Wilmington, NC · CDS 2025–2026 · City: Midsize · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting
| Total all undergraduates | 16,131 | |
| Total all graduate | 3,764 | |
| Grand total all students | 19,895 |
| Total applicants | 22,358 | |
| Total admitted | 14,472 | |
| Total enrolled | 3,109 | |
| Overall admit rate | 64.7% | |
| Admit rate — women | 66.7% | |
| Admit rate — men | 60.6% | |
| Yield rate | 21.5% |
| Offers Early Decision plan? | No | |
| ED closing date | — | — |
| ED notification date | — | — |
| # admitted under ED plan | — | — |
| Offers Early Action plan? | Yes | |
| EA closing date | 11/01 | |
| EA notification date | 01/20 | |
| Restrictive Early Action? | No |
| % submitting SAT | 6.9% | |
| % submitting ACT | 12.6% | |
| SAT EBRW 25th %ile | 630 | |
| SAT EBRW 75th %ile | 690 | |
| SAT Math 25th %ile | 610 | |
| SAT Math 75th %ile | 680 | |
| ACT Comp 25th %ile | 24 | |
| ACT Comp 75th %ile | 29 | |
| % in top 10% of HS class | 18.6% | |
| % in top 25% of HS class | 51.2% |
| Tuition — in-state | $4,443 | |
| Tuition — out-of-state | $22,597 | |
| Required fees | $2,823 | |
| Room and board | $15,406 | |
| Total cost — in-state | $22,672 | |
| Total cost — out-of-state | $40,826 |
| Avg need-based grant | $9,740 | |
| Avg % of need met | 52.0% | |
| % with 100% of need met | — | — |
| Avg merit grant (no need) | $3,056 | |
| Avg loan debt at graduation | $18,786 |
| # offered place on waitlist | 1,897 | |
| # admitted from waitlist | 4 | |
| Waitlist admit rate | — | — |
| Transfer applicants (total) | 3,755 | |
| Transfer admit rate | 91.0% |
| Student-faculty ratio | — | — |
| % faculty full-time | 59.0% |
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) | 64.2% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| Average net price (public) | $20,109 | Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| Average net price (private) | — | — |
| Completion rate (200% of expected time) | 73.9% | 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) | 65.7% | 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 | 86.7% | 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 | $61,925 | Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars |
| % receiving a Pell Grant | 24.4% | 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 | 37.0% | Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS) |
| Paid in full | 11.3% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Making progress | 29.6% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Not making progress | 25.5% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Discharged | 0.6% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Defaulted | 3.3% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| % part-time | 13.0% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % white | 78.8% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Black | 4.1% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Hispanic/Latino | 9.1% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Asian | 2.0% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.5% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.2% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % two or more races | 3.4% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % nonresident/international | 1.0% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % race/ethnicity unknown | 0.9% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % women | 53.3% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % men | 46.7% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % white | 70.8% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Black | 4.4% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Hispanic/Latino | 4.2% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Asian | 3.7% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.5% | 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 | 12.5% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % race/ethnicity unknown | 2.2% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.
| Health Professions And Related Programs | 24.2% |
| Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services | 20.0% |
| Psychology | 7.5% |
| Biological And Biomedical Sciences | 6.8% |
| Social Sciences | 5.8% |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies | 5.7% |
| Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services | 4.7% |
| Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs | 4.5% |