University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Common Data Set 2025-26
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Acceptance Rate
82.6%
Applications
18,398
Admitted
15,202
Enrolled
4,305
SAT Composite
1150-1340
SAT Math
570-680
SAT Reading
570-670
ACT Composite
21-27
How the class gets assembled.
No Early Decision reportedEarly Action offered
This school does not report an Early Decision lane, so the flow collapses to the school-reported applicant, admit, and enrolled totals.
Each column is scaled within that stage. Labels show exact counts.
Applicants18,398reported count
Admits15,20283%
Class seats4,30528% yield
Exact admission data
| Path | Applicants | Admitted | Admit rate | Class seats | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All applicants | 18,398 | 15,202 | 83% | 4,305 | School-reported totals. |
Overall yield: 28%. Published yield blends high-commitment ED admits with the rest of the admitted pool.
Application fee: $75. Fee waivers are reported as available.
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.
$57,289
10 yrs after enrollment
69%
6-year completion
$15,435
sticker minus grants
$21,500
federal loans only
All Extracted Fields
741fields parsed from this CDS.
General Information
8 TABLESFirst Name:Wayne
Last Name:Stone
Title:Director of Institutional Research
Office:Office of Institutional Effectiveness & Analytics
Address Line 1:9201 University City Blvd
Address Line 2:Sycamore 402
Zipcode28,223
Phone:704-687-1290
Email Address:bwstone@charlotte.edu
Are your responses to the CDS posted for reference on your institution's Website?Yes
If yes, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:https://ir.charlotte.edu/home/common-data-set/
City:Charlotte
StateNorth Carolina
Name of College/University:The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Street Address Line 1:9201 University City Blvd.
CityCharlotte
StateNorth Carolina
Zip28,223
Main Phone Number (Area Code)704
Main Phone Number:687-8622
WWW Home Page Address:https://www.charlotte.edu/
Admissions Office Street Address (if different) Line 1:9201 University City Blvd.
CityCharlotte
StateNorth Carolina
Zip28,223
Admissions Phone Number (Area Code):704
Admissions Phone Number:687-5507
If there is a separate URL for your school’s online application, please specify:admissions@charlotte.edu
If you have a mailing address other than the above to which applications should be sent, please provide:Office of Undergraduate Admissions, UNC Charlotte, 9201 University City Blvd
Source of institutional control (Check only one):X
Classify your undergraduate institution:X
Academic year calendar:X
Bachelor'sX
Postbachelor's certificateX
Master'sX
Post-master's certificateX
Doctoral degree research/scholarshipX
Doctoral degree – professional practiceX
Enrollment And Persistence
6 TABLESFirst-Time, First-Year Admission
8 TABLESIn addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for academic advising?Yes
Latest date by which SAT or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission: Month2025-06-01 00:00:00
Latest date by which SAT or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission: Day2025-06-01 00:00:00
If necessary, use this space to clarify your test policies (e.g., if tests are recommended for some students, or if tests are not required of some students due to differences by academic program, student academic background, or if other examinations may be considered in lieu of the SAT and ACT):Students with a weighted High School GPA less than 2.80 are required to submit a standardized test score.
