University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, NC · Public · 24,453 undergrads (large, city) · website ↗

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$75 application fee

What you'll actually pay

Average net price per year — tuition, fees, room & board minus grant and scholarship aid — for in-state students by household income.

Household income	Avg net price / year
Under $30,000	$10,357
$30,000 – $48,000	$10,668
$48,000 – $75,000	$13,690
$75,000 – $110,000	$19,822
Over $110,000	$21,761
All incomes (average)	$15,435

Sticker tuition and fees: $7,239 in-state, $22,492 out-of-state — before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.

These are averages. For an estimate for your family, use University of North Carolina at Charlotte's own net price calculator — every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.

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Other costs of attendance, 2025–26

The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.

Housing and meals, on campus	$15,010
Housing and meals, off campus (not with family)	$15,080
Books and supplies	$600
Other expenses, on campus	$3,700
Other expenses, off campus	$3,700

Grants and loans for first-year students, 2022–23

What the college reported for its full-time, first-time students (4,061 of them) in 2022–23; 72% got some kind of aid, loans included. Each average is over the students who received that kind of aid, not over everyone. It is an older year than the 2025–26 costs above.

Type of aid	Students awarded	Average amount
Any grant or scholarshipFederal, state, local and the college's own	58%	$8,150
Federal Pell GrantNeed-based, from the federal government	32%	$5,592
The college's own grants and scholarshipsNeed- or merit-based, funded by the college	47%	$4,366
Federal student loansBorrowed by the student; repaid with interest. No Parent PLUS or private loans	45%	$5,350

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release); full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates; public domain.

Admissions & outcomes

Acceptance rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1231
Median ACT: 24
Students with Pell grants: 34%
Graduation rate (6yr): 69%
Freshman retention: 85%
Median earnings @ 10yr: $57,289
Median debt at graduation: $21,500
International undergrads: 540 (2.3%)

For comparison, the median across all 1,596 four-year colleges on this site: graduation rate 56%, earnings ten years after entering $54,869, debt at graduation $23,250.

Admission policy, test scores and teaching

SAT/ACT policy: Test-optional
Application fee: $75
Students per faculty member: 21 to 1
Faculty who are full-time: 70%
Open admission: No

Middle 50% of test scores, fall 2024

25th to 75th percentile of enrolled first-year students who submitted scores. A quarter scored below the first figure and a quarter above the second. Section ranges can't be added together into a total-score range.

SAT Reading and Writing: 570–660
SAT Math: 570–670
ACT composite: 21–28

What the college considers in admission decisions, fall 2023

How the college said it used each item when deciding on first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking applicants for fall 2023. For SAT and ACT scores, see the fall 2024 policy above.

High school GPA	Required
High school class rank	Considered if submitted
High school record	Required
Completion of a college-preparatory program	Required
Recommendations	Considered if submitted
Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g. portfolio)	Not considered
English proficiency test (for applicable students)	Required
Other test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Not considered
Work experience	Considered if submitted
Personal statement or essay	Required
Legacy status	Not considered

First-time applicants: 22,699
Admitted: 18,208
Enrolled: 4,501

Counts of first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking students, including early decision and early action. The acceptance rate higher up this page comes from a different College Scorecard release, so it may not match these counts.

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release), fall 2023; open admission from IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 (revised); public domain.

Most popular fields of study

Share of bachelor's degrees awarded.

Business19%

Computer Science15%

Biology & Life Sciences9%

Health & Nursing8%

Psychology8%

Engineering7%

Social Sciences5%

Communications & Media4%

Visual & Performing Arts3%

Criminal Justice3%

Earnings and debt by field of study

Median annual earnings of graduates who received federal student aid and were working, not studying: one year after completing (graduates of 2020–21 and 2021–22) and four years after (2017–18 and 2018–19), measured in 2022 and 2023 and shown in 2024 dollars. Median debt is federal Direct and Grad PLUS loans borrowed at this college by 2022–23 and 2023–24 graduates; it leaves out Parent PLUS and private loans. “National” is the median for the same field and credential across all US colleges.

