University of North Carolina School of the Arts
Winston Salem, NC · Public · Large city · UNCSA
Public institution in Winston Salem, NC · 902 undergraduates · 33% acceptance rate · $38,357 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 4%Student-faculty ratio
- Top 8%Acceptance rate
- Top 12%Graduation rate (4-year)
- Top 17%Full-time retention
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
- $12,372474th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $9,477532nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $27,2111,141st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $25,553719th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $23,8701,115th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $38,3571,674th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $24,5371,859th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 79.2%234th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 88.1%304th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 33.1%123rd most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1250273rd highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 25346th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 9021,412th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 6.0:194th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 24.8%1,467th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 72 mi (CLT)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 4 of 4 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $29,926 | $32,213 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $24,808 | $22,917 |
| DanceVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $16,580 | $18,771 |
| MusicVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1963source
- School colors: Whitesource
- Mascot: The Fighting Picklesource
- Formerly known as "North Carolina School of the Arts"source
- Notable alum: Jada Pinkett Smithsource
- Notable alum: Mary-Louise Parkersource
- Notable alum: Anthony Mackiesource
- Notable alum: Dane DeHaansource
- Notable alum: Hunter Schafersource
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University of North Carolina School of the Arts’s 902 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In NC
Elsewhere
- Bloomfield CollegeBloomfield, NJ · 901 undergrads
- Graceland University-LamoniLamoni, IA · 901 undergrads
- Tusculum UniversityGreeneville, TN · 903 undergrads
- Mercy College of Health SciencesDes Moines, IA · 905 undergrads
- Agnes Scott CollegeDecatur, GA · 898 undergrads
- Beloit CollegeBeloit, WI · 898 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiteuncsa.edu
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