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Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Chapel Hill, NC
Population 1,100,000
Website http://www.unc.edu/
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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 4.8%

Racial/Ethnic

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

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 12% 24% 36% 48% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 39.9% 39.9% 2012 Men: 42.2% 42.2% 2013 Men: 41.3% 41.3% 2014 Men: 42.1% 42.1% 2015 Men: 40.6% 40.6% 2016 Men: 39.9% 39.9% 2017 Men: 38.9% 38.9% 2018 Men: 38.3% 38.3% 2019 Men: 39.7% 39.7% 2020 Men: 39.0% 39.0% 2021 Men: 37.0% 37.0% 2022 Men: 37.9% 37.9% 2023 Men: 37.5% 37.5% 2024 Men: 37.8% 37.8%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2012 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2013 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2014 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2015 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2016 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2017 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2018 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2019 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2020 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2021 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2022 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2023 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2024 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2011 Asian: 6.5% 6.5% 2012 Asian: 7.0% 7.0% 2013 Asian: 7.1% 7.1% 2014 Asian: 7.9% 7.9% 2015 Asian: 7.7% 7.7% 2016 Asian: 8.4% 8.4% 2017 Asian: 8.6% 8.6% 2018 Asian: 10.0% 10.0% 2019 Asian: 10.3% 10.3% 2020 Asian: 10.7% 10.7% 2021 Asian: 10.8% 10.8% 2022 Asian: 10.6% 10.6% 2023 Asian: 11.4% 11.4% 2024 Asian: 11.8% 11.8% 2011 Black: 11.0% 11.0% 2012 Black: 12.1% 12.1% 2013 Black: 11.1% 11.1% 2014 Black: 10.7% 10.7% 2015 Black: 11.2% 11.2% 2016 Black: 8.9% 8.9% 2017 Black: 9.0% 9.0% 2018 Black: 7.8% 7.8% 2019 Black: 7.7% 7.7% 2020 Black: 8.3% 8.3% 2021 Black: 7.4% 7.4% 2022 Black: 8.1% 8.1% 2023 Black: 7.4% 7.4% 2024 Black: 8.5% 8.5% 2011 Hispanic: 4.3% 4.3% 2012 Hispanic: 5.2% 5.2% 2013 Hispanic: 5.5% 5.5% 2014 Hispanic: 5.5% 5.5% 2015 Hispanic: 5.7% 5.7% 2016 Hispanic: 7.0% 7.0% 2017 Hispanic: 6.3% 6.3% 2018 Hispanic: 5.9% 5.9% 2019 Hispanic: 7.0% 7.0% 2020 Hispanic: 7.6% 7.6% 2021 Hispanic: 7.0% 7.0% 2022 Hispanic: 7.0% 7.0% 2023 Hispanic: 7.9% 7.9% 2024 Hispanic: 8.4% 8.4% 2011 White: 73.1% 73.1% 2012 White: 69.8% 69.8% 2013 White: 69.2% 69.2% 2014 White: 68.6% 68.6% 2015 White: 67.1% 67.1% 2016 White: 70.1% 70.1% 2017 White: 69.1% 69.1% 2018 White: 67.1% 67.1% 2019 White: 63.4% 63.4% 2020 White: 63.1% 63.1% 2021 White: 62.9% 62.9% 2022 White: 63.0% 63.0% 2023 White: 61.5% 61.5% 2024 White: 56.2% 56.2% 2011 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2012 International: 1.3% 1.3% 2013 International: 1.3% 1.3% 2014 International: 1.3% 1.3% 2015 International: 2.1% 2.1% 2016 International: 1.9% 1.9% 2017 International: 2.2% 2.2% 2018 International: 1.9% 1.9% 2019 International: 2.0% 2.0% 2020 International: 2.4% 2.4% 2021 International: 2.9% 2.9% 2022 International: 2.1% 2.1% 2023 International: 2.8% 2.8% 2024 International: 5.1% 5.1%

