Tool | January 2013

Kiplinger's Best Values in Public Colleges

Sortable Rankings | Special Report: Best College Values 2012-13

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC)

ACADEMIC QUALITY

Applicants who took SAT: 94%
Applicants who took ACT: 35%
SAT I Verbal score 600-699: 47%
SAT I Verbal score 700+: 26%
SAT I Verbal score 600+: 73%
SAT I Math score 600-699: 51%
SAT I Math score 700+: 30%
SAT I Math score 600+: 81%
ACT score 24-29: 44%
ACT score 30-36: 49%
ACT score 24+: 93%
Students applied: 23,753
Students admitted: 7,469
Admission rate: 31%
Students per faculty: 14
4-year graduation rate: 77%
6-year graduation rate: 90%

STUDENT BODY

Total enrollment: 18,430
Full-time enrolled men: 7,225
Full-time enrolled women: 10,212
Part-time enrolled men: 476
Part-time enrolled women: 517
Freshmen retained: 97%

ANNUAL COSTS

Tuition (in state): $5,823
Fees (in state): $1,870
Tuition (out of state): $26,575
Fees (out of state): $1,870
Room and board: $9,734
Est. book expense: $1,182
Total cost (in state): $18,609
Total cost (out of state): $39,361
Cost after need-based aid
(in state): $6,035
Cost after non-need-based aid
(in state): $12,273
Cost after need-based aid
(out of state): $26,787
Cost after non-need-based aid
(out of state): $33,025
Average debt at graduation: $17,525

FINANCIAL AID

% of aid need met: 100%
Average need-based aid: $12,574
Average non-need-based aid: $6,336