University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 1,100,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,680 (63%)
Days Without Precipitation 256 (70%)

Honors College

Name Honors Carolina
Students 2,210 (11%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 20,506
Men / Women 39% / 61%
From State 85%
From Region 2%
Athletes 830 (4.1%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 53%
Asian 16%
Hispanic 10%
Black 7%
International 6%
Mixed 5%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Sciences 4,005 42% 55% 14% 7% 10% 6% $81,587 76 +0.39 78 96%
Biomedical Engineering 182 — 43% 58% 25% 3% 5% 4% $97,122 44 -0.14 91 94% — — — —
Computer Science 358 +72 72% 36% 35% 4% 5% 13% $138,718 73 +0.40 99 96% — — — —
Applied Mathematics 150 +102 53% 41% 24% 2% 5% 22% $123,489 79 +0.47 98 100% — — — —
Chemistry 102 +29 55% 58% 12% 6% 11% 6% $73,498 67 +0.18 66 97% — — — —
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $74,141 85 +0.82 68 — — — — —
Geosciences 12 — 33% 75% 0% 8% 8% 0% $75,204 87 +0.91 70 — — — — —
Mathematics 77 +94 61% 49% 16% 3% 4% 22% $96,714 80 +0.43 90 98% — — — —
Physics 33 +17 76% 70% 9% 6% 6% 6% $119,662 99 +2.60 98 96% — — — —
Biology 606 +60 33% 54% 17% 6% 11% 4% $69,364 65 +0.34 58 97% — — — —
Neuroscience 191 +24 34% 43% 28% 10% 7% 5% $32,827 3 -2.99 2 88% — — — —
Environmental Science 71 +8 31% 73% 3% 3% 13% 1% $72,536 95 +1.74 65 95% — — — —
Environmental Studies 43 +19 21% 72% 2% 12% 2% 0% $72,536 95 +1.74 65 95% — — — —
Exercise Science 14 +2 36% 71% 14% 0% 14% 0% $72,266 88 +1.22 64 96% — — — —
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness 294 +83 40% 60% 3% 11% 13% 3% $72,266 88 +1.22 64 96% — — — —
Economics 258 +133 69% 64% 9% 5% 8% 8% $111,801 73 +0.52 97 97% — — — —
Economics 125 +29 58% 41% 19% 2% 9% 20% $111,801 73 +0.52 97 97% — — — —
African, African American, and Diaspora Studies 5 +1 0% 0% 0% 80% 20% 0% $64,842 70 +0.45 47 92% — — — —
American Studies 8 +9 38% 38% 12% 12% 25% 0% $69,791 79 +0.84 59 91% — — — —
Archaeology 7 +4 29% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $64,913 87 +0.78 47 — — — — —
Area Studies 74 +37 19% 55% 9% 11% 14% 1% $69,791 79 +0.84 59 91% — — — —
Asian Studies/Civilization 10 +19 40% 50% 30% 10% 0% 10% $69,791 79 +0.84 59 91% — — — —
Classical Languages 7 +6 43% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,435 77 +0.66 48 — — — — —
English 112 +60 21% 66% 7% 8% 7% 2% $55,258 68 +0.35 21 97% — — — —
European Studies 1 +6 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,791 79 +0.84 59 91% — — — —
Foreign Languages 7 +13 43% 86% 0% 14% 0% 0% $65,119 73 +0.63 47 86% — — — —
History 65 +57 55% 66% 5% 5% 12% 2% $61,104 78 +0.41 37 97% — — — —
Latin American Studies 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,791 79 +0.84 59 91% — — — —
Linguistics 10 +11 40% 70% 0% 0% 10% 10% $65,119 73 +0.63 47 86% — — — —
Philosophy 27 +45 41% 59% 0% 4% 15% 4% $83,393 93 +1.66 80 93% — — — —
Religious Studies 7 +19 71% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,918 92 +1.37 39 90% — — — —
Romance Languages 13 +87 23% 54% 0% 8% 15% 8% $65,365 77 +0.65 48 91% — — — —
Women's and Gender Studies 9 +12 11% 67% 11% 11% 0% 11% $64,842 86 +1.05 47 92% — — — —
Anthropology 20 +6 25% 45% 5% 5% 20% 5% $65,388 90 +0.77 48 95% — — — —
Behavioral Sciences 402 +147 19% 53% 8% 11% 14% 4% $55,558 57 +0.07 22 — — — — —
Communication 129 +76 39% 57% 6% 11% 9% 8% $76,714 92 +1.38 72 97% — — — —