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

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2021 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2022 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2023 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2024 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2025 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2020 Asian: 11.5% 11.5% 2021 Asian: 12.3% 12.3% 2022 Asian: 12.6% 12.6% 2023 Asian: 13.8% 13.8% 2024 Asian: 14.7% 14.7% 2025 Asian: 15.9% 15.9% 2020 Black: 8.0% 8.0% 2021 Black: 8.4% 8.4% 2022 Black: 8.5% 8.5% 2023 Black: 8.3% 8.3% 2024 Black: 8.1% 8.1% 2025 Black: 7.3% 7.3% 2020 Hispanic: 8.6% 8.6% 2021 Hispanic: 9.3% 9.3% 2022 Hispanic: 9.7% 9.7% 2023 Hispanic: 9.5% 9.5% 2024 Hispanic: 9.7% 9.7% 2025 Hispanic: 9.7% 9.7% 2020 White: 58.9% 58.9% 2021 White: 56.9% 56.9% 2022 White: 55.7% 55.7% 2023 White: 55.2% 55.2% 2024 White: 54.3% 54.3% 2025 White: 53.4% 53.4% 2020 International: 4.0% 4.0% 2021 International: 4.4% 4.4% 2022 International: 5.3% 5.3% 2023 International: 5.4% 5.4% 2024 International: 5.3% 5.3% 2025 International: 5.6% 5.6%

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

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 4,005 42% / 58% 6% $75,433 78 95%
Biomedical Engineering 182 — 43% / 57% 4% $100,257 96 100%
Computer Science 358 +72 72% / 28% 13% $126,013 99 98%
Applied Mathematics 150 +102 53% / 47% 22% $119,146 99 94%
Chemistry 102 +29 55% / 45% 6% $68,078 66 92%
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences 2 — 50% / 50% 0% — — —
Geosciences 12 — 33% / 67% 0% $61,677 52 —
Mathematics 77 +94 61% / 39% 22% $102,747 96 100%
Physics 33 +17 76% / 24% 6% $102,728 96 93%
Biology 606 +60 33% / 67% 4% $65,758 62 93%
Neuroscience 191 +24 34% / 66% 5% $32,828 2 88%
Environmental Science 71 +8 31% / 69% 1% $56,032 35 100%
Environmental Studies 43 +19 21% / 79% 0% $56,032 35 100%
Exercise Science 14 +2 36% / 64% 0% — — —
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness 294 +83 40% / 60% 3% $60,382 48 97%
Economics 258 +133 69% / 31% 8% $98,108 95 95%
Economics 125 +29 58% / 42% 20% $98,108 95 95%
African, African American, and Diaspora Studies 5 +1 0% / 100% 0% $49,556 17 100%
American Studies 8 +9 38% / 62% 0% $58,956 44 96%
Anthropology 20 +6 25% / 75% 5% $44,460 9 94%
Archaeology 7 +4 29% / 71% 0% $53,227 27 —
Area Studies 74 +37 19% / 81% 1% $58,956 44 96%
Asian Studies/Civilization 10 +19 40% / 60% 10% $58,956 44 96%
Behavioral Sciences 402 +147 19% / 81% 4% $63,679 57 —
Classical Languages 7 +6 43% / 57% 0% $57,204 39 —
Communication 129 +76 39% / 61% 8% $68,118 66 97%
English 112 +60 21% / 79% 2% $55,524 34 94%
European Studies 1 +6 100% / 0% 0% $58,956 44 96%
Foreign Languages 7 +13 43% / 57% 0% $58,603 43 86%
Geography 23 +14 35% / 65% 4% $49,149 17 100%
Geography and Environmental Studies 1 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
History 65 +57 55% / 45% 2% $56,050 35 94%
Latin American Studies 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $58,956 44 96%
Linguistics 10 +11 40% / 60% 10% $58,603 43 86%
Medical Anthropology 58 +48 7% / 93% 2% $44,460 9 94%
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution 35 +45 51% / 49% 0% $79,363 82 90%
Philosophy 27 +45 41% / 59% 4% $60,882 50 100%
Political Science 232 +142 45% / 55% 2% $72,054 74 95%
Public Policy 118 +63 37% / 63% 1% $70,933 72 96%
Religion/Religious Studies 7 +19 71% / 29% 0% $52,463 25 93%
Romance Languages 13 +87 23% / 77% 8% $56,124 36 93%
Sociology 54 +42 22% / 78% 11% $58,129 42 93%
Women's and Gender Studies 9 +12 11% / 89% 11% $49,556 17 100%
Art History 7 +4 14% / 86% 14% $42,892 7 93%
Dramatic Art 14 +6 14% / 86% 0% $40,840 6 100%
Fine/Studio Arts 14 +9 21% / 79% 7% $42,892 7 93%
Music 7 +23 29% / 71% 0% $41,769 6 100%
Music Performance 10 — 70% / 30% 0% $41,769 6 100%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Gillings School of Global Public Health 236 27% / 73% 5% $83,259 86 97%
Biostatistics 43 — 42% / 58% 21% $109,283 98 —
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies 48 — 25% / 75% 0% $34,777 3 93%
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist 22 — 9% / 91% 9% $73,326 75 95%
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 26 — 12% / 88% 0% $69,010 68 100%
Environmental Health 39 — 33% / 67% 0% $98,733 95 96%
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist 11 — 36% / 64% 0% $73,846 76 —
Health Administration 47 — 26% / 74% 0% $110,860 98 100%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Hussman School of Journalism and Media 375 19% / 81% 3% $68,118 66 97%
Journalism — — — — $60,516 49 —
Mass Communication/Media Studies 375 +12 19% / 81% 3% $68,118 66 97%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Kenan-Flagler Business School 521 55% / 45% 7% $116,602 99 94%
Business Administration 407 — 59% / 41% 8% $126,669 99 93%
Human Resources Management 88 +29 45% / 55% 5% $67,071 64 100%
Organizational Leadership 26 +2 15% / 85% 8% $126,669 99 93%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Education 131 13% / 87% 1% $55,511 34 93%
Early Childhood Education 112 +4 4% / 96% 1% $52,895 26 91%
General Education 19 +10 63% / 37% 0% $70,936 72 100%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Information and Library Science 154 43% / 57% 8% $103,288 97 100%
Data Science 2 +6 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Information Science 152 +7 42% / 58% 9% $103,288 97 100%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Nursing 207 15% / 85% 0% $79,081 82 95%
Nursing 207 — 15% / 85% 0% $79,081 82 95%

