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.
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
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
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.
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
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