University of North Carolina at Asheville Overview

University of North Carolina at Asheville is a public institution located in Asheville, North Carolina. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

What Is University of North Carolina at Asheville Known For?

• Students at UNCA have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 3%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
• The highest award offered at UNCA is the master's degree.
• In <nil>, 73% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from UNCA makes roughly $44,906 a year. This is 10% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is University of North Carolina at Asheville?

Contact details for UNCA are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	One University Heights, Asheville, NC 28804-8510
Phone:	828-251-6600
Website:	www.unca.edu

How Do I Get Into UNCA?

You can apply to UNCA online at: https://www.unca.edu/admission/apply/

Admission Requirements for UNCA

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Required
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Required
Recommendations	Required
SAT or ACT Scores	Considered but not required
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UNCA?

With an acceptance rate of 82%, UNCA may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 34% of accepted students are men and 66% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 77%, and the acceptance rate for women is 84%.

Average Test Scores

About 17% of students accepted to UNCA submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 580 and 690. Math scores were between 550 and 640.

UNCA received ACT scores from 33% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 30. Math scores were between 19 and 26. Composite scores were between 22 and 29.

Can I Afford University of North Carolina at Asheville?

The overall average net price of UNCA is $28,482. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At UNCA, approximately 50% of students took out student loans averaging $6,143 a year. That adds up to $24,572 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UNCA is 2.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of North Carolina at Asheville Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,233 undergraduate students at UNCA, with 2,805 being full-time and 428 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,805 full-time undergraduates at UNCA, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of North Carolina at Asheville students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	45
Black or African American	148
Hispanic or Latino	246
White	2,049
International Students	34
Other Races/Ethnicities	283

Geographic Diversity

North Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at University of North Carolina at Asheville. At this time, 24 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 17 countries are represented at UNCA. The most popular countries sending students to the school are United Kingdom, Ecuador, and Albania.

Online Learning at University of North Carolina at Asheville

In 2020-2021, 390 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UNCA has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of UNCA

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of North Carolina at Asheville was 168.4%. This is the #311 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UNCA regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Caroline Culler (User:Wgreaves) under License

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