by our College Data Analytics Team
In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was awarded 129 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general biology.
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College Factual ranked UNC Chapel Hill as #38 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 5% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when UNC Chapel Hill held the #43 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 93 colleges in North Carolina, UNC Chapel Hill is ranked at #2.
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Even if you have the best grades and high test scores, that may not be enough to get into UNC Chapel Hill since the school has one of the most selective in the country. Its acceptance rate is a mere 17%, so there's no shame if you don't get in. Be sure to apply to other schools just in case.
About 26% of students accepted to UNC Chapel Hill submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 670 and 750. Math scores were between 680 and 780.
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The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, this ratio is 17 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is 69%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has a freshmen retention rate of 96%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At UNC Chapel Hill the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 85%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 19,395 undergraduates at UNC Chapel Hill with 18,505 being full-time and 890 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $3,296 | $5,441 | $11,306 | $18,991 | $23,695 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of UNC Chapel Hill, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At UNC Chapel Hill, approximately 20% of students took out student loans averaging $7,953 a year. That adds up to $31,812 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for UNC Chapel Hill are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 103 South Bldg Cb 9100, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 |
| Phone: | 919-962-2211 |
| Website: | https://www.unc.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 744 | NA |
| Communication & Media Studies | 588 | $43,348 |
| General Biology | 571 | $33,471 |
| Behavioral Science | 538 | NA |
| Computer Science | 472 | $90,293 |
| Economics | 469 | $65,344 |
| Health & Physical Education | 371 | $31,165 |
| Political Science & Government | 365 | $41,200 |
| Public Health | 355 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 349 | $85,618 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 8,022 students took at least one online class at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. This is a decrease from the 9,181 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 8,022 | 1,918 |
| 2021-2022 | 9,181 | 2,191 |
| 2020-2021 | 27,451 | 24,855 |
| 2018-2019 | 4,411 | 1,310 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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