CLASS PROFILE

Fall 2007 - Applied - Admitted - Enrolled

20,064 applied
6,993 admitted (34.9%)
3,895 enrolled (55.7%)

Fall 2007 Enrolling Class - Demographics

80.4% North Carolina residents
19.6% residents of other states and countries


11.14% African American/Black
7.75% Asian American/Asian
5.67% Hispanic/Latino/Latina
0.90% Native American/Alaskan Native
69.47% White/Caucasian
0.10% Pacific Islander
2.62% Other
2.34% Choose not to report


96.1% U.S. citizens
2.6% U.S. permanent residents
1.3% foreign nationals

Enrolling Class Academic Preparation

Rank in Class
79.1% reported a high-school rank in class
76.7% ranked in top ten%
15.7% ranked in second ten%
6.4% ranked first
17.1% ranked first, second, or third
40.6% ranked in the top ten


GPA
92.8% reported a high-school GPA
87.3% had GPA of 4.0 or higher
Average GPA was 4.42*

*For those students from high schools that report GPAs on a weighted 4.0 scale

SAT
98.6% reported at least one SAT I score
Average SAT score (Critical Reading + Mathematics) was 1302
Middle 50% scored between 1210 and 1400

Middle 50% ranges for the three subscores:
Critical Reading: 600–700
Mathematics: 610–700
Writing: 590–690


ACT
29.4% reported at least one ACT score
Middle 50% scored between 26 and 31

AP Exams
80.9% submitted at least one AP exam score
72.9% submitted three or more scores
50.8% submitted five or more scores
24.6% submitted seven or more scores

Enrolling Class Activities

94.0% participated in community service in high school
67.0% founded an organization, captained a varsity
sport, or served as class, club, or student-body president
60.0% participated in music, drama, or other arts

UNIVERSITY PROFILE

Students and Faculty

17,700 undergraduate students
10,500 graduate and first-professional students
3,200 faculty
90% of faculty have Ph.D. or highest degree in field
14:1 student-faculty ratio

Academics

Emphasis on strong background in arts and sciences
Excellent faculty commitment to undergraduate teaching
71 undergraduate majors in 9 schools
Opportunities to double major and major-minor

Top ten majors (in order of descending enrollment):
Biology
Business administration
Psychology
Journalism and mass communication
Political science
Communication studies
Economics
Exercise and Sport Science
English
History


50% of classes have 20 or fewer students
70% of classes have fewer than 30 students
Nearly 30% of undergraduates participate in research

300 study-abroad programs in 70 countries
Self-designed off-campus programs: Burch Field Research
Innovative dual study with Duke: Robertson Scholars
Learning through service: APPLES Service Learning

Honors Program renowned for excellence and accessibility
120+ honors classes open to all students each semester
Innovative small classes for first-years: First-Year Seminars

Graduation Rates - Freshmen Entering Fall 1999

70.5% graduated within four years
82.2% graduated within five years
83.7% graduated within six years

 

Activities

600+ student organizations
70 club and intramural sports
17% of undergraduates join one of our 50 fraternities or sororities
84% of first-year students live on campus

AREA

Located in Chapel Hill, widely regarded as one of the best college towns in the country

51,598 residents

Forms one point of the Research Triangle, one of the best-educated and most innovative communities in the U.S.

Twenty minutes from Raleigh Durham International Airport, which serves 11 million passengers annually on more than 20 airlines

RANKINGS

US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT

5th among public national universities (August 2007)
28th among national universities
1st among publics, 9th overall in "Great Schools, Great Prices"
14th "least student indebtedness" among national universities
5th (tied) "best undergraduate business program"

PRINCETON REVIEW

One of the best college values in the nation (April 2005)
3rd for the Daily Tar Heel student newspaper (September 2005)
5th for fan loyalty (September 2005)
8th for happiest students
16th in popularity of both intramural and intercollegiate sports

 

PRINCETON REVIEW AND FORBES.COM

1st in Entrepreneurship (October 2004)

 

KIPLINGER'S PERSONAL FINANCE

"Best value" among public universities for the sixth consecutive time (February 2007 )

 

NEWSWEEK - AMERICA'S 25 HOTTEST SCHOOLS

#1 for Health Careers (August 2005)

 

THE JOURNAL OF BLACKS IN HIGHER EDUCATION

#1 among top universities for percentage of first-year African-American students for the second year in a row (November 2006)

 

USA TODAY

One of the top 10 college towns in the nation (September 2005)

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