University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina · Public · 20,752 undergraduates · unc.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
17%
of 76,247 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1400 to 1530
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$30,590Est.Estimate
$73,680 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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 at Chapel Hill uses a weighted or recalculated GPA, so its own calculation may differ slightly from yours.
Your admission chances
17% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
95% of freshmen had a weighted high school GPA of 4.0 or higher (average 4.47).
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$73,680
a year in 2027-28, from a $73,680 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1470
Send your score
About 49% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1360, and yours is above it.
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.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
- You can type your scores into the application; official reports come later.
Source: Is UNC test optional? If you accept scores, how do you look at ACT or SAT scores? - Undergraduate Admissions · Checked October 16, 2026
Application deadlines
- Oct15Early Action · October 15, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Jan15Regular Decision · January 15, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
17%
of applicants were admitted: 12,751 of 76,247 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by Oct. 15, hear by Jan. 31.
Wait list
7,355 students were offered a spot; 2,099 were later admitted.
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. 22% of them sent SAT scores and 38% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1400 to 1530
Reading and Writing 690 to 750
Math 700 to 780
ACT composite 29 to 34
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160077%
- 1200 to 139921%
- 1000 to 11991.9%
- 800 to 9990.1%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 4.47
- 4.095%
- 3.75 to 3.992.8%
- 3.50 to 3.741.2%
- 3.25 to 3.490.8%
- 3.00 to 3.240.5%
- 2.50 to 2.990.1%
- Below 2.500%
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
$30,590
a year, in state
$73,680
a year, out of state (tuition $50,750)
- Tuition (in state)$7,660
- Fees$2,250
- Food and housing$16,800
- Books and supplies$680
- Transportation and other$3,200
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill published $28,895 in state for 2025-26. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
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$2,212
- $30,001 to $48,000$2,989
- $48,001 to $75,000$6,761
- $75,001 to $110,000$12,883
- Over $110,000$24,276
Financial aid
100%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$20,939
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
5.9%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $7,233 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Required. It's a second, more detailed aid form some colleges use for their own grants.
- 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 2025-26
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
37 of 38
Earn credit with a score of 3
36 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $770Est.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 | 3 | ARTS Elective |
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | ARTS 102 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ARTS Elective |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | ARTS 103 |
| African American Studies | 3 | 3 | AAAD Elective |
| African American Studies | 4 | 3 | AAAD 231 |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | ARTH 152 |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | BIOL 101, BIOL 101L |
| Calculus AB | 2 | 0 | MATH 110P, MATH 129P |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MATH 110P, MATH 129P, MATH 231 |
| Calculus BC | 2 | 0 | MATH 110P, MATH 129P |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 8 | MATH 110P, MATH 129P, MATH 231, MATH 232 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 2 | 0 | MATH 110P, MATH 129P |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 3 | 4 | MATH 110P, MATH 129P, MATH 231 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | CHEM 101, CHEM 101L |
| Chemistry | 5 | 8 | CHEM 101, CHEM 101L, CHEM 102, CHEM 102L |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | CHIN 203 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POLI Elective |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | POLI 130 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | COMP Elective |
| Computer Science A | 5 | 3 | COMP 110 |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | ARTS Elective |
| Drawing | 4 | 3 | ARTS 104 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL Elective |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 3 | ENGL 110 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL Elective |
| English Literature and Composition | 5 | 3 | ENGL 190 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | ENEC Elective |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 4 | ENEC 202 |
| European History | 3 | 3 | HIST 104 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | FREN Elective, Placement into FREN 203 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | FREN Elective, FREN 203, Placement into FREN 204 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | FREN Elective, FREN 203, FREN 204, Placement into FREN 255, 260, or 262 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | GERM Elective, Placement into GERM 203 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | GERM Elective, GERM 203, Placement into GERM 204 |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | GERM Elective, GERM 203, GERM 204, Placement into GERM 301 or 302 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GEOG 120 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | ITAL Elective, Placement into ITAL 203 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | ITAL Elective, ITAL 203, Placement into ITAL 204 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | ITAL Elective, ITAL 203, ITAL 204, Placement into ITAL 300 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | JAPN Elective |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | JAPN 203 |
| Latin | 3 | 3 | LATN Elective |
| Latin | 4 | 3 | LATN 203 |
| Latin | 5 | 6 | LATN 203, LATN 204 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON Elective |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECON 100 |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 7 | ECON 100, ECON 101 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON Elective |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECON 100 |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 7 | ECON 100, ECON 101 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | MUSC 121 |
| Music Theory | 5 | 7 | MUSC 121, MUSC 130, MUSC 131 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 3 | PHYS Elective |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 4 | PHYS 114 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 3 | PHYS Elective |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 4 | PHYS 115 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 3 | PHYS Elective |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | PHYS 115 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 3 | PHYS Elective |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | PHYS 114 |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 0 | MATH 110P, MAH 129P |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSYC Elective |
| Psychology | 4 | 3 | PSYC 101 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPAN Elective, Placement into SPAN 203 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | SPAN Elective, SPAN 203, Placement into SPAN 204 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | SPAN Elective, SPAN 203, SPAN 204, Placement into SPAN 261 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPAN Elective, Placement into SPAN 203 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 6 | SPAN Elective, SPAN 203, Placement into SPAN 204 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 5 | 12 | SPAN elective, SPAN 203, SPAN 204, SPAN 261 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | STOR 151 |
| Statistics | 4 | 3 | STOR 155 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POLI Elective |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | POLI 100 |
| United States History | 3 | 3 | HIST 102 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | HIST 103 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
91%
Come back for a second year
97%
Typical earnings
$81,094
a year, 10 years after starting here
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill$76,055
- All colleges$60,083
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 38 majors here have earnings data.
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