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#30 of 14,131 In the World
#26 of 2,597 In North America
#24 of 2,496 In the United States
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Acceptance rate
17%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Aid receiving
59%
Undergraduates
20,029
Graduates
11,676
Male:Female Ratio
39:61
Control
Public
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
www.unc.edu

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has an acceptance rate of 17% and is among the top 5% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

Total Men Women
Acceptance Rate 17% 17% 18%
Applicants 56,341 23,412 32,929
Admissions 9,639 3,863 5,776
Freshmen enrolled full time 4,425 1,673 2,752
Freshmen enrolled part time 10 6 4

6,104 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

1,918 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

SAT scores

Among admitted applicants
1,169 or 26%
submitted SAT

25% of them
had 1350
or below

75% of them
had 1530
or below

Typical SAT scores of first-years in the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are 1350-1530 (middle 50% range).

ACT scores

Among admitted applicants
1,398 or 32%
submitted ACT

25% of them
had 30
or below

75% of them
had 34
or below

Typical ACT scores of first-years in the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are 30-34 (middle 50% range).

Admissions requirements

Recommendations Required
Secondary school record Required
TOEFL Required
College-preparatory program Considered but not required
Formal demonstration of competencies Considered but not required
SAT/ACT Considered but not required
Secondary school GPA Considered but not required
Secondary school rank Considered but not required
Other Tests Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White 17589 (56%)
Asian 3873 (12%)
Hispanic 2795 (9%)
Black or African American 2731 (9%)
Nonresident Alien 2396 (8%)
Two or more races 1527 (5%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 684 (2%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 33 (0.1%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 20 (0.1%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.

Average aid awarded
$18,066
Students receiving aid
59%

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $7,019$10,552
Tuition in-state $7,019$10,552
Tuition out-of-state $35,580$28,844
Fee in-district $1,970$1,975
Fee in-state $1,970$1,975
Fee out-of-state $1,970$1,975

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 9,925
Combined charge for room and board $12,254
Room charge $7,014
Meal charge $5,240

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill majors

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has granted 4,883 bachelor's degrees across 58 programs, 2,364 master's across 69 programs, and 1,167 doctorate degrees across 67 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Major Bachelor Master Doctoral
Management Science 744
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 516 11
Behavioral Sciences 394 26 22
Mass Communication & Media Studies 358 16 9
Computer Science 335 26 14
Business Administration and Management, General 332 4 13
Public Health, General 320
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education & Fitness, General 290
Economics, General 232
Political Science and Government, General 190 28 11
Accounting 217
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse 201
Law 190
Medicine 185
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 127 11 17
Chemistry, General 109 10 36
Social Work 141 3
Neuroscience 131 7
Applied Mathematics, General 137
Pharmacy 136
Early Childhood Education and Teaching 133
Health & Health Care Administration & Management 47 52 23
English Language and Literature, General 101 5 14
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 117 3
Information Science & Studies 66 32 4
Public Policy Analysis, General 91 1 5
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other 87
Dentistry 86
History, General 74 6 6
Area Studies, Other 85
Mathematics, General 68 6 9
Biostatistics 29 26 22
Environmental Science 52 15 9
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 46 11 9
Sociology, General 54 5 5
Public Administration 62
Human Resources Management & Personnel Administration, General 60
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution 55
Environmental Studies 50
Library and Information Science 49
Physics, General 36 2 9
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design 26 18
Philosophy 24 9 6
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General 38
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other 36
Anthropology, General 19 2 10
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other 23 3 5
Nursing Practice 29
Physical Therapy & Therapist 29
Audiology & Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist 26 2
City & Urban, Community, and Regional Planning 27 1
Epidemiology 1 27
Mathematical Statistics and Probability 14 13
Medical Anthropology 27
Medical Informatics 23 4
Dental Hygiene & Hygienist 26
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General 11 15
Fine & Studio Arts, General 20 6
Occupational Therapy & Therapist 24 2
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling & Counselor 26
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 25
Geography 12 4 9
Dental Clinical Sciences, General 23
Education, Other 21
Secondary School Administration & Principalship 20
Environmental Health 19
Linguistics 15 4
Geology & Earth Science, General 14 2 2
Physician Assistant 17
Digital Communication and Media & Multimedia 16
Medical Radiologic Technology & Science - Radiation Therapist 16
Clinical Laboratory Science & Medical Technology & Technologist 10 5
Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services 14
Genetics, General 2 12
German Language and Literature 10 4
Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies 14
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology 1 13
Music Performance, General 14
Nutrition Sciences 5 8
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 7 2 3
Religion & Religious Studies 5 7
Education, General 5 6
Nursing Science 11
Music, General 10
Public Health Education and Promotion 3 7
American & United States Studies & Civilization 7 2
Asian Studies & Civilization 9
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical 7 2
School Psychology 9
African-American & Black Studies 8
Biochemistry 1 7
International & Globalization Studies 8
Pharmacology 8
Audiology & Audiologist 7
Ecology 3 4
Musicology and Ethnomusicology 4 3
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 2 2 2
Bioinformatics 6
Maternal and Child Health 1 5
Medical Science & Scientist 6
Women's Studies 6
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, Other 5
Educational Leadership and Administration, General 5
European Studies & Civilization 5
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 5
Pathology & Experimental Pathology 5
Cell Physiology 4
Materials Science 4
Toxicology 1 3
Archeology 3
Movement Therapy and Movement Education 3
Biomedical Sciences, General 2
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General 2
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other 2
Radio and Television 1
Grand Total 4,883 2,364 1,167