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 82th

Retention & Graduation

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

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 89.0% 89.0% 2012 Graduated: 89.4% 89.4% 2013 Graduated: 90.0% 90.0% 2014 Graduated: 90.3% 90.3% 2015 Graduated: 90.2% 90.2% 2016 Graduated: 91.1% 91.1% 2017 Graduated: 90.9% 90.9% 2018 Graduated: 89.3% 89.3% 2019 Graduated: 90.6% 90.6% 2020 Graduated: 90.7% 90.7% 2021 Graduated: 90.5% 90.5% 2022 Graduated: 91.3% 91.3% 2023 Graduated: 92.1% 92.1% 2024 Graduated: 91.2% 91.2%

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

Men Women
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 87.3% 87.3% 2012 Men: 87.7% 87.7% 2013 Men: 87.4% 87.4% 2014 Men: 88.1% 88.1% 2015 Men: 87.2% 87.2% 2016 Men: 88.6% 88.6% 2017 Men: 88.5% 88.5% 2018 Men: 86.3% 86.3% 2019 Men: 88.2% 88.2% 2020 Men: 88.7% 88.7% 2021 Men: 89.0% 89.0% 2022 Men: 89.2% 89.2% 2023 Men: 90.6% 90.6% 2024 Men: 89.5% 89.5% 2011 Women: 90.1% 90.1% 2012 Women: 90.5% 90.5% 2013 Women: 91.7% 91.7% 2014 Women: 91.8% 91.8% 2015 Women: 92.2% 92.2% 2016 Women: 92.7% 92.7% 2017 Women: 92.6% 92.6% 2018 Women: 91.5% 91.5% 2019 Women: 92.2% 92.2% 2020 Women: 92.2% 92.2% 2021 Women: 91.5% 91.5% 2022 Women: 92.7% 92.7% 2023 Women: 93.0% 93.0% 2024 Women: 92.2% 92.2%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Asian Black Hispanic White
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Asian: 90.6% 90.6% 2012 Asian: 91.4% 91.4% 2013 Asian: 91.7% 91.7% 2014 Asian: 93.5% 93.5% 2015 Asian: 92.1% 92.1% 2016 Asian: 94.2% 94.2% 2017 Asian: 90.1% 90.1% 2018 Asian: 92.3% 92.3% 2019 Asian: 92.8% 92.8% 2020 Asian: 93.9% 93.9% 2021 Asian: 93.9% 93.9% 2022 Asian: 92.6% 92.6% 2023 Asian: 96.4% 96.4% 2024 Asian: 94.7% 94.7% 2011 Black: 80.9% 80.9% 2012 Black: 82.6% 82.6% 2013 Black: 86.0% 86.0% 2014 Black: 84.0% 84.0% 2015 Black: 84.8% 84.8% 2016 Black: 84.9% 84.9% 2017 Black: 86.7% 86.7% 2018 Black: 81.6% 81.6% 2019 Black: 85.8% 85.8% 2020 Black: 87.5% 87.5% 2021 Black: 85.0% 85.0% 2022 Black: 89.2% 89.2% 2023 Black: 88.8% 88.8% 2024 Black: 87.8% 87.8% 2011 Hispanic: 82.5% 82.5% 2012 Hispanic: 86.2% 86.2% 2013 Hispanic: 88.7% 88.7% 2014 Hispanic: 84.0% 84.0% 2015 Hispanic: 88.5% 88.5% 2016 Hispanic: 88.0% 88.0% 2017 Hispanic: 89.3% 89.3% 2018 Hispanic: 90.0% 90.0% 2019 Hispanic: 89.9% 89.9% 2020 Hispanic: 90.0% 90.0% 2021 Hispanic: 90.6% 90.6% 2022 Hispanic: 90.2% 90.2% 2023 Hispanic: 91.5% 91.5% 2024 Hispanic: 92.0% 92.0% 2011 White: 91.7% 91.7% 2012 White: 91.1% 91.1% 2013 White: 90.9% 90.9% 2014 White: 91.7% 91.7% 2015 White: 91.6% 91.6% 2016 White: 92.4% 92.4% 2017 White: 92.3% 92.3% 2018 White: 90.4% 90.4% 2019 White: 91.3% 91.3% 2020 White: 92.3% 92.3% 2021 White: 92.4% 92.4% 2022 White: 91.6% 91.6% 2023 White: 92.0% 92.0% 2024 White: 91.5% 91.5%

