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Acceptance Rate	SAT Median
18.74%	1,470

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's acceptance rate is 18.74% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 57,902 students applied and 10,850 were admitted to the school. Judging by the acceptance rate, it is very hard to get into UNC.

UNC's acceptance rate is the 3rd lowest among 57 North Carolina colleges with competitive admission.

The median SAT score is 1,470 and the ACT score is 32 at UNC. UNC's SAT score is 2nd highest among 35 North Carolina colleges that consider SAT score for admission.

To apply to UNC, recommendations and personal statement (or essay) are required to submit. The SAT and ACT score is not required, but considered for admission. In addition, english proficiency test score is also considered (required).

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Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-24, the acceptance rate of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is 18.74% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 43.31%. 23,947 men and 33,955 women applied to UNC and 4,333 men and 6,517 women students were accepted.

Among them, 1,764 men and 2,935 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2023). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield at UNC.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics at UNC
	Total	Men	Women	Another Gender	Gender Unknown
Applicants	57,902	23,947	33,955	0	0
Admitted	10,850	4,333	6,517	0	0
Enrolled	4,699	1,764	2,935	0	0
Acceptance Rate	18.74%	18.09%	19.19%	-	-
Yield	43.31%	40.71%	45.04%	-	-

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 2023 Acceptance Rate By Gender chart

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

In 2024, 1,362 students (29% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 1,600 students (34%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees at UNC.

The median SAT score is 1,470 with 720 SAT EBRW and 750 SAT Math median scores. The 75^th percentile SAT score of EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading / Writing) is 750 and the 25^th percentile is 680. The SAT Math 75^th percentile score is 780 and 25^th percentile is 690 .

The median ACT composite score is 32 with 75^th percentile score of 34 and 25^th percentile score of 30 at UNC. The median ACT math score is 30 and the ACT English score is 33.

The SAT and ACT scores at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are competitive and high compared to similar colleges (SAT: 1,255, ACT: 27 - public research university with very high research activity).

2024 SAT and ACT Scores at UNC
	25^th Percentile	50^th Percentile (Median)	75^th Percentile
SAT Total	1370	1470	1530
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	680	720	750
SAT Math	690	750	780
ACT Composite	30	32	34
ACT Math	27	30	33
ACT English	29	33	35

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 2023 SAT and ACT Score Chart

First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type

For the academic year 2023-24, total 4,699 first-year students enrolled in UNC. The proportion of full-time students is 99.77% and part-time students is 0.23%.

By gender, the proportion of men students is 37.54% and women students is 62.46%.

The following table and chart visualize the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at UNC.

First-Year Students by Gender and Enrolled Type at UNC
	Total	Men	Women
Total	4,699	1,764	2,935
Full-time	4,688	1,758	2,930
Part-time	11	6	5

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School Record (or Transcript), Recommendations, English Proficiency Test, and Personal statement or essay to its applicants.

The SAT and ACT test score is not reqired, but considered in admission process at UNC. The english proficiency test is reqired .

The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

UNC Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Considered, if submitted
High School Rank	Considered, if submitted
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Considered, if submitted
Recommendations	Required
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Considered, if submitted
SAT / ACT	Considered, if submitted
English Proficiency Test	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)	Not Considered
Work experience	Considered, if submitted
Personal statement or essay	Required
Legacy status	Considered, if submitted

General Admissions Information

The application fee is $85 for undergraduate schools and $95 for graduate schools of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The next table provides general admission information for applying to UNC.

Admission Information for Applying to UNC
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$85
Graduate Application Fees	$95
Admission Information	https://www.admissions.unc.edu/
Online Application	https://www.admissions.unc.edu/Apply
Calendar System	Semester
Course for High School Students	Offers within a dual enrollment
Credits Accepted	Credits for Life Experiences, Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	2-Years Certificate, Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master, Post-Master Certificate, Doctoral (Research), Doctoral (Professional Practice)

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