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has a graduation rate of 91%, which is among the 4% highest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 91% 89% 93%
  • Full-time retention rate - 96%
  • Part-time retention rate - 92%

Publications & Citations

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a world-class research university with 220,570 scientific papers published and 8,564,011 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Medicine, Biology, Chemistry, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Genetics, Computer Science, Biochemistry, Psychology, Pathology, and Engineering.

Publications
220,570
Citations
8,564,011

Publication / Citation count by topic

Medicine
149,395 / 5,793,440
Biology
146,222 / 6,360,515
Chemistry
98,452 / 4,812,236
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
97,564 / 3,469,901
Genetics
90,834 / 4,269,078
Computer Science
81,668 / 3,249,881
Biochemistry
77,134 / 3,916,938
Psychology
73,372 / 2,895,476
Pathology
72,277 / 2,960,846
Engineering
63,387 / 2,484,953
Physics
60,565 / 2,556,356
Environmental Science
60,366 / 2,344,117
Sociology
50,673 / 1,814,939
Political Science
48,996 / 1,601,156
Mathematics
47,470 / 1,986,309
Psychiatry
47,186 / 1,842,967
Law
46,656 / 1,566,501
Statistics
41,822 / 1,813,570
Surgery
41,335 / 1,485,717
Philosophy
40,181 / 1,435,605
Organic Chemistry
37,925 / 1,852,872
Immunology
33,669 / 1,512,229
Quantum and Particle physics
33,311 / 1,499,181
Public Health
32,777 / 1,309,825
Geology
31,222 / 1,314,558
Geography and Cartography
29,735 / 1,066,207
Economics
29,079 / 1,006,744
Demography
28,187 / 1,141,373
Business
27,295 / 918,612
History
26,140 / 763,084
Neuroscience
25,992 / 1,089,818
Oncology and Cancer research
23,960 / 1,021,024
Paleontology
23,938 / 1,012,956
Nursing
23,632 / 763,269
Ecology
23,340 / 1,022,015
Materials Science
23,238 / 1,003,486
Radiology and Nuclear medicine
22,090 / 717,931
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
19,868 / 761,968
Archaeology
18,623 / 642,062
Linguistics
18,458 / 719,674

