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| Metric | U. North Carolina Wilmington | U. South Carolina-Columbia |
|---|---|---|
| Getting in | ||
| Admissions data | Fall 2025Fall 2025 | Fall 2025Fall 2025 |
| Acceptance rate | 65%Fall 2025 | 57%Fall 2025 |
| Acceptance rate, men / women | 60% / 66% | 55% / 63% |
| Acceptance rate, in-state / other states / international | Not published | 71% / 52% / 70%Fall 2025 |
| Yield, in-state / other states / international | Not published | 41% / 16% / 15%Fall 2025 |
| Applicants | 22,359Fall 2025 | 59,630Fall 2025 |
| Admitted | 14,472Fall 2025 | 33,695Fall 2025 |
| Enrolled | 3,109Fall 2025 | 7,818Fall 2025 |
| Yield | 21%Fall 2025 | 23%Fall 2025 |
| SAT middle 50% | 1240–1350Fall 2025 | 1200–1360Fall 2025 |
| ACT middle 50% | 24–29Fall 2025 | 26–32Fall 2025 |
| Sent an SAT | 216 (7%)Fall 2025 | 2,487 (32%)Fall 2025 |
| Sent an ACT | 391 (13%)Fall 2025 | 1,139 (15%)Fall 2025 |
| Scored 1400+ on the SAT | 13%Fall 2025 | 19%Fall 2025 |
| Scored 30+ on the ACT | 16%Fall 2025 | 47%Fall 2025 |
| Admission: High school GPA | Very importantFall 2025 | Very importantFall 2025 |
| Admission: High school record | Required | Considered |
| Admission: Class rank | ImportantFall 2025 | ImportantFall 2025 |
| Admission: College-prep program | Considered | Required |
| Admission: Recommendations | ConsideredFall 2025 | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Essay | Very importantFall 2025 | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Legacy status | ConsideredFall 2025 | Not consideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Work experience | ConsideredFall 2025 | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Demonstration of competencies | Not considered | Not considered |
| Admission: English proficiency test | Required | Required |
| Admission: Other tests | Not considered | Not considered |
| Average high school GPA | 4.09 weightedFall 2025 | 3.68Fall 2025 |
| First-years in the top tenth of their class | 19% (of the 79% with a rank)Fall 2025 | 31% (of the 63% with a rank)Fall 2025 |
| Early decision | Not offered2025–26 | Not offered2025–26 |
| Early action | Offered2025–26 | Offered2025–26 |
| Wait list | 4 admittedFall 2025 | 293 admitted of 3,395 who acceptedFall 2025 |
| Admission: Rigor of high school record | Very importantFall 2025 | ImportantFall 2025 |
| Admission: Test scores | ConsideredFall 2025 | ImportantFall 2025 |
| Admission: Interview | Not consideredFall 2025 | Not consideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Extracurricular activities | ImportantFall 2025 | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Talent or ability | ConsideredFall 2025 | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Character and personal qualities | ImportantFall 2025 | Not consideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: First generation | ConsideredFall 2025 | Not consideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Geographic residence | ConsideredFall 2025 | Not consideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: State residency | ImportantFall 2025 | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Religious affiliation | Not consideredFall 2025 | Not consideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Volunteer work | ConsideredFall 2025 | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Demonstrated interest | ConsideredFall 2025 | Not consideredFall 2025 |
| Test policy | Test scores recommendedFall 2027 applicants | Test-optionalFall 2027 applicants |
| Application fee | $80 | $65 |
| Deadlines & deposit | Apply by February 1 · reply by May 1 or 1 wk · $150 housing depositFall 2026 cycle | Apply by December 1 · reply by May 1 · $0 housing depositFall 2026 cycle |
| Gap year allowed | Yes, up to 1 yearFall 2026 cycle | Yes, up to By request only, one year from admission.Fall 2026 cycle |
| Credit for AP exams | Yes | Yes |
| Transfer acceptance rate | 91%Fall 2025 | 65%Fall 2025 |
| Students & campus | ||
| Setting | City: Midsize | City: Midsize |
| Carnegie class | Professions-focused Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate Large | Professions-focused Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate Large |
| Research activity | R2: high research | R1: very high research |
| Student access & earnings | Lower Access, Medium Earnings | Lower Access, Higher Earnings |
| HBCU, tribal, land-grant | None | None |