SATX
ACTX
Institutional ExamX
State Exam (specify):X
Does your institution make use of SAT or ACT scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants?Yes
Total first-time, first-year who applied8,106
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted5,419
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled497
Total first-time, first-year who applied714
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted549
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled132
Total first-time, first-year who applied0
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted0
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled0
Total first-time, first-year who applied27,218
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted21,170
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled4,934
Do you have a policy of placing students on a waiting list?No
High school completion requirementX
Total academic units16
English4
Mathematics4
Science3
Of these, units that must be lab1
Foreign language2
Social studies1
History1
Foreign language3
Does your institution require or recommend a general college-preparatory program for degree-seeking students?X
If you have an application fee and an on-line application option, please indicate policy for students who apply on-line:X
Rigor of secondary school recordX
Academic GPAX
Standardized test scoresX
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 700-8000.2
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 600-6990.5
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 500-5990.3
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 400-4990.0
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 300-3990.0
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 200-2990
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: Total1
SAT Math: 700-8000.2
SAT Math: 600-6990.5
SAT Math: 500-5990.3
SAT Math: 400-4990.1
SAT Math: 300-3990.0
SAT Math: 200-2990
SAT Math: Total1.0
SAT Composite: 1400-16000.1
SAT Composite: 1200-13990.5
SAT Composite: 1000-11990.3
SAT Composite: 800-9990.0
SAT Composite: 600-7990.0
SAT Composite: Total1
ACT Composite: 30-360.1
ACT Composite: 24-290.4
ACT Composite: 18-230.4
ACT Composite: 12-170.1
ACT Composite: 6-110
ACT Composite: Below 60
ACT Composite: Total1
ACT English: 30-360.1
ACT English: 24-290.3
ACT English: 18-230.4
ACT English: 12-170.2
ACT English: 6-110.0
ACT English: Below 60
ACT English: Total1.0
ACT Math: 30-360.1
ACT Math: 24-290.4
ACT Math: 18-230.3
ACT Math: 12-170.1
ACT Math: 6-110.0
ACT Math: Below 60
ACT Math: Total1.0
ACT Reading: 30-360.3
ACT Reading: 24-290.3
ACT Reading: 18-230.3
ACT Reading: 12-170.1
ACT Reading: 6-110.0
ACT Reading: Below 60
ACT Reading: Total1.0
ACT Science: 30-360.1
ACT Science: 24-290.4
ACT Science: 18-230.4
ACT Science: 12-170.1
ACT Science: 6-110.0
ACT Science: Below 60
ACT Science: Total1
Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class0.2
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class0.5
Percent in top half of high school graduating class0.8
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class0.2
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class0.0
Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school class rank:0.6
Percent who had GPA of 4.00.1
Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.990.3
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.740.3
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.490.2
Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.240.1
Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.990.0
Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.490.0
Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.990.0
Percent who had GPA below 1.00
Total1
Percent who had GPA of 4.00.1
Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.990.3
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.740.3
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.490.2
Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.240.1
Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.990.0
Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.490.0
Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.990
Percent who had GPA below 1.00
Total1.0
Percent who had GPA of 4.00.0
Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.990.2
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.740.3
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.490.3
Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.240.1
Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.990.0
Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.490.0
Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.990.0
Percent who had GPA below 1.00
Total1.0
Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who submitted GPA:3.56
Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school GPA:0.9
Does your institution have an application fee?Yes
Amount of application fee:75
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?Yes
Can on-line application fee be waived for applicants with financial need?Yes
Does your institution have an application closing date?Yes
Application closing date (fall): Month2025-06-01 00:00:00
Application closing date (fall): Day2025-06-01 00:00:00
Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall?Yes
Beginning date: Month2025-11-01 00:00:00
Beginning date: Day2025-11-01 00:00:00
Date: Month2025-05-01 00:00:00
Date: Day2025-05-01 00:00:00
Deadline for housing deposit (MMDD):Month2025-07-16 00:00:00
Deadline for housing deposit (MMDD): Day2025-07-16 00:00:00
Amount of housing deposit:100
Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?Yes
If yes, maximum period of postponement:one term
Does your institution allow high school students to enroll as full-time, first-time, first-year students one year or more before high school graduation? (FT)No
Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year applicants for fall enrollment?No
Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college?Yes
Early action closing date: Month2025-11-01 00:00:00
Early action closing date: Day2025-11-01 00:00:00
Early action notification date: Month2025-01-30 00:00:00
Early action notification date: Day2025-01-30 00:00:00
Is your early action plan a “restrictive” plan under which you limit students from applying to other early plans?No
Transfer Admission
4 TABLESDoes your institution enroll transfer students? (If no, please skip to Section E)Yes
FallX
SpringX
SummerX
Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering first-year student?Yes
College transcript(s)x
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)x
If a minimum college grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify (on a 4.0 scale):2.00
Fall Priority Date: Month2025-05-15 00:00:00
Fall Priority Date: Day2025-05-15 00:00:00
Spring Priority Date: Month2025-11-15 00:00:00
Spring Priority Date: Day2025-11-15 00:00:00
Summer Priority Date: Month2025-05-01 00:00:00
Fall Closing Date: Month2025-06-01 00:00:00
Summer Closing Date: Month2025-05-01 00:00:00
Fall Rolling Admissionx
Spring Rolling Admissionx
Summer Rolling Admissionx
Number24
Unit Typecredit hours
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution:64
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution:credit hours
Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor’s degree:30
Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor’s degree:credit hours
American Council on Education (ACE)x
College Level Examination Program (CLEP)x
Are the military/veteran credit transfer policies published on your website?x
If yes, please provide the URL where the policy can be located:https://provost.charlotte.edu/policies-procedures/academic-policies-and-procedures/transfer-credit-and-advanced-academic-standing
Summer Priority Date: Day2025-05-01 00:00:00
Fall Closing Date:Day2025-06-01 00:00:00
Summer Closing Date: Day2025-05-01 00:00:00
Academic Offerings and Policies
2 TABLESAccelerated programx
Cross-registrationx
Distance learningx
Double majorx
Dual enrollmentx
English as a Second Language (ESL)x
Exchange student program (domestic)x
Honors Programx
Independent studyx
Internshipsx
Study abroadx
Teacher certification programx
Undergraduate Researchx
Arts/fine artsx
Computer literacyx
English (including composition)x
Foreign languagesx
Historyx
Humanitiesx
Intensive writingx
Mathematicsx
Philosophyx
Sciences (biological or physical)x
Social sciencex
Student Life
5 TABLESPercent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)0%
Percent of males who join fraternities0%
Percent of females who join sororities0%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing1%
Percent who live off campus or commute0%
Percent of students age 25 and older0%
Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)0%
Percent of males who join fraternities0%
Percent of females who join sororities0%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing0%
Percent who live off campus or commute1%
Percent of students age 25 and older0%
Average age of full-time students18
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)18
Average age of full-time students21
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)21
Campus Ministriesx
Choral groupsx
Concert bandx
Dancex
Drama/theaterx
International Student Organizationx
Jazz bandx
Literary magazinex
Marching bandx
Model UNx
Music ensemblesx
Musical theaterx
Operax
Pep bandx
Radio stationx
Student governmentx
Student newspaperx
Army ROTC is offered:x
Air Force ROTC is offered:x
Coed residence hallsx
Apartments for single studentsx
Special housing for disabled studentsx
Special housing for international studentsx
Fraternity/sorority housingx
Living Learning Communitiesx
Other housing options (specify):x
Specify:Honors, Learning Communities, Graduate, Freshman Experience
Annual Expenses
5 TABLESMinimum12
Do tuition and fees vary by year of study (e.g., sophomore, junior, senior)?no
Do tuition and fees vary by undergraduate instructional program?no
Financial Aid
11 TABLESFederal$62,102,572
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$24,994,725
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$20,868,809
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$2,297,108
Total Scholarships/Grants$110,263,214
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$49,223,729
Federal Work-Study$1,103,475
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$0
Total Self-Help$50,327,204
Parent Loans$7,136,919
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$412,607
Athletic Awards$562,381
Federal$92,581
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$257,143
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$6,612,188
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$2,949,290
Total Scholarships/Grants$9,911,202
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$30,910,976
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$0
Total Self-Help$30,910,976
Parent Loans$10,647,832
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$1,272,240
Athletic Awards$2,214,352
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.2,893
FAFSAX
Priority date for filing required financial aid forms: Month2026-01-01 00:00:00
Priority date for filing required financial aid forms: Day2026-01-01 00:00:00
No deadline for filing required forms (applications processed on a rolling basis)X
b) Students notified on a rolling basis:X
Federal Direct Subsidized Stafford Loansx
Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loansx
Federal Direct PLUS Loansx
State Loansx
College/university loans from institutional fundsx
Federal Pell Grantsx
Federal SEOGx
State scholarships/grantsx
Private scholarshipsx
Academicsx
Athleticsx
Leadershipx
State/district residencyx
Academicsx
Leadershipx
State/district residencyx
Instructional Faculty And Class Size
3 TABLESFall 2025 Student to Faculty ratio20.28
based on ____ students27,775
and ____ faculty1,369.33