University of North Carolina Wilmington

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

University of North Carolina Wilmington operates as a public institution located in Wilmington, North Carolina (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 14,922 students of which 16,274 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 Wilmington 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 64.2%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,287 and an ACT midpoint of 26. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $20,109, with published in-state tuition of $7,277 and a Pell grant recipient share of 23.9%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $19,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 70.7%, and the first-year retention rate is 88.2%. Graduates earn a median of $54,967 ten years after enrolling, compared with $46,972 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 454900.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 66.9% 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.