University of North Carolina Wilmington

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 250,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 95 (20%)
Sunshine Hours 2,675 (60%)
Days Without Precipitation 249 (56%)

Honors College

Name Honors College
Students 800 (6%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 13,610
Men / Women 38% / 62%
From State 87%
From Region 2%
Athletes 359 (2.8%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 79%
Hispanic 9%
Mixed 4%
Black 3%
Asian 2%
Native American 1%
International 1%

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
University of North Carolina Wilmington 3,879 34% 78% 2% 5% 9% 2% $70,145 44 -0.23 75 95% 3.8%
Engineering 13 — 85% 92% 0% 8% 0% 0% $92,758 31 -0.44 93 — — — — —
Computer Graphics 16 — 38% 44% 0% 6% 31% 12% $79,330 47 -0.18 85 — — — — —
Computer Science 100 +2 84% 64% 3% 6% 17% 3% $114,766 43 -0.30 99 96% — — — —
Cybersecurity 37 +1 89% 84% 0% 3% 11% 0% $92,587 44 -0.06 93 — — — — —
Information Technology 28 — 89% 57% 11% 7% 14% 7% $90,571 36 -0.37 92 94% — — — —
Chemistry 37 — 46% 62% 5% 0% 19% 0% $75,147 75 +0.34 81 96% — — — —
Geosciences 13 +2 62% 85% 0% 8% 8% 0% $56,361 16 -0.79 48 100% — — — —
Mathematics 27 — 81% 59% 4% 0% 0% 33% $75,673 45 -0.36 82 97% — — — —
Oceanography 10 — 30% 80% 0% 0% 10% 0% $56,361 16 -0.79 48 100% — — — —
Physics 6 — 83% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $82,644 50 -0.07 87 100% — — — —
Statistics 6 +3 67% 67% 17% 0% 17% 0% $89,485 30 -0.61 91 — — — — —
Biochemistry 2 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,693 19 -0.61 67 — — — — —
Biology 174 +2 30% 75% 3% 3% 8% 1% $66,025 49 -0.05 69 97% — — — —
Environmental Science 91 +5 37% 85% 1% 2% 8% 0% $54,050 26 -0.58 42 89% — — — —
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography 90 +1 34% 84% 0% 4% 8% 1% $47,739 17 -0.76 25 91% — — — —
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 174 +2 37% 79% 2% 3% 8% 1% $47,108 2 -1.71 24 95% — — — —
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences 32 — 22% 78% 6% 6% 6% 0% $92,809 95 +1.67 93 97% 5.2% — — —
Nursing 740 — 10% 76% 2% 10% 8% 0% $91,465 55 -0.08 92 97% 2.6% — — —
Physical Fitness Parks Recreation and Leisure 16 — 56% 69% 0% 19% 6% 0% $47,108 2 -1.71 24 95% — — — —
Public Health 95 — 12% 74% 5% 8% 7% 0% $58,236 25 -0.64 53 96% — — — —
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist 47 — 13% 72% 0% 11% 15% 0% $52,881 17 -1.10 39 100% — — — —
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy 29 — 10% 93% 0% 3% 0% 0% $55,842 12 -0.87 47 96% — — — —
Business Management and Administration 776 +1 59% 83% 2% 2% 7% 3% $82,860 73 +0.27 87 97% — — — —
Economics 12 — 58% 58% 17% 0% 17% 0% $82,013 31 -0.60 87 — — — — —
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management 32 — 38% 88% 0% 0% 6% 0% $55,458 27 -0.46 46 93% — — — —
Creative Writing 41 — 27% 66% 5% 10% 15% 0% $39,237 3 -1.61 9 87% — — — —
English 49 +2 18% 80% 0% 0% 14% 2% $51,655 50 -0.09 36 90% — — — —
French 4 +1 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,206 36 -0.34 43 94% — — — —
History 31 +3 55% 87% 0% 0% 10% 0% $55,976 54 -0.09 47 92% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 31 — 39% 74% 0% 13% 3% 0% $54,609 38 -0.26 44 — — — — —
Philosophy and Religious Studies 10 +2 30% 50% 10% 30% 0% 0% $53,219 29 -0.62 40 100% — — — —
Spanish 16 +8 38% 50% 0% 6% 38% 0% $54,206 36 -0.34 43 94% — — — —
Anthropology 20 — 20% 60% 0% 5% 20% 0% $40,997 1 -1.44 11 89% — — — —
Geography 6 +1 83% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,620 24 -0.63 49 — — — — —
Intercultural and International Studies 31 +2 32% 68% 0% 3% 16% 0% $61,184 21 -0.60 60 92% 10.2% — — —
Political Science 44 +1 43% 80% 0% 5% 9% 2% $64,785 31 -0.55 67 96% — — — —
Psychology 293 +1 16% 77% 2% 5% 7% 2% $54,776 52 -0.04 44 95% — — — —
Social Work 68 — 10% 75% 0% 10% 9% 0% $52,175 41 -0.13 37 92% 6.5% — — —
Sociology 25 +3 24% 64% 4% 4% 12% 8% $53,037 39 -0.35 40 96% — — — —
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 177 +2 31% 82% 1% 5% 4% 2% $60,391 49 -0.14 58 95% — — — —
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities 5 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,332 52 +0.06 48 92% — — — —
Elementary Education 114 — 0% 83% 1% 2% 10% 0% $51,631 49 -0.10 35 97% — — — —
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching 9 — 33% 78% 0% 0% 11% 0% $51,631 32 -0.40 35 97% — — — —
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching 4 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $51,631 49 -0.10 35 97% — — — —
Special Education and Teaching 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,332 52 +0.06 48 92% — — — —
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 5 +2 20% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $35,418 6 -1.27 5 86% — — — —
Film Production 93 +4 47% 82% 3% 5% 9% 0% $49,111 53 +0.01 29 95% — — — —
Music 6 — 50% 67% 0% 0% 17% 17% $39,466 13 -0.78 9 — — — — —
Music Education 3 — 33% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $53,081 80 +0.68 40 — — — — —
Studio Art 44 +3 14% 84% 0% 7% 7% 0% $35,418 7 -1.22 5 87% — — — —
Theater 26 +2 38% 92% 0% 8% 0% 0% $40,164 33 -0.39 10 92% — — — —
Criminology 118 +4 30% 70% 2% 7% 15% 0% $54,575 21 -0.73 44 97% 7.4% — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $7,645
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $25,694
Est. In-State Cost $9,890
Est. Out-of-State Cost $33,238
ROI Percentile 75th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 88%
4-Year Graduation Rate 56%
6-Year Graduation Rate 71%
Transfer-Out Rate 22%

