University of North Carolina Wilmington
University of North Carolina Wilmington admitted 64% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1230–1340 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $19,570 a year. Within six years, 72% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 64%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 1230–1340
- ACT middle 50%
- 24–29
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $28,004 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $19,570 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $11,568 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $7,266 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $25,420 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 72%
- Students who return for a second year
- 88%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $61,019 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $18,250
Students
- Undergraduates
- 14,922
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 28%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 17 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Health professions
- 24%
- Business, management and marketing
- 20%
- Psychology
- 8%
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- 7%
- Social sciences
- 6%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Hobart William Smith Colleges NY · 64% admitted
- The University of Texas at Dallas TX · 65% admitted
- DigiPen Institute of Technology WA · 64% admitted
- University of Dayton OH · 65% admitted
- Lawrence University WI · 64% admitted
- University of San Francisco CA · 62% admitted
More colleges in North Carolina
- North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC · 42% admitted
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte NC · 80% admitted
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NC · 15% admitted
- East Carolina University NC · 89% admitted
- Appalachian State University NC · 90% 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.