University profile

UNC Chapel Hill

Location: Chapel Hill, NC

Minimum graduate stipend

$21,168 per 9-month appointment Official

Paid over 9 months · 2025-2026 · 9-month doctoral RA/TA/fellow minimum. Many STEM programs pay more.

Official: published by the university · Source: UNC Graduate School: Funding Information · Verified 2026-09-27

Cost of living in Chapel Hill, NC

City-median rent is a city-level figure, not a near-campus price; university graduate housing lines are the university's own published rates. Each line is labeled with its own source.

Rent, 1-bedroom (university graduate housing, single occupant) $1,464 to $1,600/mo Official Baity Hill 1-bedroom: unfurnished $7,318 per semester; furnished $8,000 per semester. 2026-27. Monthly derived by dividing the per-semester price by 5 months. All utilities included. Baity Hill moves to undergraduate housing from Fall 2028. Source: Carolina Housing: Rates · Verified 2026-09-29
Rent, 1-bedroom (city median) $1,557/mo Estimated City median 1BR. 2BR median ($1,700) is barely above the 1BR median, so the roommate saving is probably inflated by student-lease noise. Source: Zumper city median asking rent (Sept 2026) · Verified 2026-09-27
Rent, 2-bedroom split two ways (university graduate housing, shared, per person) $823 to $949/mo Official Baity Hill private bedroom in a shared 2-bedroom, per person: about $823 unfurnished to about $949 furnished. 2026-27. Published per semester ($4,116 to $4,746 per person); monthly figure derived by dividing by 5 months. All utilities included. 12-month contract ending May 31. Baity Hill moves to undergraduate housing from Fall 2028. Source: Carolina Housing: Rates · Verified 2026-09-29
Rent, 2-bedroom split two ways (city median) $850/mo Estimated City median 2BR, split two ways. 2BR median ($1,700) is barely above the 1BR median, so the roommate saving is probably inflated by student-lease noise. Source: Zumper city median asking rent (Sept 2026) · Verified 2026-09-27
Utilities (nearest-metro stand-in) $194/mo Estimated Nearest-metro proxy (Raleigh). No Numbeo figure for this town; Raleigh stand-in. Excludes internet. Source: Numbeo (Americas table, Sept 27 2026) · Verified 2026-09-27
Public transit Free with student ID Official Chapel Hill Transit is fare-free for everyone Source: UNC Transportation: local transit · Verified 2026-09-27
Parking $200 to $512/yr Official Park and Ride $200; Zone Student $512 full year ($405 academic year). Current permit year (Aug 1 to Jul 31); the page does not name the year. RR (Estes Drive) $260 academic year. Weeknight parking $1 after 5 p.m. Source: UNC Transportation & Parking: Parking Pricing · Verified 2026-09-28
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Master's tuition

Published tuition (before any aid). PhD students usually have tuition waived; their offer letter confirms. This is not part of the stipend-versus-cost-of-living comparison.

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PhD program profiles at UNC Chapel Hill

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