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
Health Sciences 29.2% 1,133 16% 76% 2% 9% 8% 0% $78,766 57 -0.41 84 97% 2.7%
Business & Economics 21.1% 820 58% 82% 2% 2% 7% 3% $81,778 57 +0.23 87 97% —
Social Sciences 17.1% 664 23% 77% 1% 5% 8% 2% $56,505 42 -0.20 49 94% 7.7%
Humanities 4.7% 182 33% 73% 2% 7% 13% 1% $50,463 23 -0.52 32 91% —
Agriculture & Food Science 4.7% 181 36% 85% 1% 3% 8% 1% $50,912 13 -0.67 34 90% —
Computer Science 4.7% 181 82% 65% 3% 6% 17% 4% $103,357 38 -0.25 97 95% —
Arts 4.6% 177 37% 84% 2% 6% 7% 1% $43,746 16 -0.41 16 92% —
Life & Natural Sciences 4.5% 176 30% 76% 3% 3% 8% 1% $66,010 42 -0.06 69 97% —
Education 3.5% 135 3% 83% 1% 1% 10% 0% $51,910 38 -0.11 36 96% —
Professional 3.0% 118 30% 70% 2% 7% 15% 0% $54,575 9 -0.73 44 97% 7.4%
Physical Sciences & Math 2.6% 99 60% 68% 4% 1% 10% 9% $72,249 33 -0.19 78 97% —
Engineering 0.3% 13 85% 92% 0% 8% 0% 0% $92,758 9 -0.44 93 — —

Research R2

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $9.4M #181 35% $0.4M — — 11 1
Life & Natural Sciences $5.3M #197 48% $0.3M 5 #177 40 1
Agriculture & Food Science $3.1M #107 63% $0.1M — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $1.6M #281 61% $0.0M 9 #242 — —
Engineering $1.0M #274 17% $0.6M — — — —
Education $0.7M #272 25% $0 21 #195 — —
Health Sciences $0.5M #292 16% $0.1M — — — —
Computer Science $0.4M #282 61% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.1M #345 70% $0 — — — —
Total $22.1M #253 43% $1.6M 35 #305 51 2

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
Baseball 43 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Track & Field (combined) 39 $274K $274K $0
Soccer 27 $875K $875K $0
Swimming & Diving 27 $320K $320K $0
Basketball 17 $3.1M $3.1M $0
Tennis 12 $395K $395K $0
Golf 10 $323K $323K $0
Total 167 $6.7M $6.7M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 80 $326K $326K $0
Swimming & Diving 33 $343K $343K $0
Soccer 30 $714K $714K $0
Softball 28 $726K $726K $0
Volleyball 18 $675K $675K $0
Basketball 15 $1.8M $1.8M $0
Beach Volleyball 14 $217K $217K $0
Tennis 10 $419K $419K $0
Golf 9 $407K $407K $0
Total 192 $5.6M $5.6M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 119 $601K $601K $0
Swimming & Diving 60 $663K $663K $0
Soccer 57 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Baseball 43 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Basketball 32 $4.8M $4.8M $0
Softball 28 $726K $726K $0
Tennis 22 $814K $814K $0
Golf 19 $730K $730K $0
Volleyball 18 $675K $675K $0
Beach Volleyball 14 $217K $217K $0
Total 359 $26.3M $26.3M $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 64%
Yield (non-ED) 21%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 64% 64% 64%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 17%
SAT Range 1230 – 1340
SAT Math Range 610 – 660
SAT RW Range 620 – 680