by our College Data Analytics TeamIn 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 Charlotte was awarded 423 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, UNC Charlotte is ranked #378 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.
Out of the 93 colleges in North Carolina, UNC Charlotte is ranked at #6.
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University of North Carolina at Charlotte has an acceptance rate of 79%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it's not the only school you apply to, even if it's your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.
About 21% of students accepted to UNC Charlotte submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 560 and 650. Math scores were between 560 and 670.
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The student to faculty ratio at University of North Carolina at Charlotte is 20 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1. This may indicate that some of your classes will be larger in size than they would be at other schools. However, upper level classes will probably be smaller.
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 Charlotte is 71%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 85% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like University of North Carolina at Charlotte enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At UNC Charlotte this rate is 37%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 24,175 undergraduates at UNC Charlotte with 21,104 being full-time and 3,071 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $12,751 | $13,226 | $16,938 | $21,011 | $22,783 |
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 Charlotte, 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 Charlotte, approximately 50% of students took out student loans averaging $7,202 a year. That adds up to $28,808 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at UNC Charlotte is 4.4%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for UNC Charlotte are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 9201 University City Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28223-0001 |
| Phone: | 704-687-2000 |
| Website: | https://www.charlotte.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | 633 | $61,034 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 457 | NA |
| General Architecture | 372 | $48,368 |
| General Psychology | 372 | $27,551 |
| Mathematics & Computer Science | 361 | NA |
| Finance & Financial Management | 361 | $46,175 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 301 | $34,203 |
| General Biology | 259 | $28,310 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 254 | $34,573 |
| Business Administration & Management | 231 | $42,308 |
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 2020-2021, 20,859 students took at least one online class at University of North Carolina at Charlotte. This is a decrease from the 28,152 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 20,859 | 4,225 |
| 2019-2020 | 28,152 | 8,056 |
| 2018-2019 | 8,713 | 1,798 |
| 2017-2018 | 8,108 | 1,414 |
| 2016-2017 | 8,275 | 1,517 |
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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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