<p>randombetch:</p>
<p>This thread has fallen a bit off the poster’s intended path but I have to answer your grossly misleading last statement.</p>
<p>I’m afraid your math is quite a bit off the mark. Duke’s average financial aid package is higher than UNCs simply because the cost of attending the school is so much higher.</p>
<p>Last year, Duke’s packages still left those who qualified for financial support (only 40% of the student body) still holding the bag for over $20,000/year on average. Of course, a full 60% of Duke students paid full fare - received no aid at all - and paid out $45,000 for tuition, room, board and fees alone.</p>
<p>UNCs maximal possible cost for the vast majority of entering freshman who are in-state is only $12,000 (tuition, room, board, fees). Of course, most of these students do recieve some form of financial aid to even further lower this already low figure. Out-of-state students by comparison pay a max of “only” $29,000. Many of these qualify for financial aid, others for academic scholarships offered by UNC, lowering the cost of attendance even further.</p>
<p>With the exception of those coming from low-income backgrounds (where there is reasonable cost equity between schools), all others, with rare exception, will pay dramatically less to attend UNC.</p>