University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, NC

University of North Carolina at Charlotte admitted 21,170 of 27,218 applicants for the fall 2025 entering class (77.8%).

Every figure on this page is published by the college or a federal survey, and carries the source it came from. They describe the fall 2025 entering class, a read on the school, not a prediction about any one applicant.

What stands out at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Three things University of North Carolina at Charlotte published, ranked by how much each could change what you actually do, not by how impressive it looks. Every one describes a class that has already enrolled.

Test policy1 of 3

University of North Carolina at Charlotte files test scores under “very important”.

That is the school’s own placement on the grid it publishes every year. 21% of the enrolled class sent an SAT.

Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025

Scores sent2 of 3

21% of the enrolled class sent an SAT.

The SAT band on this page describes that share of the class, not all of it. Another 32% sent an ACT. University of North Carolina at Charlotte files test scores under “very important”.

Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023

Cost3 of 3

Families paid $15,435 on average after aid.

Averaged across students who received federal aid: the price after grants and scholarships, not the sticker price.

Source: the College Scorecard

Every figure, in full

The same measured fields on every one of these pages. Nothing is filled in where the school published nothing.

Acceptance rate

77.8%

21,170 admitted of 27,218 applicants

Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025

SAT, middle 50%

Reading 550–650 · Math 560–670

Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023

ACT, middle 50%

21–27

Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023

Enrolled students who sent an SAT

21%

Counted per test: a student may send both.

Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023

Enrolled students who sent an ACT

32%

Counted per test: a student may send both.

Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023

Where do you actually stand at University of North Carolina at Charlotte?

The figures above describe a class that already enrolled. GoodGoblin reads them against your own transcript, scores and activities, then builds the balanced list, the essay plan and the deadline calendar around what it finds.

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How the rate has moved

Two measured admit rates from the federal survey, the years apart it reports them. A rate that moved, not a forecast.

5 years earlier67%
Latest in the series80%

Over 5 years the admit rate rose from 67% to 80%.

What University of North Carolina at Charlotte says it weighs

The school's own words, from the form it fills in every year. Ranked as it ranks them.

  • Course rigorvery important

    Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025

  • GPAvery important

    Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025

  • Test scoresvery important

    Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025

  • Essayconsidered

    Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025

  • Recommendationsconsidered

    Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025

Not considered

  • Class rank

    Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025

  • Legacy

    Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025

  • Interview

    Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025

What students actually pay

Net price after grants and scholarships: not the sticker price.

Average net price: $15,435 a year.

Family income under $30k
$10,357
$30k–$48k
$10,668
$48k–$75k
$13,690
$75k–$110k
$19,822
Over $110k
$21,761

Source: the College Scorecard

Essays on this application

1 essay prompt on the application: 1 you would write.

Published deadlines

Each date is read from the college's own materials and re-checked on a schedule.

  • Early ActionNovember 1, 2026

    Verified July 12, 2026 · Source

  • Regular DecisionFebruary 1, 2027

    Verified July 12, 2026

  • Rolling AdmissionJuly 1, 2027

    Verified July 12, 2026

More colleges on the record

Every one of these carries the same measured figures, with the same sources.

Other colleges in North Carolina

The pages nearest this one on acceptance rate, in the same state.

Colleges with a nearby acceptance rate

Anywhere in the country, ordered by how close the published rate is to this one. A selection rule, not a ranking.

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