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University of North Carolina Asheville

Asheville, NC · Public · Small city · UNC Asheville · UNCA

Public institution in Asheville, NC · 2,790 undergraduates · 94% acceptance rate · $44,030 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$12,865502nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$7,461314th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$24,8091,057th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$21,061441st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$20,500679th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$44,0301,410th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$36,9471,416th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
54.9%961st highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
73.4%1,056th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
93.9%1,365th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1247285th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
26270th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
2,790733rd largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
11.0:1608th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
31.3%1,113th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 96 mi (CLT)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$75
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 31 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Engineering, GeneralEngineeringbachelors$61,888$63,005
Computer Sciencebachelors$52,607$58,885
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$41,193$42,682
MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$35,772$33,993
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$34,963$32,711
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$32,925$38,289
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$31,547$28,816
Public HealthHealth Professionsbachelors$29,413$31,447
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Artsbachelors$28,598$21,850
Historybachelors$27,590$25,774
Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciencesbachelors$26,121$25,194
Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchNatural Resourcesbachelors$25,452$22,930

Campus facts

Athletics — 8 sports

NCAA Division I without football · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $2,265,233 (M $979,771 · W $1,285,462)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University of North Carolina Asheville’s 2,790 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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