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

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 32.2% 1,810 28% / 72% 4% $64,201 58 95%
Business & Economics 16.9% 951 57% / 43% 9% $108,870 98 95%
Life & Natural Sciences 14.2% 797 33% / 67% 4% $57,866 41 92%
Health Sciences 10.9% 613 29% / 71% 2% $70,438 71 96%
Computer Science 9.1% 512 63% / 37% 12% $119,240 99 99%
Physical Sciences & Math 7.4% 419 55% / 45% 16% $99,656 95 94%
Engineering 3.2% 182 43% / 57% 4% $100,257 96 100%
Agriculture & Food Science 2.9% 162 27% / 73% 1% $49,734 18 98%
Education 2.3% 131 13% / 87% 1% $55,512 34 93%
Arts 0.9% 52 29% / 71% 4% $41,972 7 97%

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 #245 — —
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.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 17%
Yield (Unbound) 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.

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 33.9% 33.9% 2012 Acceptance: 33.0% 33.0% 2013 Acceptance: 27.6% 27.6% 2014 Acceptance: 28.5% 28.5% 2015 Acceptance: 30.5% 30.5% 2016 Acceptance: 26.9% 26.9% 2017 Acceptance: 24.4% 24.4% 2018 Acceptance: 22.7% 22.7% 2019 Acceptance: 22.6% 22.6% 2020 Acceptance: 25.0% 25.0% 2021 Acceptance: 20.4% 20.4% 2022 Acceptance: 17.1% 17.1% 2023 Acceptance: 18.7% 18.7% 2024 Acceptance: 15.3% 15.3% 2011 Yield: 52.4% 52.4% 2012 Yield: 53.9% 53.9% 2013 Yield: 49.9% 49.9% 2014 Yield: 44.5% 44.5% 2015 Yield: 42.9% 42.9% 2016 Yield: 45.0% 45.0% 2017 Yield: 45.0% 45.0% 2018 Yield: 45.4% 45.4% 2019 Yield: 43.5% 43.5% 2020 Yield: 42.6% 42.6% 2021 Yield: 45.3% 45.3% 2022 Yield: 46.0% 46.0% 2023 Yield: 43.3% 43.3% 2024 Yield: 45.5% 45.5%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 25,000 50,000 75,000 100,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 22,288 22,288 2012 Applicants: 22,652 22,652 2013 Applicants: 28,437 28,437 2014 Applicants: 31,332 31,332 2015 Applicants: 31,143 31,143 2016 Applicants: 34,889 34,889 2017 Applicants: 39,650 39,650 2018 Applicants: 41,939 41,939 2019 Applicants: 42,465 42,465 2020 Applicants: 41,773 41,773 2021 Applicants: 50,729 50,729 2022 Applicants: 56,341 56,341 2023 Applicants: 57,902 57,902 2024 Applicants: 66,535 66,535 2011 Admitted: 7,552 7,552 2012 Admitted: 7,469 7,469 2013 Admitted: 7,847 7,847 2014 Admitted: 8,929 8,929 2015 Admitted: 9,510 9,510 2016 Admitted: 9,400 9,400 2017 Admitted: 9,673 9,673 2018 Admitted: 9,525 9,525 2019 Admitted: 9,610 9,610 2020 Admitted: 10,445 10,445 2021 Admitted: 10,348 10,348 2022 Admitted: 9,639 9,639 2023 Admitted: 10,850 10,850 2024 Admitted: 10,209 10,209 2011 Enrolled: 3,960 3,960 2012 Enrolled: 4,026 4,026 2013 Enrolled: 3,915 3,915 2014 Enrolled: 3,976 3,976 2015 Enrolled: 4,076 4,076 2016 Enrolled: 4,228 4,228 2017 Enrolled: 4,356 4,356 2018 Enrolled: 4,327 4,327 2019 Enrolled: 4,182 4,182 2020 Enrolled: 4,445 4,445 2021 Enrolled: 4,690 4,690 2022 Enrolled: 4,435 4,435 2023 Enrolled: 4,699 4,699 2024 Enrolled: 4,640 4,640

