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Acceptance Rate 79.60%
Yield 24.49%
SAT Score 1,250
ACT Score 25
Applicants 23,887

UNC Charlotte Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 79.6% at University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Total 23,887 students applied and 19,015 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,250 and the average ACT score is 25.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$75
Graduate Application Fees$75
Admission Informationhttps://admissions.charlotte.edu/
Online Applicationhttps://admissions.charlotte.edu/apply
Acceptance Rate79.60%
Average Test Scores1,250 SAT / 25 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 79.60%. A total of 23,887 students (10,408 men and 13,465 women) have applied to and 19,015 (8,130 men and 10,875 women) students admitted to University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Among them, 2,286 male and 2,367 female students have enrolled into UNC Charlotte and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 24.49%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at UNC Charlotte
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants23,88710,40813,46500
Admitted19,0158,13010,87500
Enrolled4,6572,2862,36700
Acceptance Rate 79.60% 78.11% 80.76% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 24.49% 28.12% 21.77% - -
[Chart] University of North Carolina at Charlotte Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At UNC Charlotte, 714 applicants (15% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 1,170 applicants (25%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,250 at UNC Charlotte. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,330 and 25th percentile score is 1,140.
The average ACT score is 25 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 28 and the 25th percentile score is 21.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at UNC Charlotte. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of UNC Charlotte with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at UNC Charlotte
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total114012501330
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing570620660
Math570630670
ACT Composite212528
Math202527
English202327
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to University of North Carolina at Charlotte, applicants require to submit 5 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test, Personal statement or essay.
In addition, 4 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Recommendations, Admission Test Scores, Work experience.
Application Requirements for UNC Charlotte
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 Charlotte

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