University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, North Carolina · Also known as UNC Charlotte · Website
$57,289
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$57,289
median earnings, 10 years after starting
University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a public 4-year college in Charlotte, North Carolina with 24,453 undergraduates and 6,223 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $15,435 a year (tuition and fees $7,239 in-state, $22,492 out-of-state). It admits 80% of applicants and 69% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $57,289 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $21,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$15,435
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$7,239
Out-of-state $22,492
Admission rate
80%
US median 78%
Completion rate
69%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$21,500
About $228 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$57,289
Rank 941 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $15,435
- Tuition in-state
- $7,239
- Tuition out-of-state
- $22,492
- Cost of attendance
- $23,010
- Students with a need-based grant
- 34%
- Students with federal loans
- 39%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $10,357
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $10,668
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $13,690
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $19,822
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $21,761
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $6,532 in 2015-16 to $7,239 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1,231
- SAT reading, middle
- 605
- SAT math, middle
- 615
- ACT, middle
- 24
- Undergraduates
- 24,453
- Graduate students
- 6,223
- Part-time students
- 13%
- Women
- 49%
- Students per teacher
- 21
- Completion rate
- 69%
- Retention rate
- 85%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 206
- Endowment
- $344.7M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 941 of 5,094 US colleges and 13 of 147 in North Carolina (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NC median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $15,435 | $14,086 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $7,239 | $6,906 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 80% | 75% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 69% | 48% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 85% | 72% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $21,500 | $20,000 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $48,812 | $31,569 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $57,289 | $36,048 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 59% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 78% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
206 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 644 | $21,504 | $67,704 | $93,037 | $107,009 |
| Computer ScienceMaster's | Master's | 383 | Withheld | $86,712 | $107,088 | $145,571 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 383 | $21,500 | $51,628 | $74,965 | $83,343 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 367 | $21,500 | $30,359 | $50,507 | $50,706 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 333 | $21,500 | $34,094 | $56,388 | $57,214 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 297 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,709 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 263 | $21,250 | $36,749 | $52,400 | $58,716 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 236 | $20,500 | $38,234 | $60,407 | $56,359 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 235 | $20,472 | $46,272 | $70,654 | $68,257 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 231 | $19,500 | $43,619 | $66,574 | $69,303 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 219 | $20,749 | $36,155 | $53,738 | $55,378 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 213 | $26,811 | $69,178 | $88,265 | $92,135 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 210 | $25,700 | $83,385 | $122,997 | $103,485 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 156 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Political Science and GovernmentOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 154 | $21,500 | $32,780 | $57,273 | $63,293 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 137 | $22,381 | $42,789 | $48,399 | $47,382 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 135 | $19,120 | $73,445 | $84,723 | $88,910 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 121 | $19,500 | $32,021 | $49,088 | $48,590 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 118 | $30,750 | $48,267 | $58,809 | $59,916 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 117 | $20,000 | $60,639 | $83,018 | $92,374 |
| Social WorkOnlineMaster's | Master's | 110 | $25,053 | $47,275 | $55,192 | $65,123 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 106 | $21,937 | $50,928 | $76,690 | $76,194 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 103 | $20,056 | $33,791 | $49,359 | $50,680 |
| Civil EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 96 | $22,000 | $67,934 | $83,289 | $86,517 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's | Master's | 86 | $30,750 | $103,520 | $151,262 | $124,807 |
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Questions and answers
How much does University of North Carolina at Charlotte cost?
$15,435 a year is the average net price at University of North Carolina at Charlotte after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $7,239 for in-state students and $22,492 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $23,010. Families earning under $30,000 pay $10,357 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at University of North Carolina at Charlotte?
80% of applicants are admitted to University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,231 and the middle ACT score is 24. The median admission rate of colleges in North Carolina is 75%.
How much do University of North Carolina at Charlotte graduates earn?
$57,289 a year is the median pay of former University of North Carolina at Charlotte students who work, 10 years after they started ($48,812 after 6 years). That ranks 941 of 5,094 US colleges and 13 of 147 in North Carolina. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's) at $118,061.
How much student debt do University of North Carolina at Charlotte graduates have?
$21,500 is the median federal student loan debt of University of North Carolina at Charlotte graduates, about $228 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 39% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at University of North Carolina at Charlotte?
69% of first-time, full-time students at University of North Carolina at Charlotte finish within 6 years. 85% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at University of North Carolina at Charlotte?
Computer Science (644 bachelor's graduates), Computer Science (383 master's graduates), Finance and Financial Management Services (383 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 206 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.