Basic Information
Type
Public
Geographical Reach
Regional
Population
350,000
Weather
Comfortable Days
130 (95% 😎)
Sunshine Hours
2,520 (36%)
Days Without Precipitation
241 (40%)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
2,801
Men / Women
41% / 59%
From State
84%
From Region
6%
Athletes
15.1%
Racial/Ethnic
White
72%
Hispanic
10%
Black
6%
Mixed
4%
Asian
2%
International
2%
Native American
0%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
12%
24%
36%
48%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 43.7% 43.7%
2012 Men: 40.2% 40.2%
2013 Men: 42.1% 42.1%
2014 Men: 45.0% 45.0%
2015 Men: 38.6% 38.6%
2016 Men: 37.6% 37.6%
2017 Men: 39.2% 39.2%
2018 Men: 40.5% 40.5%
2019 Men: 39.6% 39.6%
2020 Men: 39.9% 39.9%
2021 Men: 37.9% 37.9%
2022 Men: 38.3% 38.3%
2023 Men: 37.3% 37.3%
2024 Men: 41.7% 41.7%
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2012 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2013 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2014 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2015 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2016 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2017 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2018 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2019 Native: 0.8% 0.8%
2020 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2021 Native: 1.0% 1.0%
2022 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2023 Native: 1.1% 1.1%
2024 Native: 1.2% 1.2%
2011 Asian: 2.1% 2.1%
2012 Asian: 0.9% 0.9%
2013 Asian: 2.1% 2.1%
2014 Asian: 1.9% 1.9%
2015 Asian: 0.8% 0.8%
2016 Asian: 1.0% 1.0%
2017 Asian: 1.5% 1.5%
2018 Asian: 1.3% 1.3%
2019 Asian: 1.2% 1.2%
2020 Asian: 2.7% 2.7%
2021 Asian: 2.0% 2.0%
2022 Asian: 3.3% 3.3%
2023 Asian: 2.0% 2.0%
2024 Asian: 1.5% 1.5%
2011 Black: 2.3% 2.3%
2012 Black: 2.6% 2.6%
2013 Black: 3.9% 3.9%
2014 Black: 3.9% 3.9%
2015 Black: 2.0% 2.0%
2016 Black: 3.6% 3.6%
2017 Black: 4.3% 4.3%
2018 Black: 3.3% 3.3%
2019 Black: 3.0% 3.0%
2020 Black: 3.8% 3.8%
2021 Black: 6.0% 6.0%
2022 Black: 4.7% 4.7%
2023 Black: 6.5% 6.5%
2024 Black: 6.4% 6.4%
2011 Hispanic: 1.9% 1.9%
2012 Hispanic: 1.8% 1.8%
2013 Hispanic: 3.0% 3.0%
2014 Hispanic: 5.1% 5.1%
2015 Hispanic: 3.3% 3.3%
2016 Hispanic: 4.1% 4.1%
2017 Hispanic: 4.7% 4.7%
2018 Hispanic: 5.1% 5.1%
2019 Hispanic: 3.2% 3.2%
2020 Hispanic: 5.3% 5.3%
2021 Hispanic: 5.7% 5.7%
2022 Hispanic: 7.2% 7.2%
2023 Hispanic: 7.6% 7.6%
2024 Hispanic: 10.1% 10.1%
2011 White: 88.7% 88.7%
2012 White: 88.7% 88.7%
2013 White: 85.3% 85.3%
2014 White: 85.0% 85.0%
2015 White: 87.3% 87.3%
2016 White: 84.2% 84.2%
2017 White: 82.1% 82.1%
2018 White: 81.2% 81.2%
2019 White: 81.6% 81.6%
2020 White: 80.6% 80.6%
2021 White: 78.1% 78.1%
2022 White: 75.9% 75.9%
2023 White: 74.6% 74.6%
2024 White: 74.0% 74.0%
2011 International: 0.6% 0.6%
2012 International: 1.4% 1.4%
2013 International: 0.5% 0.5%
2014 International: 0.5% 0.5%
2015 International: 0.9% 0.9%
2016 International: 1.0% 1.0%
2017 International: 0.2% 0.2%
2018 International: 0.5% 0.5%
2019 International: 0.3% 0.3%
2020 International: 1.0% 1.0%
2021 International: 0.5% 0.5%
2022 International: 0.9% 0.9%
2023 International: 1.1% 1.1%
2024 International: 0.9% 0.9%
Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.
Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2021 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2022 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2023 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2024 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2025 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2020 Asian: 1.9% 1.9%
2021 Asian: 1.8% 1.8%
2022 Asian: 1.7% 1.7%
2023 Asian: 1.6% 1.6%
2024 Asian: 1.5% 1.5%
2025 Asian: 1.9% 1.9%
2020 Black: 5.4% 5.4%
2021 Black: 5.5% 5.5%
2022 Black: 5.2% 5.2%
2023 Black: 4.9% 4.9%
2024 Black: 5.6% 5.6%
2025 Black: 6.4% 6.4%
2020 Hispanic: 9.0% 9.0%
2021 Hispanic: 8.5% 8.5%
2022 Hispanic: 8.8% 8.8%
2023 Hispanic: 8.8% 8.8%
2024 Hispanic: 9.6% 9.6%
2025 Hispanic: 10.3% 10.3%
2020 White: 73.7% 73.7%
2021 White: 72.4% 72.4%
2022 White: 73.7% 73.7%
2023 White: 74.6% 74.6%
2024 White: 74.3% 74.3%
2025 White: 72.4% 72.4%
2020 International: 1.0% 1.0%
2021 International: 0.9% 0.9%
2022 International: 0.8% 0.8%
2023 International: 1.4% 1.4%
2024 International: 1.8% 1.8%
2025 International: 2.0% 2.0%
Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.
IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Schools & Majors
⇅
University of North Carolina Asheville
625
43% / 57%
2%
$46,635
28
94%
General Engineering
19 —
84% / 16%
0%
$93,948
96
96%
Computer Science
20 —
85% / 15%
5%
$96,419
97
100%
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology
4 —
50% / 50%
0%
$51,804
44
—
Chemistry
7 +1
43% / 57%
0%
$56,279
56
100%
Mathematics
15 +1
40% / 60%
0%
$52,426
46
100%
Physics
6 —
50% / 50%
0%
$66,020
75
—
Biology
35 —
31% / 69%
3%
$38,923
11
95%
Environmental Science
19 —
16% / 84%
0%
—
—
—
Environmental Studies
27 —
44% / 56%
0%
$43,100
19
93%
Accounting
17 —
71% / 29%
0%
$63,188
71
91%
Business Administration
45 —
71% / 29%
4%
$59,410
63
97%
Economics
13 —
38% / 62%
23%
$56,073
56
94%
Anthropology
7 —
29% / 71%
0%
$36,846
8
100%
Classical Languages
3 —
0% / 100%
0%
$42,779
18
—
English
36 —
33% / 67%
0%
$37,015
9
95%
Foreign Languages
4 —
50% / 50%
0%
$42,667
18
—
History
26 —
69% / 31%
0%
$44,182
22
90%
Media Studies
32 +1
34% / 66%
0%
$34,028
6
94%
Philosophy
2 —
100% / 0%
0%
$41,454
15
—
Political Science
21 +1
43% / 57%
5%
$49,608
37
93%
Psychology
88 +2
23% / 77%
2%
$41,415
15
94%
Religious Studies
3 +1
67% / 33%
0%
$42,845
18
—
Sociology
21 —
24% / 76%
0%
$39,430
12
96%
Women's Studies
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$43,316
19
—
General Education
17 —
53% / 47%
12%
$41,627
16
88%
Public Health Education
27 —
41% / 59%
4%
$41,411
15
96%
Art History
3 +1
0% / 100%
0%
$33,255
5
88%
Digital Arts
33 +2
39% / 61%
0%
$46,179
27
94%
Fine Arts
29 —
21% / 79%
0%
$33,255
5
88%
Jazz Studies
8 —
75% / 25%
0%
$31,603
4
86%
Music
6 +2
17% / 83%
0%
$31,603
4
86%
Music Technology
15 —
73% / 27%
