University of North Carolina Wilmington
Wilmington, North Carolina
- Public
- City
- 14,922 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 64%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $19,570per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 71%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $61,01910 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
UNCW requires each student to complete an approved Explorations Beyond the Classroom experience as part of its University Studies curriculum.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 64%About 6 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1230–1340Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 24–29Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $19,570full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $28,004sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $7,266Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $25,420Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 71%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 88%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $61,01910 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $18,250federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 14,922Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 28%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 26%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Appalachian State University Boone, NC — admits 90%
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC — admits 89%
- East Carolina University Greenville, NC — admits 89%
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC — admits 80%
Also worth a look
- University of Vermont Burlington, VT — admits 65%
- University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA — admits 66%
- University at Albany Albany, NY — admits 69%
- New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ — admits 65%
- College of Charleston Charleston, SC — admits 60%
- University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI — admits 72%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for University of North Carolina Wilmington, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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