University of North Carolina Asheville
Asheville, North Carolina · Public · 2,910 undergraduates · new.unca.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
86%
of 14,499 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1015 to 1270
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$27,810Est.Estimate
$46,400 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at University of North Carolina Asheville
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
University of North Carolina Asheville uses a weighted or recalculated GPA, so its own calculation may differ slightly from yours.
Your admission chances
86% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$46,400
a year in 2027-28, from a $46,400 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1175
Send your score
Your SAT is at or above the median of freshmen who sent scores (1175).
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- If your weighted GPA is below 2.8, you must send a score.
Source: First-Year Students Admission | UNC Asheville Admission & Financial Aid · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Early Action · November 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Mar1Regular Decision · March 1, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
86%
of applicants were admitted: 12,473 of 14,499 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 11/1, hear by rolling, starting 11/1.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 6.5% of them sent SAT scores and 18% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1015 to 1270
Reading and Writing 545 to 665
Math 505 to 625
ACT composite 19 to 27
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16009.4%
- 1200 to 139931%
- 1000 to 119950%
- 800 to 9999.4%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.34
- 4.07.9%
- 3.75 to 3.9918%
- 3.50 to 3.7416%
- 3.25 to 3.4917%
- 3.00 to 3.2418%
- 2.50 to 2.9918%
- Below 2.505.8%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$27,810
a year, in state
$46,400
a year, out of state (tuition $22,950)
- Tuition (in state)$4,360
- Fees$3,740
- Food and housing$15,080
- Books and supplies$1,060
- Transportation and other$3,570
University of North Carolina Asheville published $26,268 in state for 2025-26. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$11,650
- $30,001 to $48,000$10,314
- $48,001 to $75,000$12,926
- $75,001 to $110,000$18,893
- Over $110,000$21,857
Financial aid
57%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$11,433
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
28%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $3,306 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 3/1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
36 of 36
Earn credit with a score of 3
36 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $440Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 4 | ART 174 |
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 4 | ART 122 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 4 | ART 174 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 4 | ART 133 |
| African American Studies | 3 | 4 | AFST 130 |
| Art History | 3 | 4 | ARTH 174 |
| Art History | 4 | 4 | ARTH 202 |
| Biology | 3 | 3 | BIOL 125 |
| Biology | 4 | 4 | BIOL 125 and 126 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MATH 191 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 4 | MATH 191 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | MATH 191 and 192 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 1 | CHEM 111 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 4 | CHEM 111 and 132 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | ASIA 102 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | ASIA 201 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 4 | POLS 174 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | CSCI 201 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | CSCI 107 |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 | 3 | CSCI 185 |
| Drawing | 3 | 4 | ART 174 |
| Drawing | 4 | 4 | ART 144 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 4 | LANG 174 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 4 | LANG 120 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 4 | LANG 174 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 4 | LANG 120 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | ENVR 130 |
| European History | 3 | 8 | HIST 151, 152 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | FREN 230 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | GERM 210 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 8 | GERM 210, 220 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | EDUC 130 |
| Latin | 3 | 4 | LAT 101 |
| Latin | 4 | 4 | LAT 102 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 174 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 174 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | MUSC 173 |
| Music Theory | 4 | 4 | MUSC 130, 131 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 131 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 231 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | PHYS 231 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 8 | PHYS 221 and 222 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | PHYS 221 |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 4 | MATH 167 |
| Psychology | 3 | 4 | PSYC 100 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | SPAN 210 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 8 | SPAN 210, 220 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 4 | SPAN 210 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 8 | SPAN 210, 220 |
| Statistics | 3 | 4 | STAT 185 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 4 | POLS 174 |
| United States History | 3 | 8 | HIST 101, 102 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 8 | HIST 151, 152 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
52%
Come back for a second year
72%
Typical earnings
$50,562
a year, 10 years after starting here
- University of North Carolina Asheville$44,272
- All colleges$54,104
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 19 majors here have earnings data.
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