University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Common Data Set 2015-16
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Acceptance Rate
29.8%
Applications
31,953
Admitted
9,510
Enrolled
4,073
Federal outcomes
Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.
Median earnings
$72,200
10 years after enrollment
Graduation rate
91%
6-year completion
Average net price
$11,655
Sticker minus grants
Median debt at graduation
$14,000
Federal loans only
All Extracted Fields
B. Enrollment And Persistence
- Nonresidents
- 120
- Hispanic/Latino
- 286
- Asian, non-Hispanic
- 441
- Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic
- 4
- TOTAL
- 17951
- Calculate the percentage of the Fall 2024 entering cohort who remained enrolled on the official census date. (FT)
- 97.4
- TOTAL
- 18415
- Certificate/diploma
- 8
- Associate degrees
- 4624
- Bachelor's degrees
- 4624
- Postbachelor's certificates
- 2141
- Master's degrees
- 2141
- Doctoral degrees – research/scholarship
- 519
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 3958
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 3
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 3955
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 3238
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 271
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 69
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 3578
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 90.47
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 3105
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 330
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 48
C. First-Time, First-Year Admission
- Total first-time, first-year males who applied (Males)
- 13080
- Total first-time, first-year females who applied (Females)
- 18873
- Total first-time, first-year males who were admitted (Males)
- 3914
- Total first-time, first-year females who were admitted (Females)
- 5596
- Total first-time, first-year males who enrolled (Males)
- 1654
- Total first-time, first-year females who enrolled (Females)
- 2419
- Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.74
- 1.2
- Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.49
- 0.7
- Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.24
- 0.4
- Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.99
- 0.4
- Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.49
- 0.0
- Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.99
- 0.0
- Percent who had GPA below 1.0
- 0.0
- Total part-time, first-time, first-year males who enrolled (Males, PT)
- 1
- Total
- 100.0
- Total full-time, first-time, first-year females who enrolled (Females, FT)
- 2419
- Total part-time, first-time, first-year females who enrolled (Females, PT)
- 2
- Amount of application fee:
- 80
- Total academic units
- 16
- English
- 4
- Mathematics
- 4
- Science
- 3
- Of these, units that must be lab
- 2
- Social studies
- 1
- History
- 1
- Academic electives
- 1
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very Important
- Class rank
- Important
- Academic GPA
- Important
- Standardized test scores
- Very Important
- Application Essay
- Very Important
- Recommendation(s)
- Very Important
- Interview
- Not Considered
- Extracurricular activities
- Very Important
- Talent/ability
- Very Important
- Character/personal qualities
- Very Important
- First generation
- Considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Considered
- Geographical residence
- Not Considered
- State residency
- Very Important
- Percent Submitting SAT Scores
- 76
- SAT Math: 25th Percentile
- 610
- SAT Math: 50th Percentile
- 700
- ACT Composite: 25th Percentile
- 27
- ACT Composite: 50th Percentile
- 32
- ACT Math: 25th Percentile
- 26
- ACT Math: 50th Percentile
- 32
- ACT English: 25th Percentile
- 26
- ACT English: 50th Percentile
- 33
F. Student Life
- Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)
- 17
- Percent of males who join fraternities
- 18
- Percent of females who join sororities
- 18
- Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing
- 100
- Percent who live off campus or commute
- 0
- Percent of students age 25 and older
- 0
- Average age of full-time students
- 18
- Average age of all students (full- and part-time)
- 18
- Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)
- 17
- Percent of males who join fraternities
- 18
- Percent of females who join sororities
- 18
- Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing
- 52
- Percent who live off campus or commute
- 48
- Percent of students age 25 and older
- 3
- Average age of full-time students
- 20
- Average age of all students (full- and part-time)
- 20
G. Annual Expenses
- Required Fees:
- 1943
- Required Fees:
- 1943
H. Financial Aid
- Federal
- 17872062
- Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).
- 82936676
- Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college
- 7199684
- Total Scholarships/Grants
- 120157850
- Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)
- 30008961
- Federal Work-Study
- 3288618
- Total Self-Help
- 33297579
- Parent Loans
- 623575
- Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.
- 9359
- Athletic Awards
- 3079733
- Federal
- 33726
- Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).
- 6475063
- Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college
- 8851068
- Total Scholarships/Grants
- 15754008
- Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)
- 14733492
- Total Self-Help
- 14733492
- Parent Loans
- 8151424
- Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.
- 1924
- Athletic Awards
- 10319193
- Provide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.
- 3709
I. Instructional Faculty And Class Size
- Fall 2025 Student to Faculty ratio
- 14:1
- based on ____ students
- 2015