University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Pembroke, North Carolina · Public · 5,330 undergraduates · uncp.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
97%
of 8,526 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
835 to 1068
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$21,870Est.Estimate
$28,080 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at University of North Carolina at Pembroke
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 Pembroke uses a weighted or recalculated GPA, so its own calculation may differ slightly from yours.
Your admission chances
97% 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
$28,080
a year in 2027-28, from a $28,080 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 915
Send your score
Your SAT is at or above the median of freshmen who sent scores (915).
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: Freshmen Admissions Process - UNC Pembroke · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Dec1Early Action · December 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Feb1Priority deadline · February 1, 2027Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
- Aug1Other deadline · August 1, 2027
Who gets in
97%
of applicants were admitted: 8,278 of 8,526 for fall 2025.
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. 4% of them sent SAT scores and 14% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 835 to 1068
Reading and Writing 410 to 543
Math 403 to 528
ACT composite 14 to 20
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16003%
- 1200 to 13999%
- 1000 to 119921%
- 800 to 99950%
- 600 to 79915%
- 400 to 5993%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.43
- 4.019%
- 3.75 to 3.9911%
- 3.50 to 3.7414%
- 3.25 to 3.4915%
- 3.00 to 3.2415%
- 2.50 to 2.9923%
- Below 2.503%
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
$21,870
a year, in state
$28,080
a year, out of state (tuition $7,240)
- Tuition (in state)$1,030
- Fees$2,760
- Food and housing$12,470
- Books and supplies$1,030
- Transportation and other$4,580
University of North Carolina at Pembroke published $21,253 in state for 2026-27. 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$8,822
- $30,001 to $48,000$8,906
- $48,001 to $75,000$9,755
- $75,001 to $110,000$13,904
- Over $110,000$16,354
Financial aid
55%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$8,424
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
7.5%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $1,101 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-Mar
- 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
22 of 22
Earn credit with a score of 3
22 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $100Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art History | 3 | 3 | Art 2050 |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | BIOL 1000 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | Mathematics 2210 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 4 | Mathematics 2220 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | Chemistry 1300 & 1100 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | Political Science 1010 |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | Art 1320 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | English 1050 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | English 1050 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | Environmental Science 1100 |
| European History | 3 | 6 | |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | French 2310 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | French 2310 & 2320 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 4 | Music 1140, MUSL 1140 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 3 | Physics 2010 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 3 | Physics 2000 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | Psychology 1010 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | Spanish 2310 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | Spanish 2310 & 2320 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 3 | Spanish 3210 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 6 | Spanish 3210 & 3220 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | Sociology/Social Work/ Criminal Justice 3600 or Mathematics 2100 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | Political Science 1010 |
| United States History | 3 | 3 | History 1010 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 6 | History 1140 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
44%
Come back for a second year
72%
Typical earnings
$48,029
a year, 10 years after starting here
- University of North Carolina at Pembroke$53,130
- All colleges$57,826
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 17 majors here have earnings data.
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