How many students at UNC? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 31,705 students have enrolled in University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with 20,029 undergraduate and 11,676 graduate students.
By gender, 12,594 male and 19,111 female students are attending the school.
It has relatively fewer students compared to similar colleges (33,713 students in average - public Research University (very high research activity)).
1,918 students are enrolled exclusively, and 6,104 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has a total of 31,705 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 20,029 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 11,676 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 12,594 male and 19,111 female students (the male-female ratio is 40:60) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 31,705 | 20,029 | 11,676 |
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| Men | 12,594 | 7,941 | 4,653 |
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| Women | 19,111 | 12,088 | 7,023 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 17,589 White, 2,731 Black, and 3,873 Asian students out of a total of 31,705 are attending at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in chart below (academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 90 | 33 | 57 |
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| Asian | 3,873 | 1,548 | 2,325 |
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| Black | 2,731 | 913 | 1,818 |
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| Hispanic | 2,795 | 990 | 1,805 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 20 | 14 | 6 |
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| White | 17,589 | 7,066 | 10,523 |
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| Two or more races | 1,527 | 575 | 952 |
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| Race Unknown | 684 | 304 | 380 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 62 | 22 | 40 |
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| Asian | 2,788 | 1,162 | 1,626 |
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| Black | 1,669 | 601 | 1,068 |
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| Hispanic | 1,918 | 668 | 1,250 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 10 | 7 | 3 |
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| White | 10,989 | 4,346 | 6,643 |
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| Two or more races | 1,023 | 401 | 622 |
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| Race Unknown | 491 | 217 | 274 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 28 | 11 | 17 |
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| Asian | 1,085 | 386 | 699 |
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| Black | 1,062 | 312 | 750 |
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| Hispanic | 877 | 322 | 555 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 10 | 7 | 3 |
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| White | 6,600 | 2,720 | 3,880 |
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| Two or more races | 504 | 174 | 330 |
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| Race Unknown | 193 | 87 | 106 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, UNC has 518 students under 18 years old and 19 students over 65 years old. There are 23,056 students under 25 years old, and 8,649 students over 25 years old out of 31,705 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 518 students are younger than 18 and 3 students are older than 65. UNC has 19,608 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 421 students aged 25 and over.
It has 3,448 graduate students aged under 25 and 8,228 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 518 | 331 | 187 |
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| 18-19 | 9,196 | 5,790 | 3,406 |
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| 20-21 | 8,976 | 5,372 | 3,604 |
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| 22-24 | 4,366 | 2,717 | 1,649 |
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| 25-29 | 4,718 | 2,839 | 1,879 |
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| 30-34 | 2,028 | 988 | 1,040 |
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| 35-39 | 838 | 446 | 392 |
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| 40-49 | 811 | 472 | 339 |
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| 50-64 | 235 | 146 | 89 |
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| Over 65 | 19 | 10 | 9 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 518 | 331 | 187 |
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| 18-19 | 9,189 | 5,786 | 3,403 |
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| 20-21 | 8,751 | 5,211 | 3,540 |
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| 22-24 | 1,150 | 540 | 610 |
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| 25-29 | 241 | 124 | 117 |
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| 30-34 | 77 | 37 | 40 |
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| 35-39 | 41 | 19 | 22 |
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| 40-49 | 39 | 23 | 16 |
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| 50-64 | 20 | 14 | 6 |
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| Over 65 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 18-19 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
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| 20-21 | 225 | 161 | 64 |
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| 22-24 | 3,216 | 2,177 | 1,039 |
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| 25-29 | 4,477 | 2,715 | 1,762 |
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| 30-34 | 1,951 | 951 | 1,000 |
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| 35-39 | 797 | 427 | 370 |
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| 40-49 | 772 | 449 | 323 |
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| 50-64 | 215 | 132 | 83 |
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| Over 65 | 16 | 7 | 9 |
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Online Student Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1,918 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 6,104 students are enrolled in some online courses.
445 students lived in North Carolina or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,473 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 31,705 | 1,918 | 6,104 |
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| Undergraduate | 20,029 | 38 | 4,330 |
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| Graduate | 11,676 | 1,880 | 1,774 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| North Carolina Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 445 | 1,422 | 51 |
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| Undergraduate | 26 | 10 | 2 |
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| Graduate | 419 | 1,412 | 49 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 20,029 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 989 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 4.94%.973 students have transferred in as full-time status and 16 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 18,204 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 973 |
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| Regular Part-time | 836 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 16 |
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