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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Full Sail has 11 pts more first-gen students than U. North Carolina at Charlotte (39% vs. 28%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    U. North Carolina at Charlotte has 0 pts more Pell recipients than Full Sail (34% vs. 34%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  3. 3

    Full Sail is more diverse (index 0.73 vs. 0.73)

    Diversity index

Students

Students & campus

Who's on each campus, how many get Pell Grants or are the first in their family, and campus life.

Who's on campus

Undergrads
Full Sail25.8K
U. North Carolina at Charlotte25.8K
Pell Grant share
Full Sail34%
U. North Carolina at Charlotte34%
First-gen share
Full Sail39%
U. North Carolina at Charlotte28%
Diversity index
Full Sail0.73
U. North Carolina at Charlotte0.73

Who they are

Men
Full Sail67%
U. North Carolina at Charlotte51%
Part-time students
Full Sail0%
U. North Carolina at Charlotte13%
Students 25 and older
Full Sail54%
U. North Carolina at Charlotte10%

Race & ethnicity

Full Sail
U. North Carolina at Charlotte
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Full Sail22%
U. North Carolina at Charlotte90%
First-years from other states
Full Sail77%
U. North Carolina at Charlotte9%
First-years from abroad
Full Sail0%
U. North Carolina at Charlotte1%
New transfer students this fall
Full Sail3,078
U. North Carolina at Charlotte2,568
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Full Sail45%
U. North Carolina at Charlotte36%

Campus

Full Sail
Large suburbNo college housing
U. North Carolina at Charlotte
Large cityNCAA D-I FBS · American Athletic ConferenceROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research

LGBTQ+ policies

Each item is dated: either the college's own page, checked on that date, or a national list's claim, read on that date — never a plain “yes” or “no.” A key missing for a college isn't shown as “no”: nothing was found for it.

All student numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;University of North Carolina at Charlotte Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why