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Acceptance Rate 15.34%
Yield 45.45%
SAT Score 1,480
ACT Score 31
Applicants 66,535

UNC Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 15.34% at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Total 66,535 students applied and 10,209 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,480 and the average ACT score is 31.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$85
Graduate Application Fees$95
Admission Informationhttps://www.admissions.unc.edu/
Online Applicationhttps://www.admissions.unc.edu/Apply
Acceptance Rate15.34%
Average Test Scores1,480 SAT / 31 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 15.34%. A total of 66,535 students (27,893 men and 38,632 women) have applied to and 10,209 (4,256 men and 5,953 women) students admitted to University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Among them, 1,752 male and 2,888 female students have enrolled into UNC and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 45.45%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at UNC
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants66,53527,89338,63200
Admitted10,2094,2565,95300
Enrolled4,6401,7522,88800
Acceptance Rate 15.34% 15.26% 15.41% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 45.45% 41.17% 48.51% - -
[Chart] University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At UNC, 1,320 applicants (28% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 1,896 applicants (41%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,480 at UNC. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,530 and 25th percentile score is 1,390.
The average ACT score is 31 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 34 and the 25th percentile score is 28.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at UNC. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of UNC with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at UNC
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total139014801530
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing690730750
Math700750780
ACT Composite283134
Math262933
English273335
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School Record, Recommendations, English Proficiency Test, Personal statement or essay.
In addition, 7 item(s) are considered for admission - High School GPA, High School Rank, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Formal Demonstration of Competencies, Admission Test Scores, Work experience, Legacy status.
Application Requirements for UNC
High School GPA✓
High School Rank✓
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✓
Recommendations✔
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✓
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✔
Legacy status✓
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at UNC

The calendar system at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is Semester. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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