University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Overview

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public institution located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The location of UNC Chapel Hill is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

What Is University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Known For?

• The student loan default rate at UNC Chapel Hill is 1%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
• The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at UNC Chapel Hill.
• For the <nil> academic year, 75% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, UNC Chapel Hill bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $67,765 a year. That's about 66% more than their peers at other schools.
• On average, it takes about 4.1 years for students from UNC Chapel Hill to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

Where Is University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill?

Contact details for UNC Chapel Hill are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	103 South Bldg Cb 9100, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
Phone:	919-962-2211
Website:	www.unc.edu

How Do I Get Into UNC Chapel Hill?

You can apply to UNC Chapel Hill online at: https://www.admissions.unc.edu/Apply

Admission Requirements for UNC Chapel Hill

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Recommended
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 UNC Chapel Hill?

If you plan to apply to UNC Chapel Hill, make sure you don't wait until the last minute to fill out your application. The school is one of the most selective in the United States and has a low acceptance rate of 20%. If you are admitted, that's something to brag about!

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 20%, and the acceptance rate for women is 21%.

Average Test Scores

About 2% of students accepted to UNC Chapel Hill submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 570 and 680. Math scores were between 570 and 700.

UNC Chapel Hill received ACT scores from 12% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 26. Math scores were between 22 and 27. Composite scores were between 22 and 27.

Can I Afford University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill?

The overall average net price of UNC Chapel Hill is $35,646. 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 UNC Chapel Hill, approximately 19% of students took out student loans averaging $6,501 a year. That adds up to $26,004 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UNC Chapel Hill is 0.9%. 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 Chapel Hill Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 19,845 undergraduate students at UNC Chapel Hill, with 18,931 being full-time and 914 being part-time.

There are also 11,796 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 18,931 full-time undergraduates at UNC Chapel Hill, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	2,395
Black or African American	1,603
Hispanic or Latino	1,824
White	10,544
International Students	1,018
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,547

Geographic Diversity

North Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. At this time, 42 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 102 countries are represented at UNC Chapel Hill. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Online Learning at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

In 2020-2021, 9,181 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 5th most popular in North Carolina for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of UNC Chapel Hill

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was 480.4%. This is the #170 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at UNC Chapel Hill 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 Marchmain05 under License

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