University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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

University of North Carolina at Charlotte operates as a public institution located in Charlotte, North Carolina (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 24,453 students of which 26,495 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 Charlotte is categorized as “16” 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 79.6%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,231 and an ACT midpoint of 24. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $15,435, with published in-state tuition of $7,239 and a Pell grant recipient share of 33.9%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $21,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 68.4%, and the first-year retention rate is 85.0%. Graduates earn a median of $57,289 ten years after enrolling, compared with $48,812 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 897300.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 71.0% 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.