University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Admissions

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 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has an acceptance rate of 17% . Of those admitted, 46% go on to enroll. The application fee is $85 .

Undergraduate Admissions

  • Application Fee: $85
  • Number of Applicants: 56,341
  • Percent Admitted: 17%
  • Percent Admitted who Enrolled: 46%
 TotalMaleFemale
Number of applicants 56,341 23,412 32,929
Percent admitted17%17%18%
Percent admitted who enrolled46%43%48%

Admissions Selectivity: Most Selective

This institution admits less than 25% of its applicants.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Admissions Considerations

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Secondary School GPA  ✔
Secondary School Record✔   
Recommendations✔   
Admissions Test Scores (SAT/ACT)   ✔
TOEFL (if applicable)✔   

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Test Scores

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill SAT Scores

SAT Range1350 – 1530
SAT Average1440
SAT 25th Percentile1350
SAT 75th Percentile1530

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ACT Scores

ACT Range30 – 34
ACT Average32
ACT 25th Percentile30
ACT 75th Percentile34

*The test score range represents the median 50% of reported scores (between the 25th and 75th percentile) of admitted students.

Test Score Competitiveness: Most Competitive

This institution’s average test score of admitted students is between the 75th and 100th percentile nationally.

The data on this website is sourced as public domain data from the most recent survey year of the National Center for Education Statistics’ College Navigator tool. That tool can be found at this link: https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/. MyCollegeSelection encourages students to explore multiple resources as part of the research process in selecting the college of their dreams.