0%
$31,603
4
86%
Studio Art
13 —
38% / 62%
0%
$33,255
5
88%
Theater
3 —
0% / 100%
0%
$34,205
6
—
Financial
In-State Tuition & Fees
$7,628
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees
$24,914
Est. In-State Cost
$9,868
Est. Out-of-State Cost
$32,229
ROI Percentile
28th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
72%
4-Year Graduation Rate
43%
6-Year Graduation Rate
55%
Transfer-Out Rate
34%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 60.7% 60.7%
2012 Graduated: 55.2% 55.2%
2013 Graduated: 59.5% 59.5%
2014 Graduated: 64.2% 64.2%
2015 Graduated: 60.1% 60.1%
2016 Graduated: 62.0% 62.0%
2017 Graduated: 61.6% 61.6%
2018 Graduated: 63.4% 63.4%
2019 Graduated: 59.2% 59.2%
2020 Graduated: 62.4% 62.4%
2021 Graduated: 64.6% 64.6%
2022 Graduated: 58.7% 58.7%
2023 Graduated: 55.0% 55.0%
2024 Graduated: 54.5% 54.5%
Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 57.2% 57.2%
2012 Men: 51.5% 51.5%
2013 Men: 54.3% 54.3%
2014 Men: 61.3% 61.3%
2015 Men: 54.7% 54.7%
2016 Men: 62.0% 62.0%
2017 Men: 55.8% 55.8%
2018 Men: 57.5% 57.5%
2019 Men: 52.1% 52.1%
2020 Men: 59.4% 59.4%
2021 Men: 59.9% 59.9%
2022 Men: 58.0% 58.0%
2023 Men: 48.0% 48.0%
2024 Men: 49.8% 49.8%
2011 Women: 62.9% 62.9%
2012 Women: 57.9% 57.9%
2013 Women: 63.0% 63.0%
2014 Women: 65.9% 65.9%
2015 Women: 64.2% 64.2%
2016 Women: 62.1% 62.1%
2017 Women: 65.6% 65.6%
2018 Women: 67.7% 67.7%
2019 Women: 63.9% 63.9%
2020 Women: 64.8% 64.8%
2021 Women: 67.6% 67.6%
2022 Women: 59.1% 59.1%
2023 Women: 59.4% 59.4%
2024 Women: 57.6% 57.6%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Black: 54.5% 54.5%
2012 Black: 60.0% 60.0%
2013 Black: 59.1% 59.1%
2014 Black: 56.5% 56.5%
2015 Black: 46.2% 46.2%
2016 Black: 57.1% 57.1%
2017 Black: 56.5% 56.5%
2018 Black: 55.6% 55.6%
2019 Black: 72.2% 72.2%
2020 Black: 75.0% 75.0%
2021 Black: 72.7% 72.7%
2022 Black: 38.7% 38.7%
2023 Black: 61.9% 61.9%
2024 Black: 42.0% 42.0%
2011 Hispanic: 55.6% 55.6%
2012 Hispanic: 80.0% 80.0%
2013 Hispanic: 35.3% 35.3%
2014 Hispanic: 56.7% 56.7%
2015 Hispanic: 42.9% 42.9%
2016 Hispanic: 41.7% 41.7%
2017 Hispanic: 64.0% 64.0%
2018 Hispanic: 64.3% 64.3%
2019 Hispanic: 57.9% 57.9%
2020 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7%
2021 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7%
2022 Hispanic: 60.4% 60.4%
2023 Hispanic: 53.1% 53.1%
2024 Hispanic: 55.7% 55.7%
2011 White: 60.5% 60.5%
2012 White: 55.1% 55.1%
2013 White: 60.4% 60.4%
2014 White: 65.9% 65.9%
2015 White: 61.5% 61.5%
2016 White: 63.2% 63.2%
2017 White: 61.9% 61.9%
2018 White: 62.7% 62.7%
2019 White: 58.1% 58.1%
2020 White: 61.5% 61.5%
2021 White: 63.4% 63.4%
2022 White: 60.6% 60.6%
2023 White: 55.2% 55.2%
2024 White: 55.8% 55.8%
Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Earnings by Major Category
Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).