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 69%
SAT Range 1400 – 1530
SAT Math Range 700 – 780
SAT RW Range 690 – 750

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 1000 1200 1400 1600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 1200 1200 2012 25th: 1200 1200 2013 25th: 1200 1200 2014 25th: 1220 1220 2015 25th: 1220 1220 2016 25th: 1210 1210 2017 25th: 1270 1270 2018 25th: 1270 1270 2019 25th: 1310 1310 2020 25th: 1280 1280 2021 25th: 1140 1140 2022 25th: 1350 1350 2023 25th: 1370 1370 2024 25th: 1390 1390 2011 75th: 1410 1410 2012 75th: 1400 1400 2013 75th: 1410 1410 2014 75th: 1420 1420 2015 75th: 1430 1430 2016 75th: 1420 1420 2017 75th: 1460 1460 2018 75th: 1480 1480 2019 75th: 1500 1500 2020 75th: 1490 1490 2021 75th: 1380 1380 2022 75th: 1530 1530 2023 75th: 1530 1530 2024 75th: 1530 1530

SAT Math

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 610 610 2012 25th: 610 610 2013 25th: 610 610 2014 25th: 620 620 2015 25th: 620 620 2016 25th: 610 610 2017 25th: 630 630 2018 25th: 640 640 2019 25th: 660 660 2020 25th: 640 640 2021 25th: 570 570 2022 25th: 680 680 2023 25th: 690 690 2024 25th: 700 700 2011 75th: 710 710 2012 75th: 700 700 2013 75th: 710 710 2014 75th: 720 720 2015 75th: 720 720 2016 75th: 720 720 2017 75th: 740 740 2018 75th: 760 760 2019 75th: 770 770 2020 75th: 760 760 2021 75th: 700 700 2022 75th: 780 780 2023 75th: 780 780 2024 75th: 780 780

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
550 600 650 700 750 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 590 590 2012 25th: 590 590 2013 25th: 590 590 2014 25th: 600 600 2015 25th: 600 600 2016 25th: 600 600 2017 25th: 640 640 2018 25th: 630 630 2019 25th: 650 650 2020 25th: 640 640 2021 25th: 570 570 2022 25th: 670 670 2023 25th: 680 680 2024 25th: 690 690 2011 75th: 700 700 2012 75th: 700 700 2013 75th: 700 700 2014 75th: 700 700 2015 75th: 710 710 2016 75th: 700 700 2017 75th: 720 720 2018 75th: 720 720 2019 75th: 730 730 2020 75th: 730 730 2021 75th: 680 680 2022 75th: 750 750 2023 75th: 750 750 2024 75th: 750 750

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
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: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 93.0% 93.0% 2020 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2021 Submitted: 14.0% 14.0% 2022 Submitted: 58.0% 58.0% 2023 Submitted: 63.0% 63.0% 2024 Submitted: 69.0% 69.0%

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.

