University of North Carolina at Pembroke

University of North Carolina at Pembroke incoming freshman academic profile

Average high school GPA

3.432025-26 · CollegeData source

SAT composite middle score

9152025-26 CDS · Source

ACT composite middle score

162025-26 CDS · Source

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

Reporting year unavailable financial-aid profile · CollegeData source

Average freshman need met

Not reported

Average undergraduate need met

Not reported

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.

University of North Carolina at Pembroke 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 Pembroke?

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 Pembroke's net price calculator for a personal estimate, and the federal aid estimator for federal aid.

Graduation, earnings & student debt

6-year graduation

43.7%Fall 2019 / 2019–20 entering cohort

First-year retention

71.6%Fall 2023 entering cohort; return in fall 2024

Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry

$48,0292011–12 and 2012–13 entering cohorts; earnings in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars

Median federal debt

$21,082Federal fiscal years 2024 and 2025, pooled

Historical group figures, not individual predictions. Debt excludes private and Parent PLUS loans. Source: College Scorecard (ID 199281).

Colleges with acceptance rates similar to University of North Carolina at Pembroke

University of North Carolina at Pembroke accepts about 97% of applicants. These colleges have the closest reported acceptance rates.

• Bellin College · Green Bay, WI97% acceptance
• Bluefield State University · Bluefield, WV97% acceptance
• California State University-East Bay · Hayward, CA97% acceptance
• California State University-Monterey Bay · Seaside, CA97% acceptance
• Greenville University · Greenville, IL97% acceptance
• Hilbert College · Hamburg, NY97% acceptance
• Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development · Santa Fe, NM97% acceptance
• Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale · Fort Lauderdale, FL97% acceptance
• La Salle University · Philadelphia, PA97% acceptance
• Lesley University · Cambridge, MA97% acceptance

Colleges with merit aid similar to University of North Carolina at Pembroke

University of North Carolina at Pembroke reports average merit aid of $1,101 per year. These colleges report the closest average non-need-based awards.

• Wichita State University · Wichita, KS$1,090 avg merit aid / yr
• Kennesaw State University · Kennesaw, GA$1,070 avg merit aid / yr
• California State University-Sacramento · Sacramento, CA$1,012.5 avg merit aid / yr
• Bowdoin College · Brunswick, ME$1,000 avg merit aid / yr
• California State Polytechnic University-Pomona · Pomona, CA$1,304 avg merit aid / yr
• Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi · Corpus Christi, TX$1,393 avg merit aid / yr
• Fitchburg State University · Fitchburg, MA$1,427 avg merit aid / yr
• University of Wisconsin-Green Bay · Green Bay, WI$1,484 avg merit aid / yr
• Montana State University Billings · Billings, MT$1,768 avg merit aid / yr
• University of Nevada-Reno · Reno, NV$1,804 avg merit aid / yr