Academics
⇅
Humanities & Social Sciences
39.0%
244
34% / 66%
1%
$40,558
14
94%
Arts
17.6%
110
38% / 62%
0%
$36,723
8
90%
Business & Economics
12.0%
75
65% / 35%
7%
$59,688
64
95%
Agriculture & Food Science
7.4%
46
33% / 67%
0%
$43,100
19
93%
Education
7.0%
44
45% / 55%
7%
$41,494
15
93%
Life & Natural Sciences
5.6%
35
31% / 69%
3%
$38,923
11
95%
Physical Sciences & Math
5.1%
32
44% / 56%
0%
$55,740
55
100%
Computer Science
3.2%
20
85% / 15%
5%
$96,419
97
100%
Engineering
3.0%
19
84% / 16%
0%
$93,948
96
96%
Research
R3
⇅
Physical Sciences & Math
$2.1M
#285
75%
$0.0M
—
—
—
—
Life & Natural Sciences
$1.2M
#300
52%
$0
—
—
—
—
Humanities & Social Sciences
$0.8M
#341
11%
$0
—
—
—
—
Education
$0.6M
#277
61%
$0
—
—
—
—
Health Sciences
$0.6M
#279
93%
$0
—
—
—
—
Engineering
$0.1M
#371
0%
$0
—
—
—
—
Business & Economics
$0.1M
#381
100%
$0
—
—
—
—
Computer Science
$0.0M
#472
100%
$0
—
—
—
—
Agriculture & Food Science
$0.0M
#316
0%
$0
—
—
—
—
Total
$5.5M
#377
60%
$0.0M
—
—
—
—
Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24.
Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024,
which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the
source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.
Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
82%
Yield (Unbound)
11%
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
82%
82%
82%
Acceptance & Yield
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 77.4% 77.4%
2012 Acceptance: 68.5% 68.5%
2013 Acceptance: 64.0% 64.0%
2014 Acceptance: 73.1% 73.1%
2015 Acceptance: 78.5% 78.5%
2016 Acceptance: 75.9% 75.9%
2017 Acceptance: 80.4% 80.4%
2018 Acceptance: 93.6% 93.6%
2019 Acceptance: 84.0% 84.0%
2020 Acceptance: 79.4% 79.4%
2021 Acceptance: 81.6% 81.6%
2022 Acceptance: 74.3% 74.3%
2023 Acceptance: 93.9% 93.9%
2024 Acceptance: 91.9% 91.9%
2011 Yield: 32.2% 32.2%
2012 Yield: 26.8% 26.8%
2013 Yield: 28.4% 28.4%
2014 Yield: 28.0% 28.0%
2015 Yield: 28.5% 28.5%
2016 Yield: 24.9% 24.9%
2017 Yield: 23.5% 23.5%
2018 Yield: 26.1% 26.1%
2019 Yield: 20.8% 20.8%
2020 Yield: 23.7% 23.7%
2021 Yield: 16.3% 16.3%
2022 Yield: 15.9% 15.9%
2023 Yield: 12.3% 12.3%
2024 Yield: 10.7% 10.7%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
2,500
5,000
7,500
10,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 2,384 2,384
2012 Applicants: 2,945 2,945
2013 Applicants: 3,036 3,036
2014 Applicants: 3,090 3,090
2015 Applicants: 3,285 3,285
2016 Applicants: 3,523 3,523
2017 Applicants: 3,437 3,437
2018 Applicants: 3,219 3,219
2019 Applicants: 3,750 3,750
2020 Applicants: 3,115 3,115
2021 Applicants: 4,550 4,550
2022 Applicants: 4,278 4,278
2023 Applicants: 5,465 5,465
2024 Applicants: 7,378 7,378
2011 Admitted: 1,846 1,846
2012 Admitted: 2,016 2,016
2013 Admitted: 1,944 1,944
2014 Admitted: 2,260 2,260
2015 Admitted: 2,579 2,579
2016 Admitted: 2,675 2,675
2017 Admitted: 2,763 2,763
2018 Admitted: 3,014 3,014
2019 Admitted: 3,150 3,150
2020 Admitted: 2,474 2,474
2021 Admitted: 3,714 3,714
2022 Admitted: 3,179 3,179
2023 Admitted: 5,131 5,131
