University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, NC · Public · Large city · Carnegie R1/R2 · UNC Charlotte · UNCC
Public institution in Charlotte, NC · 23,567 undergraduates · 80% acceptance rate · $57,289 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 4%Undergraduates
- Top 14%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 23%Full-time retention
- Top 25%Cost of attendance
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
- $14,745656th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $7,214293rd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $21,876967th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $22,034500th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $21,500813th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $57,289671st highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $48,812604th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 67.7%508th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 85.1%424th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 80.2%914th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1202399th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 24421st highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 23,56786th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 21.0:11,947th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 33.8%1,006th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 14 mi (CLT)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- EANov 1
- RDFeb 1
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- $75
- Personal essay
- 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 64 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $67,364 | $63,898 |
| Computer EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $64,493 | $70,829 |
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $64,299 | $62,666 |
| Civil Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $63,005 | $57,318 |
| Construction Engineering TechnologiesEngineering Technology | bachelors | $63,005 | $58,943 |
| Fire ProtectionHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $62,747 | $52,107 |
| Systems EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $61,350 | $60,173 |
| Civil EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $60,640 | $55,663 |
| Computer Science | bachelors | $60,207 | $60,335 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $59,966 | $56,716 |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $59,916 | $60,920 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $57,995 | $58,307 |
Campus facts
Athletics — 10 sports
NCAA Division I-FBS · NCAA Division I
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $7,442,926 (M $4,579,149 · W $2,863,777)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Football
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitecharlotte.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 199139)
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- Sports directoryAll 10 EADA programs at this school
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- MethodologyWhat these figures do and do not capture
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