Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at UNC

At University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 24.04%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 19.00%. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has beep kept its acceptance rate very low and it is hard that applicants admit into the school.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 44.80%, and the 2024 yield is 43.00%. The number of UNC applicants increased by 2.77% (1,561 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 24.04%, and this year's acceptance rate is 19.00% at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 23.94% and women students' rate is 24.14%. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has beep kept its acceptance rate very low and it is hard that applicants admit into the school.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	27.59%	28.31%	27.10%
2014-15	28.50% 0.90%	29.40% 0.78%	27.88% 0.78%
2015-16	30.54% 2.04%	30.83% 2.45%	30.33% 2.45%
2016-17	26.94% -3.59%	26.55% -3.11%	27.22% -3.11%
2017-18	24.40% -2.55%	23.74% -2.36%	24.86% -2.36%
2018-19	22.71% -1.68%	22.25% -1.83%	23.03% -1.83%
2019-20	22.63% -0.08%	22.87% -0.56%	22.47% -0.56%
2020-21	25.00% 2.37%	24.89% 2.62%	25.08% 2.62%
2021-22	20.00% -5.00%	20.00% -4.08%	21.00% -4.08%
2022-23	17.11% -2.89%	16.50% -3.46%	17.54% -3.46%
2023-24	19.00% 1.89%	18.00% 1.46%	19.00% 1.46%
Average	24.04%	23.94%	24.14%

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 44.80% where the current academic year yield is 43.00%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	49.89%	49.06%	50.49%
2014-15	44.53% -5.36%	44.52% -5.96%	44.54% -5.96%
2015-16	42.86% -1.67%	42.28% -1.28%	43.26% -1.28%
2016-17	44.98% 2.12%	44.15% 2.29%	45.55% 2.29%
2017-18	45.03% 0.05%	43.41% 0.58%	46.13% 0.58%
2018-19	45.43% 0.40%	43.63% 0.49%	46.62% 0.49%
2019-20	43.52% -1.91%	42.01% -2.05%	44.57% -2.05%
2020-21	42.56% -0.96%	39.91% -0.13%	44.44% -0.13%
2021-22	45.00% 2.45%	43.01% 2.57%	47.01% 2.57%
2022-23	46.01% 1.01%	43.46% 0.71%	47.71% 0.71%
2023-24	43.00% -3.01%	41.00% -2.71%	45.00% -2.71%
Average	44.80%	43.31%	45.94%

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 41,509, the average number of admitted is 9,611, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 4,294. The number of UNC applicants increased by 2.77% (1,561 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	28,437	7,847	3,915
2014-15	31,332 2,895	8,929 61	3,976 61
2015-16	31,143 -189	9,510 100	4,076 100
2016-17	34,889 3,746	9,400 152	4,228 152
2017-18	39,650 4,761	9,673 128	4,356 128
2018-19	41,939 2,289	9,525 -29	4,327 -29
2019-20	42,465 526	9,610 -145	4,182 -145
2020-21	41,773 -692	10,445 263	4,445 263
2021-22	50,729 8,956	10,146 121	4,566 121
2022-23	56,341 5,612	9,639 -131	4,435 -131
2023-24	57,902 1,561	11,001 295	4,730 295
Average	41,509	9,611	4,294

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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