University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill operates as a public institution located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina (city: small), with a total reported enrollment of 20,752 students of which 21,906 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is categorized as “15” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 15.3%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,439 and an ACT midpoint of 25. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $11,655, with published in-state tuition of $8,994 and a Pell grant recipient share of 20.0%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $14,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 91.6%, and the first-year retention rate is 96.6%. Graduates earn a median of $72,200 ten years after enrolling, compared with $57,057 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 364700.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 77.6% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.