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University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Charlotte, NC
Population 1,900,000
Website http://www.uncc.edu/
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 23,567
Men / Women 51% / 49%
White 43%
Black 20%
Hispanic 16%
Asian 9%
Mixed 4%
International 2%
Native American 0%
From State 90%
From Region 2%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 29%
Business & Economics 24%
Computer Science 14%
Engineering 8%
Health Sciences 7%
Life & Natural Sciences 6%
Arts 4%
Education 3%
Physical Sciences & Math 3%
Professional 3%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $7,239
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $22,492
Est. In-State Cost $9,364
Est. Out-of-State Cost $29,096
10-Year ROI $186,000
ROI Percentile 76th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 85%
4-Year Graduation Rate 50%
6-Year Graduation Rate 69%
Transfer-Out Rate 21%

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,680 (63%)
Days Without Precipitation 256 (70%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 78%
Yield (Unbound) 24%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $11M #127
Engineering, Computing & Math $37M #134
Life & Natural Sciences $24M #191
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 67 #81
Humanities & Social Sciences 84 #205
Life & Natural Sciences 68 #234

Honors College

Name Honors College
Students 800 (3%)

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 40%
SAT Range 1170 – 1300
SAT Math Range 570 – 670
SAT RW Range 570 – 660
ACT Range 21 – 28

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Belk College of Business 1,105 62% / 38% 2% $72,045 95%
Accounting 139 +1 52% / 48% 3% $78,329 89 96%
Business Analytics 78 +12 69% / 31% 5% $74,507 86 92%
Business Economics 20 +1 65% / 35% 0% $69,661 82 —
Economics 31 +1 84% / 16% 0% $66,922 79 95%
Finance 359 +11 68% / 32% 2% $78,144 89 93%
International Business 35 +1 43% / 57% 11% $66,742 79 100%
Management 134 +4 55% / 45% 1% $64,203 75 95%
Marketing 240 +12 53% / 47% 0% $66,750 79 97%
Operations Management 69 +8 78% / 22% 3% $64,203 75 95%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Cato College of Education 152 7% / 93% 1% $45,325 95%
Birth-Kindergarten Education 8 — 0% / 100% 12% $45,221 30 95%
Elementary Education 101 — 7% / 93% 0% $45,221 30 95%
Middle Grades Education 14 — 29% / 71% 0% $45,221 30 95%
Special Education 23 — 0% / 100% 0% $45,769 31 97%
Special Education and Teaching 6 — 0% / 100% 0% $45,769 31 97%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts + Architecture 237 34% / 66% 3% $50,301 93%
Architecture 71 — 51% / 49% 7% $67,248 79 96%
Art History 3 +1 33% / 67% 0% $42,892 23 90%
Dance 19 +2 5% / 95% 0% $28,983 3 86%
Fine Arts 13 +3 31% / 69% 0% $42,892 23 90%
Graphic Design 25 +1 28% / 72% 0% $52,153 50 —
Music 9 — 78% / 22% 22% $48,766 40 96%
Music Performance 18 — 61% / 39% 0% $48,766 40 96%
Studio Art 54 +1 11% / 89% 0% $42,892 23 90%
Theatre 25 — 28% / 72% 4% $38,931 14 100%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Computing and Informatics 755 80% / 20% 3% $92,030 97%
Computer Science 665 +1 83% / 17% 3% $93,475 96 96%
Information Technology 90 +40 62% / 38% 2% $81,358 91 100%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Health and Human Services 757 22% / 78% 1% $58,766 98%
Allied Health Diagnostic and Treatment — — — — $63,619 74 —
Exercise Science 9 +1 33% / 67% 0% $51,651 49 93%
Kinesiology 179 +1 32% / 68% 1% $55,516 59 —
Nursing 150 — 7% / 93% 1% $77,572 88 97%
Public Health 54 — 17% / 83% 0% $63,365 74 100%
Respiratory Care 16 — 25% / 75% 0% $76,181 87 95%
Health Administration 269 +4 27% / 73% 1% $51,352 48 100%
Social Work 80 — 10% / 90% 1% $49,921 44 93%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences 1,630 36% / 64% 1% $49,962 93%
Geosciences 60 — 62% / 38% 0% $54,869 57 88%
Meteorology 13 — 54% / 46% 0% $58,483 65 —
Africana Studies 11 +2 36% / 64% 0% $43,026 24 98%
Anthropology 27 +5 41% / 59% 0% $43,369 25 82%
Communication Studies 269 +8 38% / 62% 0% $53,309 53 94%
Criminal Justice 190 +19 42% / 58% 1% $53,251 53 97%
English 101 +5 33% / 67% 0% $42,494 22 94%
French 6 +6 17% / 83% 0% $46,036 32 93%
Geography 34 +4 62% / 38% 0% $65,598 77 100%
German 14 +5 57% / 43% 0% $43,194 24 89%
Global Studies 21 +10 24% / 76% 5% $46,937 35 88%
History 74 +4 59% / 41% 0% $46,923 35 93%
Interdisciplinary Studies 31 +9 19% / 81% 0% $48,725 40 —
Japanese 14 +5 50% / 50% 0% $32,651 6 73%
Latin American Studies — +1 — — $45,031 29 —
Philosophy 10 +3 90% / 10% 0% $45,146 30 100%
Political Science 150 +22 49% / 51% 1% $51,763 49 95%
Psychology 432 +9 21% / 79% 1% $49,269 42 92%
Religion/Religious Studies 11 +2 45% / 55% 0% $47,478 36 90%
Sociology 111 +11 24% / 76% 2% $46,040 32 93%
Spanish 37 +11 19% / 81% 0% $46,036 32 93%
Writing 14 — 29% / 71% 0% $44,295 27 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences 446 40% / 60% 1% $63,508 91%
Mathematics and Computer Science 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $72,296 84 —
Chemistry 32 +1 44% / 56% 0% $65,102 76 97%
Mathematics 40 +1 62% / 38% 2% $68,817 81 94%
Mathematics and Statistics 18 — 50% / 50% 6% $70,704 83 95%
Physics 31 — 90% / 10% 0% $88,145 94 95%
Biology 324 +7 32% / 68% 1% $59,911 68 89%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Data Science 44 64% / 36% 2% $78,352
Data Science 44 — 64% / 36% 2% $78,352 89 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
William States Lee College of Engineering 614 87% / 13% 4% $85,067 98%
Civil Engineering 110 — 81% / 19% 3% $79,801 90 98%
Computer Engineering 59 — 90% / 10% 3% $103,237 98 100%
Electrical Engineering 63 — 86% / 14% 2% $89,970 95 98%
Mechanical Engineering 197 — 88% / 12% 3% $85,296 93 97%
Systems Engineering 24 — 62% / 38% 4% $89,128 95 97%
Civil Engineering Technology 20 — 90% / 10% 0% $78,553 89 97%
Electrical Engineering Technology 22 — 86% / 14% 5% $82,093 91 100%
Engineering Technology 65 — 92% / 8% 12% $79,683 90 —
Mechanical Engineering Technology 54 — 98% / 2% 2% $77,696 89 97%

Rankings

Professional

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