94.5% / 78.7%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications14,499
Overall admit rate86.0%
In-state admit rate94.5%
Out-of-state admit rate78.7%
Enrolled490 · 3.9% yield
Admitted from waitlist0 of 0
Very important factorsGPA, Application essay, Class rank, Recs, Rigor of HS record, Test scores
Important factorsCharacter, Extracurriculars, Talent
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
$4,122
in-state tuition
out-of-state $21,470
Tuition (in-state)$4,122
Tuition (out-of-state)$21,470
Fees$3,529
Room & board$14,246
Books$1,000
Avg need-based grant$11,539
% need met56.0%
Avg debt at graduation$24,555
#78
U.S. News & World Report
Top Performers on Social Mobility — National Liberal Arts Colleges
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportTop Performers on Social Mobility — National Liberal Arts Colleges#7826
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Liberal Arts Colleges#13526
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#55126
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Liberal Arts College
Carnegie Classification
114 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationLiberal Arts College114
Athletic conferenceBig South Conference2
Athletic divisionNCAA D142
Institutional controlPublic college153
Geographic groupingNorth Carolina colleges12
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
$75
application fee
waivable
Regular decision8/1 → 12/15 → 5/1
Rolling admissionsYes
Early action11/1 → Rolling, starting 11/1
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyRequired for some
HS units required4 Eng, 4 Math, 3 Sci, 1 SciLab, 2 SS
Admissions URLhttps://unca.edu/admission/apply/
Admissions emailadmissions@unca.edu
Admissions phone828-251-6481
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Appalachian State …
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Appalachian State University NC · Public93.9%119019K
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NC · Public15.3%147021K
University of North Carolina Wilmington NC · Public64.7%130116K
Elon University NC · Private (nonprofit)63.3%12706K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.