Chapel Hill, NC · CDS 2025–2026 · City: Small · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting
| Total all undergraduates | 22,007 | |
| Total all graduate | 12,092 | |
| Grand total all students | 34,099 |
| Total applicants | 76,247 | |
| Total admitted | 12,751 | |
| Total enrolled | 5,091 | |
| Overall admit rate | 16.7% | |
| Admit rate — women | 16.7% | |
| Admit rate — men | 16.8% | |
| Yield rate | 39.9% |
| Offers Early Decision plan? | No | |
| ED closing date | — | — |
| ED notification date | — | — |
| # admitted under ED plan | — | — |
| Offers Early Action plan? | Yes | |
| EA closing date | Oct. 15 | |
| EA notification date | Jan. 31 | |
| Restrictive Early Action? | No |
| % submitting SAT | 28.0% | |
| % submitting ACT | 41.0% | |
| SAT EBRW 25th %ile | 690 | |
| SAT EBRW 75th %ile | 750 | |
| SAT Math 25th %ile | 700 | |
| SAT Math 75th %ile | 780 | |
| ACT Comp 25th %ile | 29 | |
| ACT Comp 75th %ile | 34 | |
| % in top 10% of HS class | 76.2% | |
| % in top 25% of HS class | 96.7% |
| Tuition — in-state | $7,230 | |
| Tuition — out-of-state | $47,472 | |
| Required fees | $2,129 | |
| Room and board | $15,870 | |
| Total cost — in-state | $25,229 | |
| Total cost — out-of-state | $65,471 |
| Avg need-based grant | $23,464 | |
| Avg % of need met | 100.0% | |
| % with 100% of need met | — | — |
| Avg merit grant (no need) | $5,633 | |
| Avg loan debt at graduation | — | — |
| # offered place on waitlist | 7,355 | |
| # admitted from waitlist | 2,099 | |
| Waitlist admit rate | 39.9% | |
| Transfer applicants (total) | 5,330 | |
| Transfer admit rate | 37.0% |
| Student-faculty ratio | 14:1 | |
| % faculty full-time | 79.5% |
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) | 15.3% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| Average net price (public) | $11,655 | Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| Average net price (private) | — | — |
| Completion rate (200% of expected time) | 92.2% | 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) | 89.1% | 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 | 96.9% | 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 | $81,033 | Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars |
| % receiving a Pell Grant | 20.2% | 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 | 15.7% | Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS) |
| Paid in full | 21.5% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Making progress | 34.8% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Not making progress | 16.3% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Discharged | — | — |
| Defaulted | — | — |
| % part-time | 3.1% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % white | 53.3% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Black | 7.4% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Hispanic/Latino | 9.7% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Asian | 16.0% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.3% | 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 | 5.1% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % nonresident/international | 5.6% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % race/ethnicity unknown | 2.6% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % women | 57.3% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % men | 42.7% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % white | 62.3% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Black | 7.8% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Hispanic/Latino | 6.1% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Asian | 11.2% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.2% | 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 | 2.3% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % nonresident/international | 7.1% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % race/ethnicity unknown | 3.0% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.
| Biological And Biomedical Sciences | 14.9% |
| Social Sciences | 13.8% |
| Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services | 9.3% |
| Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services | 9.1% |
| Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs | 8.9% |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 7.8% |
| Health Professions And Related Programs | 6.3% |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies | 5.5% |