University of North Carolina at Pembroke

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

University of North Carolina at Pembroke operates as a public institution located in Pembroke, North Carolina (town: distant), with a total reported enrollment of 5,330 students of which 6,567 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 Pembroke is categorized as “18” 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 93.3%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,056 and an ACT midpoint of 19. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $10,260, with published in-state tuition of $3,648 and a Pell grant recipient share of 50.1%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $25,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 44.0%, and the first-year retention rate is 71.6%. Graduates earn a median of $43,407 ten years after enrolling, compared with $37,126 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 298600.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 52.6% 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.