University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC · Public15.3%
Acceptance rate
1,454
SAT Average
$12,983
Avg net price
20,556
Enrollment
| All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 5,629Master’s 2,628Doctoral 1,239 |
| Bachelor’s 840Master’s 45Doctoral 137 |
| Bachelor’s 777Master’s 70Doctoral 35 |
| Bachelor’s 521Master’s 924Doctoral 11 |
| Bachelor’s 510Master’s 101Doctoral 25 |
| Bachelor’s 504Master’s 43Doctoral 11 |
| Bachelor’s 440Master’s 81Doctoral 37 |
| Bachelor’s 352Master’s 767Doctoral 576 |
| Bachelor’s 308Master’s 24Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 227Master’s 22Doctoral 25 |
| Bachelor’s 182Master’s 6Doctoral 11 |
| Bachelor’s 149Master’s 27Doctoral 68 |
| Bachelor’s 118Master’s 245Doctoral 7 |
| Bachelor’s 114Master’s 10Doctoral 12 |
| Bachelor’s 112Master’s 92Doctoral 22 |
| Bachelor’s 112Master’s 2Doctoral 14 |
| Bachelor’s 108Master’s 12Doctoral 1 |
| Bachelor’s 65Master’s 11Doctoral 15 |
| Bachelor’s 52Master’s 18Doctoral 8 |
| Bachelor’s 48Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 37Master’s 18Doctoral 22 |
| Bachelor’s 34Master’s 6Doctoral 10 |
| Bachelor’s 19Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 0Doctoral 184 |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 70Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 34Doctoral 3 |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 0Doctoral 5 |
NCAA program details
NCAA program
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
- Primary division
- Division I
- Primary conference
- Atlantic Coast Conference
Projected sponsored sports28
Athletic participation
830 unique student-athletes · 24 varsity teams
Early Action (Non-Binding)
Residency must be confirmed through the Residency Determination Service.
Passed · FAFSA, CSS Profile due Dec 1
Regular Decision
Decision released by Mar 31 · FAFSA, CSS Profile due Mar 1
· Apply with Common App
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $7,019
- Required fees
- $1,975
- Food and housing
- $13,804
- Books and supplies
- $1,290
- Other expenses
- $2,932
- Total
- $27,020
- $24,2282019–2019–20
- $24,5462020–2120–21
- $24,7702021–2221–22
- $25,2492022–2322–23
- $26,1092023–2423–24
- $27,0202024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $12,983 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid and paid in-state tuition.
Need-based aid, 2025–26
- First-years with need-based aid
- 32%
- Average need-based grant
- $20,939
- Required forms
- FAFSA and CSS Profile
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- Application process · College websites · 2026–27
- NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
- Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
Every figure below is read directly from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill runs a nonbinding Early Action plan.
The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill admits in-state applicants at 37%, out-of-state applicants at 9.6%, and international applicants at 15%.
Enrolled first-years by geography
5,091 first-years
Admit odds by pool
Test scores are required for some applicants. SAT or ACT scores must arrive by Jan 31. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT, up from 15% in 2021–22, and an ACT, down from 60%.
Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.
SAT composite
28% of the class submitted an SAT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ACT composite
41% of the class submitted an ACT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 66% who submitted class rank.
High-school GPA
shares of all enrolled first-years
High-school class rank
Among the 66% of first-years who submitted class rank. Shares are cumulative — students in the top tenth also count in the top quarter and top half.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill rates 7 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very important
- Application essay
- Very important
- Recommendation(s)
- Very important
- Class rank
- Important
- Academic GPA
- Important
- Standardized test scores
- Considered
Nonacademic
- Extracurricular activities
- Very important
- Talent / ability
- Very important
- Character / personal qualities
- Very important
- State residency
- Very important
- Volunteer work
- Important
- Work experience
- Important
- First generation
- Considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Considered
- Interview
- Not considered
- Geographical residence
- Not considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not considered
- Level of applicant's interest
- Not considered
Cost of attendance and need-based aid, as reported to the Common Data Set.
What aid recipients pay, by income
net price
Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $12,983 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 1,481 of 4,632 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.
How need-based aid is determined
Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need
Forms a family files to be considered
Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill reports institutional aid is not available to international students.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill admitted students off the waitlist, about of the class.
97.2% of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s first-years return for a second year and 92.1% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03