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 2137 25566
1992 2077 27539
1993 2145 29806
1994 2253 33636
1995 2599 38052
1996 2692 43990
1997 2608 49403
1998 2837 57557
1999 3060 65646
2000 3005 73812
2001 3271 80670
2002 3583 92278
2003 3847 104838
2004 4223 119494
2005 4508 137971
2006 4935 158629
2007 5155 179681
2008 5306 196634
2009 5945 222468
2010 6476 250866
2011 6758 278682
2012 7439 314029
2013 8244 344942
2014 8664 373208
2015 8745 396730
2016 9393 414303
2017 9820 436738
2018 9764 477700
2019 10421 525915
2020 11341 623135
2021 11646 690248
2022 10846 686784
2023 10698 668701
Academic rankings

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumni

  1. Michael Jordan

    Michael Jordan
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1963-.. (age 61)
    Enrolled in the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    1981-1986 graduated with Bachelor of Arts in cultural geography
    Occupations
    basketball playerentrepreneurspokespersonbaseball playerautobiographer
    Biography

    Michael Jeffrey Jordan, also known by his initials MJ, is an American businessman and former professional basketball player. He played fifteen seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) between 1984 and 2003, winning six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls. He was integral in popularizing basketball and the NBA around the world in the 1980s and 1990s, becoming a global cultural icon. His profile on the NBA website states that "by acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time."

  2. Billy Crudup

    Billy Crudup
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1968-.. (age 56)
    Occupations
    film actorstage actortelevision actor
    Biography

    William Gaither Crudup is an American actor. He was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead for his performance in Jesus' Son (1999). He went on to star in numerous high-profile films, including Almost Famous (2000), Big Fish (2003), Mission: Impossible III (2006), Watchmen (2009), Public Enemies (2009), The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015), Jackie (2016), and Alien: Covenant (2017), in both lead and supporting roles.

  3. Vince Carter

    Vince Carter
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1977-.. (age 47)
    Occupations
    restaurateurbasketball player
    Biography

    Vincent Lamar Carter Jr. is an American former professional basketball player who serves as a basketball analyst for YES Network and formerly ESPN. He currently works as an alternate Studio Analyst for the NBA on TNT. He primarily played the shooting guard and small forward positions, but occasionally played power forward later in his NBA career. He was an eight-time All-Star and a two-time All-NBA Team selection. He is the only player in NBA history to play as many as 22 seasons from his debut in 1999 to his retirement in 2020. He was the scoring leader on the 2000 United States Men's Olympic Basketball Team where the USA defeated France to win the nation's twelfth Men's Basketball Olympic gold medal. He entertained crowds with his leaping ability and slam dunks, earning him nicknames such as "Vinsanity", "Air Canada" named after the Canadian airline with the same name, and "Half Man, Half Amazing". He has been ranked as the greatest dunker of all time by numerous players, journalists, and by the National Basketball Association (NBA). In addition to his dunking prowess, he was a prolific three-point shooter, making the ninth most three-point field goals in league history.

  4. Andy Griffith

    Andy Griffith
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1926-2012 (aged 86)
    Occupations
    singer-songwritermusic teachervoice actormusiciantelevision producer
    Biography

    Andy Samuel Griffith was an American actor, comedian, television producer, singer, and writer whose career spanned seven decades in music and television. Known for his Southern drawl, his characters with a folksy-friendly personality, as well as his gruff but friendly voice, Griffith was a Tony Award nominee for two roles. He gained prominence in the starring role in director Elia Kazan's film A Face in the Crowd (1957) and No Time for Sergeants (1958) before he became better known for his television roles, playing the lead roles of Andy Taylor in the sitcom The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968) and Ben Matlock in the legal drama Matlock (1986–1995).

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General info

Alternative names UNC
Founded 1789
Motto Lux Libertas
Light, Liberty
Colors carolina blue, white
Academic calendar August to May (August - December; January-May). Also 2 Summer Sessions (May-June; June-July)
Total FTE staff 14,026
Carnegie classification Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity

Location and contacts

Address 103 South Bldg Cb 9100
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599
United States
City population 62,000
Phone 9199622211

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