UNC Chapel Hill CDS VERIFIED

Chapel Hill, North Carolina (South) · 19,000 undergrads · ~31 avg class size · 14:1 student-faculty · $8,994/yr sticker

public Tier 3

Public ivy of the South. Kenan-Flagler business, strong journalism, ACC sports, oldest public university in the US.

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Stats below are CDS-based estimates from recent admissions cycles. Verify on the school's official site before making application decisions.

Acceptance rate

15.3%

most recent reported cycle

By application round

Early Action19.0%

Regular Decision15.0%

State residency

In-state42.0%

Out-of-state9.0%

By college within the university

Kenan-Flagler Business School

Top-5 undergrad business program nationally

20.0%

Hussman School of Journalism & Media

20.0%

School of Nursing

20.0%

School of Pharmacy (PharmD)

15.0%

Gillings School of Public Health (BSPH)

18.0%

College of Arts & Sciences

18.0%

GPA range

3.8–4.0

middle 50% of admitted students (unweighted)

SAT mid-50%

1400–1530

middle 50% admitted SAT score

ACT mid-50%

28–34

middle 50% admitted ACT score

Median earnings (10-yr)

$72K

Federal data — 10 yrs after college entry, all majors combined

≈ 1.4 years of post-grad earnings cover 4 yrs of attendance

Career outcomes · 10 sources

$57K

Entry

$72K

10-year

$69K

Mid-career

Median graduate earnings · 1.4 yrs to pay back 4 yrs of cost · est. lifetime ROI $496K.
Earnings cross-referenced across 10 sources (College Scorecard, Opportunity Insights, Georgetown CEW, FREOPP, PayScale, and more).

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Where this leads

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Pharmacy (top program nationally)
Journalism (top J-school)
Pre-med (UNC Hospitals)
Public policy + government

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