Charlotte, NC · Public
79.6%
Acceptance rate
1,202
SAT Average
$14,745
Avg net price
23,567
Enrollment
| All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 6,101Master’s 2,081Doctoral 181 |
| Bachelor’s 1,181Master’s 332Doctoral 22 |
| Bachelor’s 926Master’s 563Doctoral 12 |
| Bachelor’s 561Master’s 35Doctoral 11 |
| Bachelor’s 484Master’s 191Doctoral 36 |
| Bachelor’s 472Master’s 23Doctoral 6 |
| Bachelor’s 452Master’s 151Doctoral 14 |
| Bachelor’s 323Master’s 40Doctoral 1 |
| Bachelor’s 243Master’s 10Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 196Master’s 8Doctoral 12 |
| Bachelor’s 177Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 156Master’s 11Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 152Master’s 31Doctoral 12 |
| Bachelor’s 146Master’s 52Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 131Master’s 329Doctoral 46 |
| Bachelor’s 116Master’s 16Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 84Master’s 18Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 79Master’s 8Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 69Master’s 63Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 56Master’s 33Doctoral 7 |
| Bachelor’s 51Master’s 150Doctoral 2 |
| Bachelor’s 18Master’s 10Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 15Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 13Master’s 7Doctoral None reported |
NCAA program details
NCAA program
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- Primary division
- Division I
- Primary conference
- American Conference
Projected sponsored sports19
Athletic participation
478 unique student-athletes · 15 varsity teams
Early Action
Decision released by Jan 30
Regular Decision
Decision released by Apr 1
Rolling admission
· Apply with the college's application, Common App, or NC College Connect
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $3,812
- Required fees
- $3,427
- Food and housing
- $14,458
- Books and supplies
- $700
- Other expenses
- $3,040
- Total
- $25,437
- $25,0192019–2019–20
- $24,9142020–2120–21
- $23,7162021–2221–22
- $23,6602022–2322–23
- $24,6722023–2423–24
- $25,4372024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $14,745 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
- 50%
- Average share of need met
- 57%
- Average need-based grant
- $10,898
- Required forms
- FAFSA
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 Charlotte’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 Charlotte admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte 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 Charlotte admits in-state applicants at 82.6%, out-of-state applicants at 66.9%, and international applicants at 76.9%.
Enrolled first-years by geography
4,934 first-years
Admit odds by pool
Test scores are required for some applicants. SAT or ACT scores must arrive by Jun 1. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT and an ACT, down from 54% in 2021–22.
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
16.1% of the class submitted an SAT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ACT composite
27% of the class submitted an ACT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
University of North Carolina at Charlotte’s enrolled first-years averaged a high-school GPA, among the 93.7% who submitted one. ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 55.2% who submitted class rank.
High-school GPA
shares of all enrolled first-years
Average 3.56
High-school class rank
Among the 55.2% 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 Charlotte rates 3 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very important
- Academic GPA
- Very important
- Standardized test scores
- Very important
- Application essay
- Considered
- Recommendation(s)
- Considered
- Class rank
- Not considered
Nonacademic
- Extracurricular activities
- Considered
- Talent / ability
- Considered
- Character / personal qualities
- Considered
- Geographical residence
- Considered
- State residency
- Considered
- Work experience
- Considered
- Level of applicant's interest
- Considered
- Interview
- Not considered
- First generation
- Not considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Not considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not considered
- Volunteer work
- Not considered
University of North Carolina at Charlotte leaves 1 Common Data Set answer blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.
With the pool size hidden, a student’s odds of clearing the waitlist can’t be computed.
Does disclose: SAT / ACT score bands (C9) · Admissions factor grid (C7)
University of North Carolina at Charlotte's net price after grant aid, by family income. of first-years received need-based aid. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .
What aid recipients pay, by income
net price
Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $14,745 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 2,294 of 4,567 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.
Waitlist activity, as reported to the Common Data Set.
Offered a place
Not disclosedAccepted a place
Not disclosedAdmitted off waitlist
Not disclosedWaitlist ranked
Not disclosed85.1% of University of North Carolina at Charlotte’s first-years return for a second year and 67.7% 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