University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill incoming freshman academic profile

Average high school GPA

4.472025-26 CDS · Source

SAT composite middle score

Not reported

ACT composite middle score

Not reported

Average GPA of enrolled freshmen (scale may be weighted or unweighted). SAT/ACT are median scores of students who submitted them — not scholarship cutoffs.

Freshman financial need & merit gifts

2024-25 financial-aid profile · CollegeData source

Average freshman need met

100%

Average undergraduate need met

100%

These groups use different denominators and should not be added together. Need met is an average share of assessed financial need—not a share of tuition or an aid guarantee. The source’s detailed aid table reports 2024-25, although its general page note says 2025-26.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill net price by family income

Historical average cost after all grants and scholarships — not need-based aid eligibility. 2024–25 academic year.

Families earning $150,000+ should not assume they'll get need-based grants; the "Over $110K" group mixes very different incomes.

At what family income does financial aid stop at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill?

There's no universal cutoff. Need-based aid depends on income, assets, family size and college rules; merit scholarships are based on grades and scores, so high income doesn't rule them out. Use University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's net price calculator for a personal estimate, and the federal aid estimator for federal aid.

Graduation, earnings & student debt

6-year graduation

91.1%Fall 2019 / 2019–20 entering cohort

First-year retention

96.6%Fall 2023 entering cohort; return in fall 2024

Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry

$81,0942011–12 and 2012–13 entering cohorts; earnings in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars

Median federal debt

$12,086Federal fiscal years 2024 and 2025, pooled

Historical group figures, not individual predictions. Debt excludes private and Parent PLUS loans. Source: College Scorecard (ID 199120).

Colleges with acceptance rates similar to University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill accepts about 17% of applicants. These colleges have the closest reported acceptance rates.

• University of Virginia-Main Campus · Charlottesville, VA17% acceptance
• Wesleyan University · Middletown, CT16% acceptance
• Denison University · Granville, OH17% acceptance
• Helene Fuld College of Nursing · New York, NY17% acceptance
• Northeastern University Oakland · Oakland, CA17% acceptance
• University of Michigan-Ann Arbor · Ann Arbor, MI16% acceptance
• Babson College · Wellesley, MA17% acceptance
• Boston College · Chestnut Hill, MA16% acceptance
• University of Miami · Coral Gables, FL18% acceptance
• Central Penn College · Summerdale, PA18% acceptance

Colleges with merit aid similar to University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill reports average merit aid of $7,233 per year. These colleges report the closest average non-need-based awards.

• Eastern Connecticut State University · Willimantic, CT$7,175 avg merit aid / yr
• Pepperdine University · Malibu, CA$7,158 avg merit aid / yr
• Oklahoma State University-Main Campus · Stillwater, OK$7,134 avg merit aid / yr
• Eastern Michigan University · Ypsilanti, MI$7,342 avg merit aid / yr
• University of Wisconsin-Madison · Madison, WI$7,397 avg merit aid / yr
• Morehead State University · Morehead, KY$7,008 avg merit aid / yr
• Utah Valley University · Orem, UT$6,983 avg merit aid / yr
• University of New Hampshire-Main Campus · Durham, NH$7,529 avg merit aid / yr
• Keene State College · Keene, NH$7,532 avg merit aid / yr
• The University of Tennessee-Knoxville · Knoxville, TN$6,872 avg merit aid / yr