How many students at UNCW? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 17,843 students have enrolled in University of North Carolina Wilmington with 14,294 undergraduate and 3,549 graduate students.
By gender, 6,042 male and 11,801 female students are attending the school.
It has relatively many students compared to similar colleges (16,325 students in average - public Research University (high research activity)).
4,619 students are enrolled exclusively, and 7,783 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 Wilmington has a total of 17,843 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 14,294 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 3,549 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 6,042 male and 11,801 female students (the male-female ratio is 34:66) 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 | 17,843 | 14,294 | 3,549 |
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| Men | 6,042 | 5,055 | 987 |
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| Women | 11,801 | 9,239 | 2,562 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 13,527 White, 1,024 Black, and 355 Asian students out of a total of 17,843 are attending at University of North Carolina Wilmington. 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 | 102 | 29 | 73 |
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| Asian | 355 | 121 | 234 |
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| Black | 1,024 | 291 | 733 |
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| Hispanic | 1,419 | 480 | 939 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 15 | 6 | 9 |
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| White | 13,527 | 4,581 | 8,946 |
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| Two or more races | 576 | 202 | 374 |
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| Race Unknown | 438 | 160 | 278 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 62 | 16 | 46 |
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| Asian | 274 | 89 | 185 |
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| Black | 630 | 212 | 418 |
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| Hispanic | 1,180 | 419 | 761 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 14 | 6 | 8 |
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| White | 11,122 | 3,901 | 7,221 |
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| Two or more races | 483 | 169 | 314 |
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| Race Unknown | 236 | 108 | 128 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 40 | 13 | 27 |
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| Asian | 81 | 32 | 49 |
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| Black | 394 | 79 | 315 |
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| Hispanic | 239 | 61 | 178 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| White | 2,405 | 680 | 1,725 |
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| Two or more races | 93 | 33 | 60 |
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| Race Unknown | 202 | 52 | 150 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, UNCW has 245 students under 18 years old and 18 students over 65 years old. There are 12,705 students under 25 years old, and 5,138 students over 25 years old out of 17,843 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 245 students are younger than 18 and 8 students are older than 65. UNCW has 11,926 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 2,368 students aged 25 and over.
It has 779 graduate students aged under 25 and 2,770 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 245 | 174 | 71 |
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| 18-19 | 4,825 | 3,187 | 1,638 |
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| 20-21 | 4,965 | 3,083 | 1,882 |
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| 22-24 | 2,670 | 1,603 | 1,067 |
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| 25-29 | 1,821 | 1,271 | 550 |
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| 30-34 | 1,020 | 735 | 285 |
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| 35-39 | 764 | 559 | 205 |
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| 40-49 | 1,063 | 831 | 232 |
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| 50-64 | 452 | 345 | 107 |
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| Over 65 | 18 | 13 | 5 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 245 | 174 | 71 |
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| 18-19 | 4,824 | 3,187 | 1,637 |
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| 20-21 | 4,891 | 3,029 | 1,862 |
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| 22-24 | 1,966 | 1,101 | 865 |
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| 25-29 | 982 | 657 | 325 |
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| 30-34 | 480 | 357 | 123 |
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| 35-39 | 327 | 249 | 78 |
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| 40-49 | 401 | 339 | 62 |
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| 50-64 | 170 | 140 | 30 |
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| Over 65 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 18-19 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| 20-21 | 74 | 54 | 20 |
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| 22-24 | 704 | 502 | 202 |
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| 25-29 | 839 | 614 | 225 |
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| 30-34 | 540 | 378 | 162 |
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| 35-39 | 437 | 310 | 127 |
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| 40-49 | 662 | 492 | 170 |
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| 50-64 | 282 | 205 | 77 |
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| Over 65 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
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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 Wilmington, 4,619 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 7,783 students are enrolled in some online courses.
4,475 students lived in North Carolina or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 144 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 | 17,843 | 4,619 | 7,783 |
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| Undergraduate | 14,294 | 2,022 | 7,582 |
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| Graduate | 3,549 | 2,597 | 201 |
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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 | 4,475 | 128 | 16 |
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| Undergraduate | 1,980 | 41 | 1 |
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| Graduate | 2,495 | 87 | 15 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 14,294 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,701 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 11.90%.1,297 students have transferred in as full-time status and 404 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 10,626 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 1,297 |
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| Regular Part-time | 1,967 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 404 |
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