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University of North Carolina at Wilmington Overview

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

What Is University of North Carolina at Wilmington Known For?

3,829 Undergraduate Awards
$32,565 Avg Cost After Aid
69% Acceptance Rate
  • The highest award offered at UNCW is the doctor's degree.
  • In a recent academic period71% of the faculty were full-time.
  • After graduation, UNCW bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $54,967 a year. That's about 35% more than their peers at other schools.
  • On average, it takes about 4.2 years for students from UNCW 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 Wilmington?

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Contact details for UNCW are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 601 South College Road, Wilmington, NC 28403-5963
Phone: 910-962-3000
Website: www.uncw.edu

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How Do I Get Into UNCW?

You can apply to UNCW online at: www.uncw.edu/admissions/apply.html

Admission Requirements for UNCW

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into UNCW?

69% Acceptance Rate
67% Of Accepted Are Women
7% Submit SAT Scores
UNCW has an acceptance rate of 69%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 33% of accepted students are men and 67% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 62%, and the acceptance rate for women is 72%.

Average Test Scores

About 7% of students accepted to UNCW submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 620 and 690. Math scores were between 600 and 680.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for University of North Carolina at Wilmington  ( 620 to 690 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for University of North Carolina at Wilmington  ( 600 to 680 )
200
800
UNCW received ACT scores from 15% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 23 and 29. Math scores were between 23 and 0. Composite scores were between 24 and 29.

ACT English Scores for University of North Carolina at Wilmington  ( 23 to 29 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for University of North Carolina at Wilmington  ( 24 to 29 )
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36

Can I Afford University of North Carolina at Wilmington?

$32,565 Net Price
47% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of UNCW is $32,565. 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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UNCW, approximately 47% of students took out student loans averaging $8,040 a year. That adds up to $32,160 over four years for those students.

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University of North Carolina at Wilmington Undergraduate Student Diversity

11,989 Full-Time Undergraduates
62% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 14,650 undergraduate students at UNCW, with 11,989 being full-time and 2,661 being part-time.

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There are also 3,265 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 11,989 full-time undergraduates at UNCW, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 222
Black or African American 458
Hispanic or Latino 934
White 9,403
International Students 164
Other Races/Ethnicities 808

Geographic Diversity

North Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at University of North Carolina at Wilmington. At this time, 35 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 48 countries are represented at UNCW. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Japan, China, and India.

University of North Carolina at Wilmington Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major Basic Certificate Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Nursing 0 789 0 141 70 1,000
Business Administration & Management 0 729 21 242 0 992
General Psychology 0 261 0 26 9 296
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 143 5 56 0 204
General Biology 0 184 0 4 0 188
Communication & Media Studies 0 175 0 0 0 175
Health & Physical Education 0 165 0 0 0 165
Social Work 0 81 0 80 0 161
Criminology 0 122 0 0 0 122
Public Health 0 119 0 0 0 119
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 2 0 0 114 0 116
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 0 0 111 0 111
Natural Resources Conservation 0 95 0 16 0 111
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 0 89 0 18 0 107
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 91 0 8 3 102
Computer Science 0 96 0 0 0 96
Other Health Professions 0 45 10 24 0 79
General Education 0 0 5 63 0 68
History 0 37 0 31 0 68
General English Literature 0 49 0 13 0 62
Public Relations & Advertising 0 0 0 60 0 60
Writing Studies 3 33 4 17 0 57
Political Science & Government 0 54 0 0 0 54
Computer Information Systems 0 31 0 21 0 52
Accounting 0 0 0 50 0 50
Fine & Studio Arts 0 47 0 0 0 47
Chemistry 0 26 0 20 0 46
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 24 0 22 0 46
Computer Software & Applications 0 24 0 18 0 42
Educational Administration 0 0 7 16 19 42
Sociology 0 28 0 6 0 34
Romance Languages 0 27 0 6 0 33
Recreation Administration 0 32 0 0 0 32
Allied Health Professions 0 20 0 11 0 31
International Studies 0 30 0 0 0 30
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 29 0 0 0 29
Instructional Media Design 1 0 4 19 0 24
Other Engineering 0 23 0 0 0 23
Public Administration 0 0 0 22 0 22
Data Analytics 0 0 0 19 0 19
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 19 0 0 0 19
Other Philosophy & Religious Studies 0 18 0 0 0 18
Anthropology 0 18 0 0 0 18
Mathematics 0 11 0 5 0 16
Drama & Theater Arts 0 16 0 0 0 16
Special Education 0 12 0 0 0 12
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution 0 0 0 12 0 12
Natural Resource Management 0 0 0 10 0 10
Economics 0 9 0 0 0 9
Music 0 8 0 0 0 8
Geography & Cartography 0 3 4 0 0 7
Security Science and Technology 0 0 6 0 0 6
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 0 5 0 5
Statistics 0 5 0 0 0 5
Gerontology 0 0 0 4 0 4
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 0 0 3 0 3
Physics 0 3 0 0 0 3
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 2 0 0 0 2
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 0 0 0 0 1 1
Information Technology 0 1 0 0 0 1
Multilingual Education 0 0 1 0 0 1
Educational Assessment 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ethnic Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic Languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marine Science 0 0 0 0 0 0
Community Organization & Advocacy 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 6 3,823 67 1,293 102 5,291

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.

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