Bachelor's degrees (59)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Computer Science	666	$70,140	$93,037national $107,009	$18,875
Psychology, General	441	$36,673	$50,507national $50,706	$18,295
Finance and Financial Management Services	370	$59,618	$74,965national $83,343	$18,650
Biology, General	331	$35,400	$56,388national $57,214	$18,750
Communication and Media Studies	277	$44,775	$60,407national $56,359	$18,797
Health and Medical Administrative Services	273	$39,117	$52,400national $58,716	$19,907
Marketing	252	$48,570	$66,574national $69,303	$17,500
Business Administration, Management and Operations	215	$53,609	$70,654national $68,257	$16,450
Criminal Justice and Corrections	209	$41,998	$53,738national $55,378	$18,583
Mechanical Engineering	197	$72,283	$88,265national $92,135	$20,648
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	180	$31,067	—national $62,172	$19,558
Political Science and Government	172	$40,011	$57,273national $63,293	$17,500
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	150	$77,285	$84,723national $88,910	$18,563
Accounting and Related Services	140	$58,279	$76,690national $76,194	$18,750
Computer and Information Sciences, General	130	$62,225	$83,018national $92,374	$19,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	123	$44,982	$48,399national $47,382	$19,000
Sociology	122	$39,579	$49,765national $52,657	$18,500
Civil Engineering	110	$70,840	$83,289national $86,517	$21,000
English Language and Literature, General	106	$38,273	$49,088national $48,590	$17,500
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	90	$54,756	—national $86,176	$18,531
Social Work	80	$40,739	$47,050national $51,790	$23,000
History	78	$37,866	$49,359national $50,680	$20,500
Fine and Studio Arts	75	$32,607	$41,383national $41,367	$18,263
Architecture	71	$50,030	$67,204national $66,914	$19,500
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	63	$78,528	$93,953national $100,647	$26,500
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	60	$38,411	$50,218national $55,000	$19,500
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	60	$44,366	$53,247national $60,190	$21,500
Computer Engineering	59	$72,277	$97,109national $109,015	$22,500
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	54	$69,436	$78,160national $82,073	$21,500
Public Health	54	$40,449	$63,965national $58,808	$21,500
Mathematics	41	$53,954	$66,450national $69,562	$22,000
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	40	—	—national $50,532	$16,250
Geography and Cartography	38	$44,288	$57,208national $57,853	$22,000
International Business	36	$48,386	$69,467national $73,201	$18,250
Chemistry	33	$43,629	$60,978national $65,120	$19,500
Anthropology	32	$35,068	$39,112national $46,676	$15,000
Business/Managerial Economics	32	$55,982	$67,182national $77,981	$18,250
International/Globalization Studies	31	$36,538	$51,082national $59,972	$24,625
Physics	31	—	$89,944national $76,786	$25,125
Special Education and Teaching	29	$47,400	$49,301national $50,499	$14,500
Music	27	$43,488	$49,761national $42,892	$27,839
Design and Applied Arts	26	—	—national $51,490	$18,713
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	25	$28,026	$39,725national $39,775	$21,500
Systems Engineering	24	$77,082	$84,648national $105,185	$21,500
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	22	$77,840	$83,768national $84,599	$13,944
Dance	21	—	$48,518national $39,980	$19,500
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians	20	$65,309	$75,611national $76,549	—
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	19	$35,492	$44,878national $51,642	—
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	19	$55,715	$51,373national $55,459	—
Mathematics and Statistics, Other	18	—	$87,419national $88,839	$20,948
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	16	$83,729	$86,238national $70,786	$8,000
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	13	$44,241	$54,798national $51,710	$25,154
Philosophy	13	$36,899	$46,067national $54,455	—
Religion/Religious Studies	13	—	$52,012national $41,390	—
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	10	$40,556	$54,377national $54,562	—
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	—	—	$61,700national $63,560	—
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	—	$73,764	$92,567national $93,843	$20,490
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	—	$41,939	$48,107national $48,568	—
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	—	—	—national $43,765	$20,500

Undergraduate certificates (1)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	—	$39,041	$52,300national $45,242	$19,500

Master's degrees (28)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Computer Science	416	$96,547	$107,088national $145,571	$20,500
Business Administration, Management and Operations	192	$91,826	$122,997national $103,485	$30,750
Social Work	143	$50,909	$55,192national $65,123	$28,500
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	140	$51,468	$58,809national $59,916	$29,638
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	113	$94,921	$151,262national $124,807	$30,750
Computer and Information Sciences, General	79	$72,937	$108,285national $124,201	—
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	74	$52,648	$54,098national $60,111	$43,750
Educational Administration and Supervision	61	$59,045	$70,227national $71,685	$29,506
Architectural Sciences and Technology	58	$65,381	$68,961national $77,466	$31,744
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	48	$93,151	$158,814national $121,855	—
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	48	$110,328	$125,281national $120,193	$25,500
Public Health	42	$60,985	$71,510national $82,751	$41,000
Engineering-Related Fields	41	$103,010	$128,510national $125,651	—
Health and Medical Administrative Services	37	$68,813	$71,805national $89,981	$32,650
Educational/Instructional Media Design	34	—	—national $70,644	$27,786
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	32	$43,289	$58,423national $71,416	$37,000
Accounting and Related Services	32	$74,853	$101,786national $95,833	$19,690
Medical Illustration and Informatics	31	—	$99,753national $101,441	—
Curriculum and Instruction	27	$54,865	$63,987national $63,399	$21,500
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	22	$83,489	—national $127,347	$35,075
English Language and Literature, General	21	$40,049	$60,452national $55,512	$34,040
Public Administration	21	$62,942	$72,410national $81,408	$29,925
Civil Engineering	16	$77,890	$88,619national $98,323	—
Applied Mathematics	16	$112,462	—national $116,060	—
History	14	—	$52,245national $55,360	—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	12	$52,442	$55,194national $63,707	—
Special Education and Teaching	9	$50,693	—national $64,397	—
Business/Managerial Economics	—	—	$112,577national $97,526	—

Doctoral degrees (4)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Educational Administration and Supervision	16	—	$90,526national $100,573	—
Curriculum and Instruction	11	$73,302	$79,364national $83,031	—
Business Administration, Management and Operations	2	$113,816	—national $113,566	$61,500
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	—	—	—national $138,131	$95,360

Graduate certificates (6)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Educational Administration and Supervision	51	$66,814	$78,447national $86,288	$27,051
Special Education and Teaching	37	$61,319	$57,946national $69,147	$19,652
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	29	$61,926	—national $64,774	—
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	21	$108,308	—national $122,843	—
Educational/Instructional Media Design	9	$57,659	$88,054national $75,166	—
Education, Other	0	$48,302	$50,906national $59,921	$22,245

A dash means the Department of Education suppressed the figure because too few graduates were measured — not zero. 99 more programmes at this college have every figure suppressed and are not listed.

Contact and accreditation

Address: 9201 University City Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28223-0001
Phone: (704) 687-2000
Institutional accreditor: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts) and IPEDS Fall Enrolment for international student counts. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. IPEDS Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release) for admission requirements and first-time applicants, admits and enrolments (fall 2023). IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release) for grants and loans to full-time, first-time students. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Verify current costs and requirements with the school.

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