2024 Admitted: 6,782 6,782
2011 Enrolled: 595 595
2012 Enrolled: 540 540
2013 Enrolled: 553 553
2014 Enrolled: 633 633
2015 Enrolled: 735 735
2016 Enrolled: 665 665
2017 Enrolled: 648 648
2018 Enrolled: 788 788
2019 Enrolled: 654 654
2020 Enrolled: 586 586
2021 Enrolled: 605 605
2022 Enrolled: 507 507
2023 Enrolled: 630 630
2024 Enrolled: 725 725
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Standardized Tests
Test Policy
optional
Submitted Test Scores
24%
SAT Range
1170
–
1360
SAT Math Range
570
–
660
SAT RW Range
600
–
700
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
1000
1100
1200
1300
1400
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 1060 1060
2012 25th: 1070 1070
2013 25th: 1100 1100
2014 25th: 1100 1100
2015 25th: 1060 1060
2016 25th: 1040 1040
2017 25th: 1080 1080
2018 25th: 1060 1060
2019 25th: 1090 1090
2020 25th: 1060 1060
2021 25th: 1130 1130
2022 25th: 1145 1145
2023 25th: 1170 1170
2024 25th: 1170 1170
2011 75th: 1270 1270
2012 75th: 1260 1260
2013 75th: 1290 1290
2014 75th: 1290 1290
2015 75th: 1250 1250
2016 75th: 1250 1250
2017 75th: 1260 1260
2018 75th: 1250 1250
2019 75th: 1270 1270
2020 75th: 1270 1270
2021 75th: 1330 1330
2022 75th: 1340 1340
2023 75th: 1350 1350
2024 75th: 1360 1360
SAT Math
500
550
600
650
700
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 520 520
2012 25th: 530 530
2013 25th: 550 550
2014 25th: 540 540
2015 25th: 520 520
2016 25th: 510 510
2017 25th: 530 530
2018 25th: 520 520
2019 25th: 530 530
2020 25th: 520 520
2021 25th: 550 550
2022 25th: 545 545
2023 25th: 570 570
2024 25th: 570 570
2011 75th: 620 620
2012 75th: 620 620
2013 75th: 640 640
2014 75th: 630 630
2015 75th: 610 610
2016 75th: 610 610
2017 75th: 610 610
2018 75th: 610 610
2019 75th: 620 620
2020 75th: 620 620
2021 75th: 640 640
2022 75th: 655 655
2023 75th: 660 660
2024 75th: 660 660
SAT Reading & Writing
500
550
600
650
700
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 540 540
2012 25th: 540 540
2013 25th: 550 550
2014 25th: 560 560
2015 25th: 540 540
2016 25th: 530 530
2017 25th: 550 550
2018 25th: 540 540
2019 25th: 560 560
2020 25th: 540 540
2021 25th: 580 580
2022 25th: 600 600
2023 25th: 600 600
2024 25th: 600 600
2011 75th: 650 650
2012 75th: 640 640
2013 75th: 650 650
2014 75th: 660 660
2015 75th: 640 640
2016 75th: 640 640
2017 75th: 650 650
2018 75th: 640 640
2019 75th: 650 650
2020 75th: 650 650
2021 75th: 690 690
2022 75th: 685 685
2023 75th: 690 690
2024 75th: 700 700
Submitting a Test Score
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2014 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0%
2015 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0%
2016 Submitted: 93.0% 93.0%
2017 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0%
2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2020 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2021 Submitted: 50.0% 50.0%
2022 Submitted: 40.0% 40.0%
2023 Submitted: 33.0% 33.0%
2024 Submitted: 24.0% 24.0%
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.