Geography 23 +14 35% 78% 4% 4% 9% 4% $76,118 93 +1.61 71 84% — — — —
Geography and Environmental Studies 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $72,776 90 +1.22 65 — — — — —
Medical Anthropology 58 +48 7% 45% 5% 17% 21% 2% $65,388 90 +0.77 48 95% — — — —
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution 35 +45 51% 89% 6% 0% 6% 0% $84,499 85 +0.61 81 97% — — — —
Political Science 232 +142 45% 64% 5% 12% 11% 2% $80,289 80 +0.59 77 95% — — — —
Public Policy 118 +63 37% 60% 13% 9% 7% 1% $81,035 81 +0.65 78 97% — — — —
Sociology 54 +42 22% 43% 9% 11% 19% 11% $60,114 72 +0.29 34 92% — — — —
Art History 7 +4 14% 71% 0% 0% 14% 14% $42,893 23 -0.69 4 93% — — — —
Dramatic Art 14 +6 14% 79% 0% 14% 0% 0% $42,238 44 -0.11 4 91% — — — —
Music 7 +23 29% 57% 14% 0% 0% 0% $63,487 99 +1.80 43 94% — — — —
Music Performance 10 — 70% 60% 10% 0% 10% 0% $63,487 99 +1.80 43 94% — — — —
Studio Art 14 +9 21% 64% 14% 0% 0% 7% $42,893 33 -0.42 4 93% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Gillings School of Global Public Health 236 27% 39% 29% 8% 11% 5% $81,922 77 +0.14 79 98%
Biostatistics 43 — 42% 16% 49% 2% 5% 21% $115,944 70 +0.23 97 100% — — — —
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies 48 — 25% 38% 38% 19% 0% 0% $34,776 0 -2.78 2 93% — — — —
Clinical Laboratory Science 22 — 9% 41% 23% 0% 14% 9% $82,403 75 +0.42 79 100% — — — —
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 26 — 12% 46% 4% 8% 31% 0% $78,987 86 +0.88 75 100% — — — —
Environmental Health 39 — 33% 56% 13% 8% 15% 0% $89,602 95 +1.45 86 96% — — — —
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist 11 — 36% 55% 27% 9% 0% 0% $77,103 48 -0.18 73 — — — — —
Health Administration 47 — 26% 36% 32% 6% 15% 0% $95,101 97 +1.48 89 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Hussman School of Journalism and Media 375 19% 69% 5% 8% 9% 3% $76,714 64 +1.38 72 97%
Journalism — — — — — — — — $72,386 85 +1.13 64 — — — — —
Media and Journalism 375 +12 19% 69% 5% 8% 9% 3% $76,714 92 +1.38 72 97% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Kenan-Flagler Business School 521 55% 55% 13% 6% 10% 7% $139,261 100 +3.35 99 98%
Business Administration 407 — 59% 54% 16% 6% 8% 8% $149,075 99 +3.72 100 98% — — — —
Human Resources Management 88 +29 45% 60% 3% 9% 17% 5% $90,974 92 +1.08 87 98% — — — —
Organizational Leadership 26 +2 15% 54% 8% 4% 27% 8% $149,075 100 +5.27 100 98% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Education 131 13% 63% 5% 13% 12% 1% $54,748 3 +0.31 20 95%
Early Childhood Education 112 +4 4% 60% 5% 14% 13% 1% $54,874 75 +0.38 20 96% — — — —
General Education 19 +10 63% 79% 5% 5% 5% 0% $54,007 45 -0.12 19 93% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Information and Library Science 154 43% 32% 30% 12% 9% 8% $101,915 95 +0.17 93 94%
Data Science 2 +6 100% 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% $112,530 68 +0.06 97 — — — — —
Information Science 152 +7 42% 33% 30% 12% 9% 9% $101,776 65 +0.17 93 94% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Nursing 207 15% 64% 11% 7% 13% 0% $87,781 86 -0.44 84 98%
Nursing 207 — 15% 64% 11% 7% 13% 0% $87,781 37 -0.44 84 98% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $7,411
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $48,964
Est. In-State Cost $9,587
Est. Out-of-State Cost $63,340
ROI Percentile 83th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 97%
4-Year Graduation Rate 84%
6-Year Graduation Rate 91%
Transfer-Out Rate 5%

