C. Smith University
- Lees-McRae College
- Lenoir-Rhyne University
- Livingstone College
- Louisburg College
- Mars Hill University
- Meredith College
- Methodist University
- Montreat College
- North Carolina A&T State University
- North Carolina Central University
- North Carolina Wesleyan College
- Pfeiffer University
- Saint Augustine’s University
- Salem College
- Shaw University
- St. Andrews University
- University of Mount Olive
- University of North Carolina at Pembroke
- Warren Wilson College
- William Peace University
- Wingate University
- Winston-Salem State University
Several UNC system schools are absent from the list, including UNC-Chapel Hill, NC State University, UNC-Greensboro, UNC-Charlotte, UNC-Wilmington, and UNC-Asheville.
You can also apply to any of North Carolina’s 58 community colleges for free during the week.