UNC Chapel Hill Acceptance Rate & Chances 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
Median earnings (10yr)
$72K
CDS-based estimates from recent admissions cycles. Verify on the school's official site.
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Acceptance by round
same school, very different odds by round
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 SchoolTop-5 undergrad business program nationally
20.0%Hussman School of Journalism & Media
20.0%School of Pharmacy (PharmD)
15.0%Gillings School of Public Health (BSPH)
18.0%College of Arts & Sciences
18.0%
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Career outcomes · 10 sources
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).
Where this leads
Real career pipelines from this school, based on alumni outcomes and recruiting patterns.
- Pharmacy (top program nationally)
- Journalism (top J-school)
- Pre-med (UNC Hospitals)
- Public policy + government
About UNC Chapel Hill
Public ivy of the South. Kenan-Flagler business, strong journalism, ACC sports, oldest public university in the US.
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