Boone, NC · CDS 2025–2026 · Town: Distant · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting
| Total all undergraduates | 19,732 | |
| Total all graduate | 2,066 | |
| Grand total all students | 21,798 |
| Total applicants | 22,184 | |
| Total admitted | 20,827 | |
| Total enrolled | 3,993 | |
| Overall admit rate | 93.9% | |
| Admit rate — women | 94.6% | |
| Admit rate — men | 92.9% | |
| Yield rate | 19.2% |
| Offers Early Decision plan? | No | |
| ED closing date | — | — |
| ED notification date | — | — |
| # admitted under ED plan | — | — |
| Offers Early Action plan? | No | |
| EA closing date | — | — |
| EA notification date | — | — |
| Restrictive Early Action? | — | — |
| % submitting SAT | 7.0% | |
| % submitting ACT | 20.0% | |
| SAT EBRW 25th %ile | 560 | |
| SAT EBRW 75th %ile | 660 | |
| SAT Math 25th %ile | 540 | |
| SAT Math 75th %ile | 630 | |
| ACT Comp 25th %ile | 20 | |
| ACT Comp 75th %ile | 27 | |
| % in top 10% of HS class | 9.0% | |
| % in top 25% of HS class | 30.0% |
| Tuition — in-state | — | — |
| Tuition — out-of-state | — | — |
| Required fees | — | — |
| Room and board | — | — |
| Total cost — in-state | — | — |
| Total cost — out-of-state | — | — |
| Avg need-based grant | $11,203 | |
| Avg % of need met | 53.0% | |
| % with 100% of need met | — | — |
| Avg merit grant (no need) | $2,559 | |
| Avg loan debt at graduation | $18,565 |
| # offered place on waitlist | 446 | |
| # admitted from waitlist | 129 | |
| Waitlist admit rate | 58.1% | |
| Transfer applicants (total) | 3,415 | |
| Transfer admit rate | 90.6% |
| Student-faculty ratio | 16:1 | |
| % faculty full-time | 73.8% |
Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.
| Admit rate (Scorecard) | 90.1% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| Average net price (public) | $16,836 | Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| Average net price (private) | — | — |
| Completion rate (200% of expected time) | 75.2% | Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200) |
| Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time) | 66.8% | Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS) |
| First-year retention rate | 84.5% | Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT) |
| Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing | $54,010 | Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars |
| % receiving a Pell Grant | 26.2% | Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS) |
| % receiving a federal loan | 37.3% | Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS) |
| Paid in full | 12.1% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Making progress | 33.5% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Not making progress | 24.2% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Discharged | 0.3% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Defaulted | 3.1% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| % part-time | 6.9% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % white | 78.5% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Black | 3.1% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Hispanic/Latino | 9.4% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Asian | 1.7% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.1% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.0% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % two or more races | 4.8% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % nonresident/international | 0.5% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % race/ethnicity unknown | 1.8% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % women | 51.3% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % men | 48.7% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % white | 83.4% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Black | 2.5% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Hispanic/Latino | 0.9% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Asian | 5.2% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.1% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.0% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % two or more races | 1.8% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % nonresident/international | 5.2% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % race/ethnicity unknown | 1.0% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.
| Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services | 24.4% |
| Biological And Biomedical Sciences | 10.3% |
| Psychology | 8.9% |
| Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs | 7.2% |
| Education | 7.2% |
| Health Professions And Related Programs | 7.0% |
| Visual And Performing Arts | 5.4% |
| Social Sciences | 4.0% |