University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill admitted 15% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1390–1530 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $11,305 a year. Within six years, 91% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 15%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 1390–1530
- ACT middle 50%
- 28–34
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $26,949 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $11,305 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $2,212 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $9,095 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $45,228 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 91%
- Students who return for a second year
- 97%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $81,094 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $12,086
Students
- Undergraduates
- 20,752
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 21%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 15 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- 15%
- Social sciences
- 14%
- Business, management and marketing
- 9%
- Computer and information sciences
- 9%
- Communication and journalism
- 9%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Tulane University of Louisiana LA · 14% admitted
- Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus GA · 14% admitted
- University of Michigan-Ann Arbor MI · 16% admitted
- Babson College MA · 17% admitted
- Grinnell College IA · 14% admitted
- Davidson College NC · 13% admitted
More colleges in North Carolina
- North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC · 42% admitted
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte NC · 80% admitted
- East Carolina University NC · 89% admitted
- Appalachian State University NC · 90% admitted
- University of North Carolina Wilmington NC · 64% admitted
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro NC · 89% admitted
- North Carolina A & T State University NC · 50% admitted
- Western Carolina University NC · 82% admitted
Official sources
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.