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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.

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 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$7,214292nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$21,876959th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$22,034500th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$21,500807th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$57,289668th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$48,812603rd highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
67.7%505th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
85.1%421st highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
80.2%903rd most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1202399th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
24420th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
23,56786th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
21.0:11,930th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
33.8%994th highest of 2,122 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

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.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$67,364$63,898
Computer EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$64,493$70,829
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$64,299$62,666
Civil Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technologybachelors$63,005$57,318
Construction Engineering TechnologiesEngineering Technologybachelors$63,005$58,943
Fire ProtectionHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$62,747$52,107
Systems EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$61,350$60,173
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$60,640$55,663
Computer Sciencebachelors$60,207$60,335
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technologybachelors$59,966$56,716
Management Information Systems and ServicesBusinessbachelors$59,916$60,920
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$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)

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

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University of North Carolina at Charlotte’s 23,567 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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