University of North Carolina School of the Arts

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of North Carolina School of the Arts

University of North Carolina School of the Arts operates as a public institution located in Winston Salem, North Carolina (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 945 students of which 912 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 School of the Arts is categorized as “30” 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 30.0%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,260 and an ACT midpoint of 25. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $14,906, with published in-state tuition of $9,477 and a Pell grant recipient share of 26.3%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $23,870, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 78.4%, and the first-year retention rate is 92.8%. Graduates earn a median of $38,357 ten years after enrolling, compared with $24,537 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 31100.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 47.1% 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.