Rankings

Engineering

Is It a Solid? Is It a Liquid? Yes. Materials Engineering
Polymer Players

Computer Science

Chat-GPT? Claude? I can do better. Artificial Intelligence
Soon Jumping on the AI Bandwagon...
Explaining That HTML is Not a Programming Language Computer Science (A&S)
LeetCode Grinders

Physical Sciences & Math

Quants, Proofs & p < 0.05 Applied Mathematics & Statistics
The Public Data Powerhouses
Breaking Bad Chemistry
Mega-Lab Multiverse
Rocks and Whales Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
Fossil Hunters
No Words Allowed Pure Mathematics
Sigma Grindset

Life & Natural Sciences

Pre-Med Reject Waiting Room Biology
The Double Helix
Photosynthesis Fan Club Ecology & Plant Biology
Botanical Brigade
Memorizing 206 Bones Human Biology
Muscle Memory
Lord of the Petri Dish Microbiology & Immunology
Pathogen Punishers
Staring at a Gel Electrophoresis Until Our Eyes Bleed Molecular Biology & Genomics
Sequencing Squad
Action Potentials Neuroscience
Serotonin Seekers
X-Ray Vision Required Clinical Diagnostics
Imaging Innovators

Agriculture & Food Science

Doomsday Prepping with Data Environmental Science
Green Scholars
Puppies Over People Zoology & Veterinary Sciences
Overqualified Scuba Divers (Marine Biology)

Health Sciences

Open Wide Dentistry & Oral Health
Plaque Attackers
Behind Every Doctor Health Services
Hospital VIPs
Where Diagnoses Begin Laboratory Sciences
Pipette Pioneers
Future Heroes (With 12-Hour Shifts) Nursing
Florence Nightingale's Heirs
Legal Drug Dealers Pharmacy
Prescription Perfectionists
Talk About a Career Phonoaudiology
Voice Coaches Plus
Saving Lives One Spreadsheet At a Time Public Health
Pandemic Predictors
Sweat Equity Sports & Fitness
ESPN Scholars

Business & Economics

LIFO the Party Accounting
Ledger Lords
PowerPoint Presentation Power Rankings Business Administration
Suit & Tie on a Tuesday Pre-Professionals
Pivot Tables & Missing Pallets Business Analytics
Just-In-Time Jugglers
It's Basic Supply and Demand, Bro Economics
Mega-Macro State Factories
Wolf of Wall Street Prep Finance
Sun, Sand, and Syndication
The Spreadsheet Doctors Healthcare Administration
The Hospital C-Suite Pipeline
Office Politics 101 Human Resources
Culture Architects
Tik-Tok Generation Marketing
Brand Builders

Humanities & Social Sciences

Much Ado About Nothing English, Literature & Writing
Well-Versed
Saving the Planet, One Policy at a Time Environmental Policy & Sustainability
ESG Enthusiasts
Mappy Few, the Cartography Crew Geography & Cartography
Bermuda Triangulators
Model UN Generation Government & Politics
Diplomat Track
Hindsight is 20/20 (And So is My Salary) History & Archaeology
Primary Source Hunters
Passport Stamp Collectors International Relations
Globe Trotters
Nosy for a Living Journalism
The "We Trained the Anchor You're Watching" Cartel
I'll Figure Out the Career Later Liberal Arts & Interdisciplinary
Dabbler Deluxe
Professional Yapping Media & Communication Studies
The "Our Alumni Control Your Feed" Mafia
The "Why Are We Here?" Support Group Philosophy & Ethics
The Questioners
I Want To Understand Myself Psychology
Future Roommate Diagnosers
Decolonizing the Curriculum Regional & Ethnic Studies
Heritage Heroes
Arguing with God for a Grade Religion
Sunday School Professors
Everything is a Construct Sociology & Anthropology
The Deconstructors
Grammar Police Academy World Languages & Linguistics
NY Times Crossword Puzzle Experts

Education

No Johnny, Don't Eat Your Buggers Early Education
Brat Whisperers
Surviving PTA Karens General Education
Classroom Ready
Hablas Pedagogy? Languages Education
Grammar Gurus
History Repeats Itself Social Sciences Education
History Buffs
Everyone Gets a Medal Special Education
Inclusive Classroom Crew
Gym Class Heroes and Art Teachers Specific Subjects Education
Niche Educators
Show Your Work, Then Teach It STEM Education
Lab Coat Lecturers

Professional

Future Lawyers (and Their Future Anxiety) Law
Pre-Law Prowess