University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Pembroke, NC
University of North Carolina at Pembroke is a public university in Pembroke, North Carolina, a town 10 to 35 miles from a city, with 5,330 undergraduates. Interdisciplinary studies and criminal justice are its signature fields: together they make up 25% of its bachelor's degrees, about five times their share across the colleges we cover. 44% of students finish within six years, and former students who are working earn a median of $43,407 ten years after starting.
University of North Carolina at Pembroke admitted 93.3% of applicants.
- Acceptance rate
- 93.3%
- In-state tuition
- $3,648
- $7,648 out of state
- Paid after aid
- $10,260
- Average, students with aid
- ACT, middle 50%
- 18–23
Every figure on this page is published by the college or a federal survey, compiled by GoodGoblin, and carries the source it came from. They describe an entering class, a read on the school, not a prediction about any one applicant.
What University of North Carolina at Pembroke is known for
Measured by the 1,400 bachelor's degrees it awarded in 2022–23, and what its graduates went on to earn.
Interdisciplinary studies
14.9%
of its bachelor's degrees: about five times the 2.9% share across the colleges we cover.
Criminal justice
10.4%
of its bachelor's degrees: about five times the 2.2% share across the colleges we cover.
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)20914.9% of degrees$62,355+12% vs $55,693 nationally
- Business Administration, Management and Operations19814.1% of degrees$55,233−19% vs $68,257 nationally
- Criminal Justice and Corrections14610.4% of degrees$50,382−9% vs $55,378 nationally
- Sociology14610.4% of degrees$44,935−15% vs $52,657 nationally
- Biology1158.2% of degrees$48,285−16% vs $57,214 nationally
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness856.1% of degrees$44,669−18% vs $54,562 nationally
Source: the College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education), field-of-study data. Degrees are bachelor's degrees awarded in 2022–23. Earnings are the median for 2017–18 and 2018–19 graduates, in 2024 dollars, working and not enrolled, four years after graduating. Shares across the colleges we cover count every bachelor's degree at the colleges with a page here.
The place
Where it is, how big it is, and how students live.
Setting
Town, 10–35 miles from a city
Pembroke, NC
Undergraduates
5,330
Fall 2024
Type
Public
Master's university, larger programs
Living on campus
A quarter to half
of undergraduates live on campus
Students per faculty member
14 to 1
Fall 2024
International students
4%
of undergraduates, fall 2024
Source: the College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education), including the Carnegie Classification and the federal locale code it publishes.
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
93.3%
Source: the College Scorecard
SAT, middle 50%
Reading 490–600Math 480–600
Source: the College Scorecard
ACT, middle 50%
18–23
Source: the College Scorecard
Where do you actually stand at University of North Carolina at Pembroke?
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What University of North Carolina at Pembroke costs
The published price first, then what students who received aid actually paid, by family income.
In-state tuition and fees for 2024–25 were $3,648 ($7,648 out of state), and the full in-state cost of attendance, with housing, food and books, was $17,261. After grants and scholarships, students who received financial aid paid $10,260 a year on average.
In-state tuition and fees
$3,648
2024–25 school year
Out-of-state tuition and fees
$7,648
2024–25 school year
Full cost, in state
$17,261
Tuition, fees, housing, food and books
Paid after aid
$10,260
Average, students who received aid
What students paid, by family income
Each bar is that figure as a share of the $17,261 full cost.
- Under $30k$7,919Typical public university: $10,013
- $30k–$48k$8,892Typical public university: $10,847
- $48k–$75k$10,932Typical public university: $13,703
- $75k–$110k$14,564Typical public university: $17,979
- Over $110k$15,999Typical public university: $22,475
Source: the federal College Scorecard. Tuition and cost of attendance are for the 2024–25 school year; colleges usually raise them each year. What students paid is the average net price for first-year students who received federal financial aid. Typical public university: the median across the 338 public universities on GoodGoblin, for in-state students, compiled by GoodGoblin from the same federal data.
Where it leads
Who finishes, who stays, and what they earn and owe afterwards.
Finish within six years
44%
Our colleges' median: 63%
Return for a second year
72%
Our colleges' median: 79%
Earnings after 10 years
$43,407
Our colleges' median: $57,440
Median debt at graduation
$25,000
Our colleges' median: $23,725
Source: the College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education). Six-year completion describes students who started in fall 2018; second-year return describes students who started in fall 2023; earnings describe students who started in 2009–10 and 2010–11, measured in 2020 and 2021, in 2022 dollars; debt describes federal loans of students who graduated in fiscal years 2020 and 2021. Medians are across the 1,034 colleges with a page here.
Published deadlines
Each date is read from the college's own materials and re-checked on a schedule.
- Regular DecisionMay 1, 2027
Verified August 19, 2026
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Other colleges in North Carolina
Closest acceptance rates in the same state.
- Appalachian State University93.9%
- University of North Carolina Asheville93.9%
- Campbell University94.3%
- Greensboro College92%
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Closest acceptance rates anywhere in the country.
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