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University of North Carolina

Students from 37 states, and 77% from North Carolina.

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#2
Path32 admissions rank, 2026
#7 in 2025
1,179
applications, 2025-26
for 81 seats
7.5%
offered a seat
median school 10.8%
3.81
average overall GPA
DAT AA 460 (22)
2025-26 admissions cycle

From application to first day

Each bar is drawn to scale against applications received.

Applications received1,179
Examined by committee240
Offered a seat89
Enrolled81

Applicants per seat

14.6 applicants per seat in 2025 (10.3 in 2000), below the median school's 17.7.

0102030200020052010201520202025Median14.6
UNCMedian school

Acceptance rate

7.5% of applicants were offered a seat in 2025, more selective than the median school (10.8%). It was 8.0% in 2011.

0%5%10%15%2011201520202025Median7.5%
UNCMedian school

Average overall GPA

Average overall GPA of 3.81 in 2025, up from 3.44 in 2000. The median school is at 3.71.

3.203.403.603.804.00200020052010201520202025Median3.81
UNCMedian school

DAT standing among schools

In 2025, its entering class out-scored 78% of other schools on the DAT Academic Average.

0255075100200020052010201520202025Middle78

Percent of other schools with a lower DAT Academic Average that year. Ranking within each year keeps the 2025 move to a 200–600 scale comparable.

Tuition, 2025-26

What UNC costs

Four years of tuition and mandatory fees for in-state students: $222,791, or $359,421 out-of-state. That ranks #53 most expensive of 69 schools for in-state students and #48 out-of-state. Living expenses are not included.

Year by year

Tuition and mandatory fees for each year of the program, 2025-26.

YearTuition, in-stateTuition, out-of-stateFees
1st$40,882$74,966$18,661
2nd$44,742$77,866$14,424
3rd$44,622$85,598$11,141
4th$37,822$66,268$10,497
Total$222,791$359,421incl. fees

72% of the 2025-26 first-year class are North Carolina residents.

First-year tuition and fees

In-state cost is up 42% since 2014-15. Hover a year for the numbers.

$0K$25K$50K$75K$100K201420202025Median$80K$46K
In-stateOut-of-stateMedian school, in-state

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First-year class, 2025-26

Who's in the class

81 first-year students: 60.5% women (all U.S. schools: 59.5%). The largest groups are White (59.3%) and Asian (21.0%).

UNC59%21%
All U.S. schools44%26%10%
WhiteAsianHispanicBlackTwo or more racesAmerican Indian, Alaska Native, Pacific IslanderU.S. nonresidentUnknown

Women in the class

Share of first-year students who are women, 2000–2025.

0%25%50%75%100%200020052010201520202025All60%
UNCAll schools

How the mix has changed

Share of first-year students who are White, Asian, Hispanic or Black. Hover a year for counts.

0%25%50%75%100%200020052010201520202025
WhiteAsianHispanicBlack
Home states, 2016–2025

Where UNC's students come from

812 matriculants from 37 states and territories. 77% were North Carolina residents.

North Carolina1–45–1920–4950–199200+
  1. North Carolina62577%
  2. Florida313.8%
  3. Virginia222.7%
  4. Georgia212.6%
  5. Utah121.5%
  6. New York101.2%
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