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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, NC · CDS 2025–2026 · City: Small · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
16.7%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
39.9%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
100.0%
Total cost — out-of-state
$65,471
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
14:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
—

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates22,007
Total all graduate12,092
Grand total all students34,099

Admissions

Total applicants76,247
Total admitted12,751
Total enrolled5,091
Overall admit rate16.7%
Admit rate — women16.7%
Admit rate — men16.8%
Yield rate39.9%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?No
ED closing date——
ED notification date——
# admitted under ED plan——
Offers Early Action plan?Yes
EA closing dateOct. 15
EA notification dateJan. 31
Restrictive Early Action?No

Test Scores

% submitting SAT28.0%
% submitting ACT41.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile690
SAT EBRW 75th %ile750
SAT Math 25th %ile700
SAT Math 75th %ile780
ACT Comp 25th %ile29
ACT Comp 75th %ile34
% in top 10% of HS class76.2%
% in top 25% of HS class96.7%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$7,230
Tuition — out-of-state$47,472
Required fees$2,129
Room and board$15,870
Total cost — in-state$25,229
Total cost — out-of-state$65,471

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$23,464
Avg % of need met100.0%
% with 100% of need met——
Avg merit grant (no need)$5,633
Avg loan debt at graduation——

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist7,355
# admitted from waitlist2,099
Waitlist admit rate39.9%
Transfer applicants (total)5,330
Transfer admit rate37.0%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio14:1
% faculty full-time79.5%

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)15.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)$11,655Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (private)——

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)92.2%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)89.1%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate96.9%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$81,033Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant20.2%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan15.7%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full21.5%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress34.8%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress16.3%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged——
Defaulted——

Test scores & admissions

These percentiles reflect students who enrolled. Admitted-student scores typically run higher, since the highest scorers with multiple offers often enroll elsewhere.

SAT Reading/Writing, 25th percentile690Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
SAT Reading/Writing, 75th percentile750Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
SAT Math, 25th percentile700Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
SAT Math, 75th percentile780Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Are test scores considered for admission?Not reportedScorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Undergraduates

% part-time3.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white53.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black7.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino9.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian16.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races5.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international5.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown2.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women57.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men42.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white62.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black7.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino6.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian11.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races2.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international7.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown3.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Biological And Biomedical Sciences14.9%
Social Sciences13.8%
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services9.3%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services9.1%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs8.9%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies7.8%
Health Professions And Related Programs6.3%
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies5.5%