The student population at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is 31,705 (20,029 undergraduate and 11,676 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 2,578 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at UNC is 63.17% which is increased by 1,659 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 919 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.52 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

1,918 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 53.44% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 30,005 where 31,705 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

63.17% of total students is undergraduate students and 36.83% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 1,659 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 919 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.52 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in UNC than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1429,12718,3707,69610,67410,7574,7466,011
2014-1529,135
8
18,350
-20
7,763
67
10,587
-87
10,785
28
4,891
145
5,894
-117
2015-1629,084
-51
18,415
65
7,690
-73
10,725
138
10,669
-116
4,824
-67
5,845
-49
2016-1729,468
384
18,522
107
7,702
12
10,820
95
10,946
277
4,939
115
6,007
162
2017-1829,911
443
18,862
340
7,764
62
11,098
278
11,049
103
4,973
34
6,076
69
2018-1930,011
100
19,117
255
7,766
2
11,351
253
10,894
-155
4,797
-176
6,097
21
2019-2029,877
-134
19,154
37
7,752
-14
11,402
51
10,723
-171
4,628
-169
6,095
-2
2020-2130,092
215
19,395
241
7,784
32
11,611
209
10,697
-26
4,555
-73
6,142
47
2021-2231,641
1,549
19,845
450
7,867
83
11,978
367
11,796
1,099
4,884
329
6,912
770
2022-2331,705
64
20,029
184
7,941
74
12,088
110
11,676
-120
4,653
-231
7,023
111
Average30,00519,0067,77311,23310,9994,7896,210
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 19,006 where 20,029 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1418,37017,5707,29610,274800400400
2014-1518,35017,5707,35510,215780408372
2015-1618,41517,6457,29910,346770391379
2016-1718,52217,8697,36410,505653338315
2017-1818,86218,3037,46710,836559297262
2018-1919,11718,5267,46411,062591302289
2019-2019,15418,5287,42911,099626323303
2020-2119,39518,5057,36711,138890417473
2021-2219,84518,9317,45711,474914410504
2022-2320,02919,1777,53611,641852405447
Average19,00619,0067,40310,85919,006369374
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 10,999 where 11,676 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1410,7576,8202,9693,8513,9371,7772,160
2014-1510,7856,7052,9693,7364,0801,9222,158
2015-1610,6696,4252,7223,7034,2442,1022,142
2016-1710,9467,2153,2423,9733,7311,6972,034
2017-1811,0496,8052,8873,9184,2442,0862,158
2018-1910,8946,6942,8203,8744,2001,9772,223
2019-2010,7236,6332,7073,9264,0901,9212,169
2020-2110,6976,6922,6933,9994,0051,8622,143
2021-2211,7967,5593,0904,4694,2371,7942,443
2022-2311,6769,3073,6445,6632,3691,0091,360
Average10,99910,9992,9744,11110,9991,8152,099
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 55.48%. The percentage was 64.34% 10 years ago and UNC still has a high percentage of white students. 12.22% of enrolled students is Asian and 8.61% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-141262,2802,3341,7756018,7401,090
2014-151332,4102,3041,8957018,5491,326
2015-161442,5972,2941,9365618,0421,448
2016-171292,6852,2971,9873818,0851,545
2017-181082,8362,2982,1013918,1431,647
2018-191222,9282,2852,2222618,1591,408
2019-201163,0002,3202,3181917,7701,425
2020-211163,2752,4772,5651717,5291,478
2021-221113,5612,7432,7502218,0531,537
2022-23903,8732,7312,7952017,5891,527
Average1202,9452,4082,2343718,0661,443
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,918 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 6% of total students. The number of online students has increased 53.44% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1529,1351,2501,90925,976
2015-1629,0841,2472,34625,491
2016-1729,4681,1322,87325,463
2017-1829,9111,4202,92825,563
2018-1930,0111,3103,10125,600
2019-2029,8771,2372,48426,156
2020-2130,09224,8552,5962,641
2021-2231,6412,1916,99022,460
2022-2331,7051,9186,10423,683
Average30,1034,0623,48122,559

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