Class Profile

FALL 2012 FIRST-YEAR ADMISSIONS

29,497 applied
7,847 admitted (27% of those applying; 50% of NC applicants, 15% of others)
3,914 enrolled (50% of those admitted; 65% of NC admits, 25% of others)

 

FALL 2012 ENROLLED FIRST-YEAR CLASS -- ACADEMICS

1st in high-school class 7% (of those whose schools reported rank)
2nd in high-school class 13%
Top 10% of high-school class 79%
Average GPA 4.5 (of 91% whose schools reported 4.0 GPAs)
High-school GPA of 4.0+ 91%

25th-75th percentiles
—SAT Critical Reading 590-700
—SAT Math 610-710
—SAT Writing 580-690
—ACT Composite 28-32

DEMOGRAPHICS

U.S. citizens 95.5%
Permanent residents 2.5%
Non-Resident aliens 2%

Female 59%
Male 41%

First-generation college 18%

Carolina Covenant Scholars 12%

States represented 43 (excluding North Carolina and the District of Columbia)
NC counties represented 96
Countries represented 21 (including the United States)

Sons or daughters of UNC alumni 16%

One race or ethnicity only 89%
Two or more races 9%
No race or ethnicity reported 2%

Of those reporting one race or ethnicity only
Asian/Asian American 12%
Black/African American 9%
Caucasian/White 76%
Hispanic/Latino/Latina 2%
Native American Less than 1%
Pacific Islander Less than 1%

Or those reporting one or more races or ethnicities
Asian/Asian American 13%
Black/African American 10%
Caucasion/White 75%
Hispanic/Latino/Latina 6%
Native American 2%
Pacific Islander Less than 1%

*The current undergraduate population is 18,000 students. For more information on university demographics, please see the website for the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment and click on "Facts and Figures."