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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?

3,763 Undergraduate Awards
$32,565 Avg Cost After Aid
69% Acceptance Rate
  • The highest award offered at UNCW is the doctor's degree.
  • In 2021-2022, 71% of the faculty were full-time.
  • Students who graduate from UNCW with a bachelor's degree make about $52,560 a year. That's 29% more than those who graduate from 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

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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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
49% 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 49% of students took out student loans averaging $7,895 a year. That adds up to $31,580 over four years for those students.

University of North Carolina at Wilmington Undergraduate Student Diversity

11,849 Full-Time Undergraduates
63% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 14,488 undergraduate students at UNCW, with 11,849 being full-time and 2,639 being part-time.

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There are also 3,542 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 11,849 full-time undergraduates at UNCW, 37% are male and 63% 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 208
Black or African American 462
Hispanic or Latino 903
White 9,236
International Students 242
Other Races/Ethnicities 798

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.

Online Learning at University of North Carolina at Wilmington

4,619 Took All Classes Online
12,402 Took At Least One Class Online
There are 27 bachelor’s degree and 48 master’s degree programs available online at UNCW. In 2022-2023, 12,402 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

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This school is the 6th 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 UNCW majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Business, Management & Marketing 4%
Communication & Journalism 14%
Community College Education 38%
Community Organization & Advocacy 50%
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 5%
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 9%
Forensic Science and Technology 7%
General Business Administration and Management 3%
General History 5%
Health Care Management 86%
History 5%
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 7%
Investments and Securities 60%
Nursing Practice 13%
Other Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences 8%
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods 19%
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication 71%
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies 4%
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution 7%
Public Administration & Social Service 1%
Spanish Language & Literature 20%
Teacher Development & Methodology 6%

University of North Carolina at Wilmington Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Nursing 739 8 233 15 995
Business Administration & Management 666 0 259 0 925
General Psychology 208 0 32 2 242
Teacher Education Grade Specific 132 2 88 0 222
Communication & Media Studies 210 0 0 0 210
Health & Physical Education 209 0 0 0 209
General Biology 185 0 4 0 189
Social Work 73 0 83 0 156
Public Health 120 0 0 0 120
Natural Resources Conservation 94 0 16 0 110
Criminology 100 0 0 0 100
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 87 0 8 2 97
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 0 93 0 93
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 84 0 9 0 93
Other Health Professions 52 12 26 0 90
Computer Science 86 0 0 0 86
History 62 0 18 0 80
Chemistry 43 0 25 0 68
Accounting 0 0 61 0 61
General English Literature 51 0 10 0 61
Writing Studies 33 0 27 0 60
General Education 0 4 53 0 57
Public Relations & Advertising 0 0 51 0 51
Political Science & Government 51 0 0 0 51
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 0 50 0 50
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 49 0 0 0 49
International Studies 49 0 0 0 49
Computer Information Systems 40 0 7 0 47
Romance Languages 38 0 6 0 44
Recreation Administration 44 0 0 0 44
Educational Administration 0 18 11 12 41
Geological & Earth Sciences 19 0 21 0 40
Fine & Studio Arts 38 0 0 0 38
Instructional Media Design 0 10 21 0 31
Computer Software & Applications 9 0 20 0 29
Anthropology 27 0 0 0 27
Finance & Financial Management 0 0 25 0 25
Mathematics 20 0 5 0 25
Sociology 17 0 6 0 23
Special Education 22 0 0 0 22
Public Administration 0 0 21 0 21
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 19 0 0 0 19
Other Philosophy & Religious Studies 19 0 0 0 19
Drama & Theater Arts 17 0 0 0 17
Economics 16 0 0 0 16
Geography & Cartography 6 10 0 0 16
Gerontology 0 0 14 0 14
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution 0 0 14 0 14
Security Science and Technology 0 14 0 0 14
Statistics 11 0 0 0 11
Allied Health Professions 0 0 8 0 8
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 0 7 0 7
Music 7 0 0 0 7
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 6 0 6
Physics 5 0 0 0 5
Teacher Education Subject Specific 4 0 0 0 4
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 0 0 0 3 3
Natural Resource Management 0 0 3 0 3
Germanic Languages 2 0 0 0 2
Community Organization & Advocacy 0 2 0 0 2
Information Technology 0 0 0 0 0
Educational Assessment 0 0 0 0 0
Multilingual Education 0 0 0 0 0
Other Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
Ethnic Studies 0 0 0 0 0
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 0 0 0 0 0
Marine Science 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 3,763 80 1,341 34 5,218

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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