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University of North Carolina at Charlotte Overview

Located in Charlotte, North Carolina, University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a public institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is University of North Carolina at Charlotte Known For?

6,019 Undergraduate Awards
$30,517 Avg Cost After Aid
80% Acceptance Rate
  • The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at UNC Charlotte.
  • For the 2021-2022 academic year, 71% of the faculty were full-time.
  • After graduation, UNC Charlotte bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $54,580 a year. That's about 34% more than their peers at other schools.

Where Is University of North Carolina at Charlotte?

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Contact details for UNC Charlotte are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 9201 University City Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28223-0001
Phone: 704-687-2000
Website: www.charlotte.edu

How Do I Get Into UNC Charlotte?

You can apply to UNC Charlotte online at: https://admissions.charlotte.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for UNC Charlotte

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 1
Recommendations 5
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into UNC Charlotte?

80% Acceptance Rate
57% Of Accepted Are Women
31% Submit SAT Scores
UNC Charlotte has an acceptance rate of 80%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 43% of accepted students are men and 57% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 78%, and the acceptance rate for women is 81%.

Average Test Scores

About 31% of students accepted to UNC Charlotte submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 540 and 640. Math scores were between 530 and 650.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for University of North Carolina at Charlotte  ( 540 to 640 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for University of North Carolina at Charlotte  ( 530 to 650 )
200
800
UNC Charlotte received ACT scores from 45% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 26. Math scores were between 19 and 0. Composite scores were between 20 and 27.

ACT English Scores for University of North Carolina at Charlotte  ( 19 to 26 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for University of North Carolina at Charlotte  ( 20 to 27 )
1
36

Can I Afford University of North Carolina at Charlotte?

$30,517 Net Price
50% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of UNC Charlotte is $30,517. 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 Charlotte, approximately 50% of students took out student loans averaging $7,202 a year. That adds up to $28,808 over four years for those students.

University of North Carolina at Charlotte Undergraduate Student Diversity

20,654 Full-Time Undergraduates
48% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 24,116 undergraduate students at UNC Charlotte, with 20,654 being full-time and 3,462 being part-time.

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There are also 6,332 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 20,654 full-time undergraduates at UNC Charlotte, 52% are male and 48% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 1,944
Black or African American 3,293
Hispanic or Latino 2,619
White 10,925
International Students 443
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,430

Geographic Diversity

North Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at University of North Carolina at Charlotte. At this time, 29 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 102 countries are represented at UNC Charlotte. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

3,111 Took All Classes Online
16,677 Took At Least One Class Online
There are 24 bachelor’s degree and 51 master’s degree programs available online at UNC Charlotte. In 2022-2023, 16,677 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

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This school is the 3rd most popular in North Carolina for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of UNC Charlotte majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Business, Management & Marketing 6%
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services 26%
Criminology 86%
Curriculum & Instruction 70%
Educational/Instructional Technology 13%
Elementary Education 22%
General Business Administration and Management 10%
General Educational Leadership & Administration 22%
General Special Education 19%
Mathematics Education 78%
Medical Informatics 40%
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies 18%
Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions 36%
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 18%
Other Special Education & Teaching 37%
Public Administration & Social Service 6%
Reading Teacher Education 37%
Social Work 11%
Teacher Development & Methodology 2%
Urban Education & Leadership 47%

University of North Carolina at Charlotte Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Computer Science 593 0 191 0 784
Teacher Education Grade Specific 143 354 107 0 604
Business Administration & Management 230 3 175 15 423
General Psychology 396 2 7 0 405
Health & Medical Administrative Services 354 0 29 0 383
Finance & Financial Management 380 0 0 0 380
Communication & Media Studies 311 0 10 0 321
General Biology 267 8 9 7 291
Criminal Justice & Corrections 246 0 14 0 260
Nursing 140 7 88 1 236
Marketing 220 0 0 0 220
Mechanical Engineering 175 2 28 14 219
Accounting 171 0 41 0 212
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 183 0 0 0 183
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 50 47 85 0 182
Political Science & Government 180 0 0 0 180
Social Work 78 0 96 0 174
Educational Administration 0 66 92 7 165
Computer Information Systems 79 7 41 21 148
General English Literature 117 6 25 0 148
Civil Engineering 110 0 17 5 132
Electrical Engineering 103 0 18 8 129
Sociology 107 0 9 0 116
Special Education 44 35 29 6 114
History 94 0 18 0 112
Student Counseling 0 24 66 8 98
Allied Health Professions 72 0 24 0 96
Public Health 58 0 30 8 96
Fine & Studio Arts 91 0 0 0 91
Romance Languages 84 0 6 0 90
Geological & Earth Sciences 70 0 9 0 79
Computer Engineering 75 0 1 0 76
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 55 16 71
Mathematics 64 0 5 0 69
Engineering Technology (Other) 63 0 4 0 67
Geography & Cartography 43 5 5 3 56
Mechanical Engineering Technology 54 0 0 0 54
International Studies 53 0 0 0 53
Entrepreneurial Studies 0 5 44 0 49
Anthropology 38 0 9 0 47
Instructional Media Design 0 27 19 0 46
Information Technology 0 0 45 0 45
Applied Mathematics 0 0 39 4 43
Economics 20 1 21 0 42
Architectural Sciences & Technology 0 0 40 0 40
Business/Managerial Economics 39 0 0 0 39
International Business 38 0 0 0 38
General Architecture 37 0 0 0 37
Physics 16 0 15 6 37
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 9 27 0 36
Medical Illustration & Informatics 0 23 12 0 35
Chemistry 29 0 4 0 33
East Asian Languages 32 0 0 0 32
Public Administration 0 3 29 0 32
Philosophy 23 1 6 0 30
Systems Engineering 27 0 0 0 27
Electronics Engineering Technology 26 0 0 0 26
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 0 26 0 26
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 0 6 15 3 24
Religious Studies 15 0 9 0 24
Drama & Theater Arts 24 0 0 0 24
Other Statistics 23 0 0 0 23
Music 21 0 0 0 21
Civil Engineering Technology 20 0 0 0 20
Gerontology 0 17 2 0 19
Real Estate 0 0 17 0 17
Ethnic Studies 11 6 0 0 17
Germanic Languages 17 0 0 0 17
Health & Physical Education 14 0 0 0 14
Design & Applied Arts 14 0 0 0 14
Urban & Regional Planning 0 0 12 0 12
Engineering-Related Fields 0 0 12 0 12
Area Studies 7 0 5 0 12
Child Development & Psychology 0 0 0 12 12
Educational Assessment 0 6 0 5 11
Sustainability Science 0 0 0 11 11
Dance 11 0 0 0 11
Construction Engineering 0 0 10 0 10
Mathematics & Computer Science 10 0 0 0 10
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 0 9 0 0 9
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 9 0 0 0 9
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 0 7 0 7
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 0 7 7
Other Physical Science 0 0 0 7 7
Criminology 0 7 0 0 7
Other Business, Management & Marketing 0 6 0 0 6
Other Engineering 0 0 5 0 5
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 0 5 0 5
Public Policy 0 0 0 4 4
Other Computer & Information Sciences 0 3 0 0 3
General Social Sciences 0 2 0 0 2
Biotechnology 0 1 0 0 1
Energy Systems Technologies 0 1 0 0 1
General Engineering 0 0 1 0 1
Other Education 0 0 0 0 0
Writing Studies 0 0 0 0 0
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) 0 0 0 0 0
Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 6,019 699 1,770 178 8,666

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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