38.0% / 6.6%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications66,535
Overall admit rate15.3%
In-state admit rate38.0%
Out-of-state admit rate6.6%
Enrolled4,640 · 45.5% yield
Admitted from waitlist295 of 6,120
Very important factorsGPA, Application essay, Character, Rigor of HS record
Important factorsGeography, Recs, State residency, Talent
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
$7,020
in-state tuition
out-of-state $43,152
Tuition (in-state)$7,020
Tuition (out-of-state)$43,152
Fees$2,076
Room & board$15,038
Books$622
Avg need-based grant$19,921
% need met100.0%
Avg debt at graduation$20,382
#3
Princeton Review
Best Value Colleges for Students With No Demonstrated Need (Public)
SourceListRankYr
Princeton ReviewBest Value Colleges for Students With No Demonstrated Need (Public)#326
Princeton ReviewBest Value Colleges (Public Schools)#426
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Nursing Programs#426
U.S. News & World ReportTop Public National Universities#426
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Universities#2626
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Programs#3026
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#3526
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R1 Research University
Carnegie Classification
131 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR1 Research University131
Athletic conferenceAtlantic Coast Conference17
Athletic divisionNCAA D1-FBS95
Institutional controlPublic college153
Geographic groupingNorth Carolina colleges12
ForbesNew Public Ivy—
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
$85
application fee
waivable
Regular decisionJan 15 → Mar 31 → May 1
Early actionOct 15 → Jan 31
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyConsidered but not required
HS units required4 Eng, 4 Math, 3 Sci, 1 SciLab, 0 FL, 2 SS
Admissions URLhttps://admissions.unc.edu/apply/
Admissions emailunchelp@admissions.unc.edu
Admissions phone919-962-2211
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
University of Virg…
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
University of Virginia VA · Public16.8%1470—
Duke University NC · Private (nonprofit)5.2%15506K
Georgetown University DC · Private (nonprofit)13.5%14807K
Vanderbilt University TN · Private (nonprofit)5.4%15307K
Wake Forest University NC · Private (nonprofit)21.6%14505K
University of Michigan MI · Public16.4%147035K
Emory University GA · Private (nonprofit)10.3%15107K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.