UNC-Chapel Hill Acceptance Rate
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has an overall acceptance rate of 18.75% for the application year 2024, citing 57,902 applicants with 10,850 admissions. Both the Early Action (EA) and Regular Decision (RD) acceptance rates stand at 18.75%, with EA yielding 3,255 admissions from 17,371 applicants and RD yielding 7,595 from 40,531. The waitlist acceptance rate is notably low at 0.6%, with only 35 admitted from 5,907 offered a place. Additionally, the SAT composite scores range from a 25th percentile of 1390 to a 75th percentile of 1520, while ACT scores range from 29 to 34, indicating a competitive applicant pool.
Overall Acceptance Rate
Total Applicants: 57,902
Accepted Applicants: 10,850
Regular Decision vs Early Action Acceptance Rates
Historical Acceptance Rates
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has seen a significant increase in overall acceptance rates, with the rate rising from 7.76% for the application year 2022 to 18.75% for 2024. In 2023, the acceptance rate was 17.11%, with 56,341 applicants and 9,639 accepted. The early action acceptance rate for 2024 is also 18.75%, the same as the regular decision, reflecting a more stable acceptance pattern compared to the past where early action rates were lower. Historically, the overall acceptance rate was at 26.94% for 2017, showing a trend of increasing competitiveness over the years.
Wait List Acceptance Rate
In the application year 2024, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill placed 5,907 students on the waitlist, with only 35 ultimately admitted, resulting in a low acceptance rate of 0.6%. This mirrors the consistency seen in 2023, where 5,776 were waitlisted with the same acceptance rate, despite one additional student admitted. The acceptance rate significantly decreased from 4.8% in 2024 when 6,132 students were offered a waitlist spot, and from 2.0% in 2022 with 5,323 waitlisted students. These figures illustrate a substantial decline in the willingness to admit from the waitlist in recent years, indicating increasing selectivity.
5907
Offered a Place
35
Admitted
0.6%
Acceptance Rate
Transfer Acceptance Rate
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill had 900 applicants for transfer admission in 2023, although specific acceptance rates were not disclosed. In 2022, the university accepted 74 transfer applicants, indicating a selectivity level that remains undefined for 2023. Historical data shows an increasing interest in transfer admissions, with an average GPA of 2.8 among transfer candidates. The details from previous years suggest a competitive landscape, though the exact trends in acceptance rates over these years remain unclear due to missing data.
Total Applicants: 900
Accepted Applicants: -
Domestic vs International Acceptance Rates
Scores
GPA
-
SAT
1390-1520
Math: -
Reading: -
ACT
29-34
Math: -
English: -
Reading: -
Science: -
Acceptances by Race
| Race | Applicants |
|---|---|
| Asian American | 25.8% |
| White | 63.8% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 10.1% |
| Black/African American | 7.8% |
| American Indian/Alaskan Native | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
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