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.

Top 15%In-state tuition & fees
Top 22%Cost of attendance
Top 25%Average net price

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 1,985 reporting
In-state tuition & fees: $7,461315th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees: $24,8091,067th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Cost of attendance: $21,061441st cheapest of 1,985 reporting
Median graduate debt: $20,500685th lowest of 1,880 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $44,0301,416th highest of 1,969 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $36,9471,421st highest of 1,964 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year): 54.9%966th highest of 2,031 reporting
Full-time retention: 73.4%1,063rd highest of 1,853 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate: 93.9%1,377th most selective of 1,608 reporting
Average SAT: 1247285th highest of 1,024 reporting
Median ACT: 26270th highest of 954 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates: 2,790733rd largest of 2,162 reporting
Student-faculty ratio: 11.0:1619th smallest of 2,159 reporting
Pell Grant share: 31.3%1,127th highest of 2,140 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.

Most Selective Colleges in North Carolina#44

Applying

EANov 1
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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.

Field	Level	1 yr	2 yr
Engineering, GeneralEngineering	bachelors	$61,888	$63,005
Computer Science	bachelors	$52,607	$58,885
EconomicsSocial Sciences	bachelors	$41,193	$42,682
MathematicsMathematics & Statistics	bachelors	$35,772	$33,993
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness	bachelors	$34,963	$32,711
Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness	bachelors	$32,925	$38,289
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences	bachelors	$31,547	$28,816
Public HealthHealth Professions	bachelors	$29,413	$31,447
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts	bachelors	$28,598	$21,850
History	bachelors	$27,590	$25,774
Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciences	bachelors	$26,121	$25,194
Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchNatural Resources	bachelors	$25,452	$22,930

Campus facts

Founded in 1927source
Athletic nickname: "Bulldogs"source
Competes in NCAA Division Isource
School colors: Blue and Whitesource
Mascot: Rockysource
Motto: "Levo Oculos Meos In Montes (Latin)"source
Formerly known as "Buncombe County Junior College"source
Formerly known as "(1927–1930)"source
Formerly known as "College of the City of Asheville"source
Formerly known as "(1928–1930)"source
Formerly known as "Biltmore Junior College" (1930–1934)source
Formerly known as "Biltmore College"source
Formerly known as "(1934–1936)"source
Formerly known as "Asheville-Biltmore College"source
Formerly known as "(1936–1969)"source
Athletic conference: Big Southsource

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.