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

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 25.7% 1,447 27% 60% 7% 10% 12% 4% $70,708 88 +0.75 61 96% —
Business & Economics 16.9% 951 57% 54% 14% 5% 10% 9% $126,020 97 +2.12 99 98% —
Life & Natural Sciences 14.2% 797 33% 52% 20% 7% 10% 4% $60,608 20 -0.46 35 95% —
Health Sciences 10.9% 613 29% 60% 8% 9% 14% 2% $79,344 60 +0.61 76 97% —
Computer Science 9.1% 512 63% 35% 33% 7% 6% 12% $127,649 72 +0.33 99 95% —
Physical Sciences & Math 7.4% 419 55% 47% 20% 4% 6% 16% $103,705 86 +0.55 94 99% —
Humanities 6.4% 363 31% 63% 6% 8% 10% 2% $63,865 87 +0.66 44 94% —
Engineering 3.2% 182 43% 58% 25% 3% 5% 4% $97,122 27 -0.14 91 94% —
Agriculture & Food Science 2.9% 162 27% 62% 13% 10% 6% 1% $61,348 56 +0.40 37 94% —
Education 2.3% 131 13% 63% 5% 13% 12% 1% $54,748 59 +0.31 20 95% —
Arts 0.9% 52 29% 67% 8% 4% 4% 4% $49,449 40 +0.35 10 93% —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences $938M #6 55% $48.6M 93 #18 438 306
Life & Natural Sciences $246M #19 73% $3.9M 102 #16 787 203
Humanities & Social Sciences $177M #3 61% $0.1M 136 #29 288 45
Physical Sciences & Math $91.7M #39 66% $1.6M 90 #24 593 112
Engineering $61.7M #82 39% $0.8M 12 #170 57 13
Computer Science $50.2M #10 85% $0.7M 28 #26 150 7
Education $15.5M #37 70% $0.0M 17 #244 — —
Business & Economics $5.2M #99 18% $0.0M 23 #53 87 —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.1M #248 0% $0 22 #29 103 5
Total $1,587M #9 59% $55.9M 523 #35 2,503 691

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.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 123 $63.3M $49.1M $14.2M
Track & Field (combined) 110 $1.0M $2.0M -$1.0M
Lacrosse 54 $1.4M $2.0M -$572K
Baseball 50 $4.1M $6.1M -$2.0M
Soccer 41 $1.2M $1.9M -$789K
Swimming & Diving 37 $737K $1.5M -$805K
Wrestling 37 $1.3M $2.0M -$765K
Fencing 27 $189K $558K -$368K
Basketball 16 $39.7M $16.7M $23.0M
Golf 10 $668K $1.5M -$787K
Tennis 10 $429K $1.1M -$679K
Total 450 $114.1M $84.7M $29.4M
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 118 $1.4M $2.4M -$1.0M
Rowing 59 $1.1M $2.1M -$1.0M
Lacrosse 42 $1.9M $2.7M -$738K
Soccer 37 $1.9M $3.0M -$1.1M
Swimming & Diving 35 $938K $1.7M -$805K
Basketball 32 $2.5M $6.8M -$4.3M
Field Hockey 26 $1.2M $2.1M -$924K
Softball 26 $1.1M $2.3M -$1.2M
Fencing 19 $253K $622K -$368K
Volleyball 19 $881K $1.7M -$820K
Gymnastics 18 $677K $1.4M -$755K
Tennis 10 $637K $1.7M -$1.0M
Golf 9 $522K $1.0M -$499K
Total 380 $15.0M $29.5M -$14.5M
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 228 $2.4M $4.4M -$2.0M
Football 123 $63.3M $49.1M $14.2M
Lacrosse 96 $3.4M $4.7M -$1.3M
Soccer 78 $3.0M $4.9M -$1.9M
Swimming & Diving 72 $1.7M $3.3M -$1.6M
Rowing 59 $1.1M $2.1M -$1.0M
Baseball 50 $4.1M $6.1M -$2.0M
Basketball 48 $42.3M $23.5M $18.8M
Fencing 46 $443K $1.2M -$737K
Wrestling 37 $1.3M $2.0M -$765K
Field Hockey 26 $1.2M $2.1M -$924K
Softball 26 $1.1M $2.3M -$1.2M
Tennis 20 $1.1M $2.8M -$1.7M
Golf 19 $1.2M $2.5M -$1.3M
Volleyball 19 $881K $1.7M -$820K
Gymnastics 18 $677K $1.4M -$755K
Total 830 $180.8M $180.8M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 16.7%
Yield (non-ED) 40%
Early Action Oct 15
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 37% 10% 15%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 69%
SAT Range 1400 – 1520
SAT Math Range 700 – 780
SAT RW Range 690 – 750