Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Wilmington, NC
Population 250,000
Map of the United States

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 3.2%

Racial/Ethnic

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

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
University of North Carolina Wilmington 3,879 34% / 66% 2% $64,090 73 94%
Engineering 13 85% / 15% 0% $96,089 97
Computer Graphics 16 38% / 62% 12% $86,574 93
Computer Science 100 +2 84% / 16% 3% $101,753 98 96%
Cybersecurity 37 +1 89% / 11% 0% $89,572 94
Information Technology 28 89% / 11% 7% $72,915 83 100%
Chemistry 37 46% / 54% 0% $62,888 71 98%
Geosciences 13 +2 62% / 38% 0% $52,967 48 100%
Mathematics 27 81% / 19% 33% $56,215 57 93%
Oceanography 10 30% / 70% 0% $52,967 48 100%
Physics 6 83% / 17% 0% $69,564 80
Statistics 6 +3 67% / 33% 0% $84,157 91
Biochemistry 2 +1 0% / 100% 0%
Biology 174 +2 30% / 70% 1% $59,721 64 95%
Environmental Science 91 +5 37% / 63% 0% $46,816 30 97%
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography 90 +1 34% / 66% 1% $43,887 22 90%
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 174 +2 37% / 63% 1% $47,110 31 95%
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences 32 22% / 78% 0% $79,234 88 98%
Nursing 740 10% / 90% 0% $82,877 91 96%
Physical Fitness Parks Recreation and Leisure 16 56% / 44% 0% $47,110 31 95%
Public Health 95 12% / 88% 0% $55,572 55 85%
Public Health Education and Promotion $55,572 55 85%
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist 47 13% / 87% 0% $63,440 71
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy 29 10% / 90% 0% $47,659 32 87%
Business Management and Administration 776 +1 59% / 41% 3% $77,516 87 94%
Economics 12 58% / 42% 0% $71,364 82
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management 32 38% / 62% 0% $45,853 27 98%
Anthropology 20 20% / 80% 0% $38,879 11 84%
Creative Writing 41 27% / 73% 0% $42,176 17 93%
English 49 +2 18% / 82% 2% $51,018 42 92%
French 4 +1 50% / 50% 0% $48,745 36 92%
Geography 6 +1 83% / 17% 0% $55,235 54
History 31 +3 55% / 45% 0% $44,392 23 98%
Intercultural and International Studies 31 +2 32% / 68% 0% $45,517 26 91%
Interdisciplinary Studies 31 39% / 61% 0% $49,891 39
Philosophy and Religious Studies 10 +2 30% / 70% 0% $42,399 18 86%
Political Science 44 +1 43% / 57% 2% $58,168 61 100%
Psychology 293 +1 16% / 84% 2% $48,353 34 94%
Social Work 68 10% / 90% 0% $50,038 40 89%
Sociology 25 +3 24% / 76% 8% $49,133 37 92%
Spanish 16 +8 38% / 62% 0% $48,745 36 92%
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 177 +2 31% / 69% 2% $55,256 54 95%
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities 5 0% / 100% 0% $53,729 50 92%
Elementary Education 114 0% / 100% 0% $47,265 31 93%
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching 9 33% / 67% 0% $47,265 31 93%
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching 4 0% / 100% 0% $47,265 31 93%
Special Education and Teaching 3 33% / 67% 0% $53,729 50 92%
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 5 +2 20% / 80% 0% $35,419 7 86%
Film Production 93 +4 47% / 53% 0% $35,929 8 93%
Fine/Studio Arts 44 +3 14% / 86% 0% $35,419 7 87%
Music 6 50% / 50% 17% $38,885 11
Music Education 3 33% / 67% 0% $50,294 40
Theater 26 +2 38% / 62% 0% $28,612 3 91%
Criminology 118 +4 30% / 70% 0% $50,381 41 93%

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 73th

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/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Health Sciences 29.2% 1,133 16% / 84% 0% $72,779 83 95%
Humanities & Social Sciences 21.8% 846 25% / 75% 1% $49,892 39 93%
Business & Economics 21.1% 820 58% / 42% 3% $76,190 86 94%
Agriculture & Food Science 4.7% 181 36% / 64% 1% $45,360 26 94%
Computer Science 4.7% 181 82% / 18% 4% $93,460 96 97%
Arts 4.6% 177 37% / 63% 1% $35,057 7 91%
Life & Natural Sciences 4.5% 176 30% / 70% 1% $59,721 64 95%
Education 3.5% 135 3% / 97% 0% $47,648 32 93%
Professional 3.0% 118 30% / 70% 0% $50,381 41 93%
Physical Sciences & Math 2.6% 99 60% / 40% 9% $60,457 66 97%
Engineering 0.3% 13 85% / 15% 0% $96,089 97

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 #196
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.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 42%
Yield (Unbound) 21%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 42% 42% 42%

Standardized Tests

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