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Acceptance Rate 64.24%
Yield 21.02%
SAT Score 1,280
ACT Score 27
Applicants 20,393

UNCW Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 64.24% at University of North Carolina Wilmington. Total 20,393 students applied and 13,101 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,280 and the average ACT score is 27.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$80
Graduate Application Fees$75
Admission Informationwww.uncw.edu/admissions/
Online Applicationwww.uncw.edu/admissions/apply.html
Acceptance Rate64.24%
Average Test Scores1,280 SAT / 27 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 64.24%. A total of 20,393 students (6,787 men and 13,602 women) have applied to and 13,101 (4,100 men and 9,000 women) students admitted to University of North Carolina Wilmington.
Among them, 951 male and 1,803 female students have enrolled into UNCW and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 21.02%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at UNCW
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants20,3936,78713,60200
Admitted13,1014,1009,00000
Enrolled2,7549511,80300
Acceptance Rate 64.24% 60.41% 66.17% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 21.02% 23.20% 20.03% - -
[Chart] University of North Carolina Wilmington Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At UNCW, 138 applicants (5% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 342 applicants (12%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,280 at UNCW. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,340 and 25th percentile score is 1,230.
The average ACT score is 27 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 29 and the 25th percentile score is 24.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at UNCW. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of UNCW with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at UNCW
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total123012801340
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing620650680
Math610630660
ACT Composite242729
Math232527
English232630
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

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

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