University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, North Carolina · Public · 24,453 undergraduates · charlotte.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
78%
of 27,218 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1150 to 1340
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$25,430Est.Estimate
$42,790 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at University of North Carolina at Charlotte
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 Charlotte uses a weighted or recalculated GPA, so its own calculation may differ slightly from yours.
Your admission chances
78% 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
$42,790
a year in 2027-28, from a $42,790 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1250
Send your score
About 63% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1130, 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.
- You can type your scores into the application; official reports come later.
- CLT may be submitted optionally but cannot replace SAT/ACT for students required to test
Source: Application Review · Checked October 16, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Early Action · November 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Feb1Regular Decision · February 1, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
78%
of applicants were admitted: 21,170 of 27,218 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 11/1, hear by 1/30.
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. 16% of them sent SAT scores and 27% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1150 to 1340
Reading and Writing 570 to 670
Math 570 to 680
ACT composite 21 to 27
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160014%
- 1200 to 139953%
- 1000 to 119928%
- 800 to 9994.4%
- 600 to 7990.3%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.56
- 4.04.4%
- 3.75 to 3.9924%
- 3.50 to 3.7431%
- 3.25 to 3.4926%
- 3.00 to 3.2413%
- 2.50 to 2.992.5%
- Below 2.500.5%
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
$25,430
a year, in state
$42,790
a year, out of state (tuition $21,400)
- Tuition (in state)$4,040
- Fees$3,710
- Food and housing$13,120
- Books and supplies$640
- Transportation and other$3,920
University of North Carolina at Charlotte published $24,007 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$9,782
- $30,001 to $48,000$10,240
- $48,001 to $75,000$12,136
- $75,001 to $110,000$17,947
- Over $110,000$22,525
Financial aid
57%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$10,898
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
8.3%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $3,864 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: 1-Jan
- 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
43 of 43
Earn credit with a score of 3
43 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $400Est.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 | ARTA 1ELE |
| 2-D Art and Design | 5 | 3 | ARTB 1201 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ARTA 1ELE |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | ARTB 1202 |
| African American Studies | 3 | 3 | HIST 2160 |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | ARTA 1502 |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | BIOL 1110 + labs |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | BIOL 1110 + labs |
| Biology | 4 | 8 | BIOL 1110 + 1115 + labs |
| Biology | 4 | 8 | BIOL 1110 + 1115 + labs |
| Biology | 5 | 8 | BIOL 2120 + 2130 + 2140L |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 3 | MATH 1241 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 6 | MATH 1241 + 1242 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 3 | 3 | MATH 1241 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | CHEM 1251 + lab |
| Chemistry | 4 | 8 | CHEM 1251 + 1252 + labs |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | CHNS 1201, 1202 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | CHNS 2201 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 5 | 4 | CHNS 2202 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POLS 1501 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 4 | ITSC 1212 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 8 | ITSC 1212 + 1213 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | ITSC 1110 |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | ARTA 1ELE |
| Drawing | 4 | 3 | ARTB 1203 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | WRDS 1103 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1512 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | ESCI 2222 |
| European History | 3 | 6 | HIST 1502 + HIST 2051 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | FREN 1201 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | FREN 1202, 2201 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 6 | FREN 2201, 2202 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | GERM 1201 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | GERM 1202, 2201 |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 6 | GERM 2201 & GERM 2202 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GEOG 1105 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | ITLN 1201, 1202 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | ITLN 2201 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 5 | 3 | ITLN 2202 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | JAPN 1202 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | JAPN 2201 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 5 | 8 | JAPN 2201, 2202 |
| Latin | 3 | 4 | LATN 1201 |
| Latin | 4 | 8 | LATN 1201, 1202 |
| Latin | 5 | 11 | LATN 1201, 1202, 2201 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 2101 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 2102 |
| Music Aural Subscore | 3 | 1 | MUSC 1101 |
| Music Aural Subscore | 4 | 1 | MUSC 1230L |
| Music Non-Aural Subscore | 3 | 2 | MUSC 1100 |
| Music Non-Aural Subscore | 4 | 2 | MUSC 1230 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 1 | MUSC 1101 |
| Music Theory | 4 | 1 | MUSC 1230L |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 1101 + Lab |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 1102 + Lab |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2102 + lab |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2101 + lab |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 3 | MATH 1103 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSYC 1101 |
| Research | 3 | 3 | General Elective |
| Seminar | 3 | 3 | General Elective |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPAN 2202 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | SPAN 3201 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPAN 3050 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 3 | SPAN 3208 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | STAT 1220 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POLS 1575 |
| United States History | 3 | 6 | HIST 1575 + HIST 2050 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | HIST 1502 + HIST 2051 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
68%
Come back for a second year
85%
Typical earnings
$63,486
a year, 10 years after starting here
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte$62,713
- All colleges$60,083
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 50 majors here have earnings data.
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