| Minority-serving, single-sex | None | None |
| Religious affiliation | None | None |
| Athletics | Division I, no football | Division I FBS |
| Conference | Colonial Athletic Association | Southeastern Conference |
| ROTC | Not listed | Army, Navy, Air Force |
| Study abroad | Offered | Offered |
| Undergraduate research program | Not listed | Not listed |
| Calendar | Semesters | Semesters |
| Undergrads | 14,922 | 29,820 |
| Beds in college housing | 5,173 | 9,956 |
| First-years must live on campus | No | No |
| Men in a fraternity | 3.7%Fall 2025 | 27%Fall 2025 |
| Women in a sorority | 5.3%Fall 2025 | 34%Fall 2025 |
| Fraternity/sorority housing | Offered2025–26 | Offered2025–26 |
| Greek councils present | Panhellenic sororities (NPC), Interfraternity (NIC and IFC)October 2026 | Panhellenic sororities (NPC), Interfraternity (NIC and IFC)October 2026 |
| Pell Grant | 24% | 19% |
| First-gen | 26% | 20% |
| Men / women | 37% / 63% | 41% / 59% |
| Part-time students | 13% | 3% |
| Students 25 and older | 15% | 3% |
| First-years from in state | 87% | 54% |
| First-years from other states | 11% | 45% |
| First-years from abroad | 1% | 1% |
| New transfer students this fall | 1,883 | 1,414 |
| Transfers, share of new undergraduates | 41% | 16% |
| Diversity index | 0.37 | 0.46 |
| Academics | ||
| Students per faculty member | 17 to 1 | 19 to 1 |
| Classes under 20 students | 33%Fall 2025 | 34%Fall 2025 |
| Full-time faculty share | 72% | 75% |
| Average faculty salary | $90,363 | $111,918 |
| Bachelor's degrees awarded | 3,879 | 6,743 |
| Most popular majors | Business Administration and Management, General 20% · Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 19% · Psychology, General 8% | Public Health, General 8% · Finance, General 7% · Experimental Psychology 7% |
| Instruction spending per student | $10,765 (public, GASB accounting) | $14,139 (public, GASB accounting) |
| Endowment per student | $9,892 (public, GASB accounting) | $20,516 (public, GASB accounting) |
| Tuition share of core revenue | 29% | 36% |
| Cost & aid | ||
| Average cost, all students (est.) | $26,943 | $27,484 |
| Aid generosity (grants ÷ full price) | 12% | 19% |
| Net price, students with grants | $18,976 | $24,488 |
| Sticker price, in-state | $27,030 | $31,977 |
| Sticker price, out-of-state | $42,698 | $54,223 |
| Tuition guarantee | Yes | No |
| Promise program | No | No |
| Tuition & fees, in-state | $7,317 | $12,688 |
| Tuition & fees, out-of-state | $22,985 | $34,934 |
| First-years paying out-of-state rates | 23% | 9% |
| First-years with grants | 55% | 91% |
| Average grant | $6,674 | $7,139 |
| Aid from the college | 54% | 67% |
| Need-based aid up to | Little need-based aid above $110K | Little need-based aid above $110K |
| Merit for students without need | – | 38% got merit aid, averaging $4K |
| Published promise | – | – |
| Aid forms | FAFSA · College's own formFall 2026 entrants | FAFSAFall 2026 entrants |
| Aid priority date or deadline | March 1 (priority)Fall 2026 entrants | April 1 (priority)Fall 2026 entrants |
| Need met, first-years | 57%2024–25 | 61%2025–26 (estimated) |
| Average aid package, first-years | $11,9202024–25 | $17,5982025–26 (estimated) |
| College grant dollars given as merit | 18%2024–25 | 58%2025–26 (estimated) |
| Aid for international students | 39 students, average $3.6K2024–25 | 142 students, average $32.7K2025–26 (estimated) |
| Outcomes | ||
| Median earnings (10 yrs) | $54,967 | $62,177 |
| Graduation rate | 74% | 77% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients | 64% | 69% |
| Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan | 72% | 83% |
| Pell graduation gap | 8 pts lower | 13 pts lower |
| Finished within 4 years: Pell recipients | Not published | Not published |
| Finished within 4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | Not published | Not published |
| Finished within 4 years: all first-time full-time | Not published | Not published |
| Finished within 5 years: Pell recipients | Not published | Not published |
| Finished within 5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | Not published | Not published |
| Finished within 5 years: all first-time full-time | Not published | Not published |
| Graduated in 6 years, White students | 72% | 80% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Asian students | 68% | 86% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Hispanic/Latino students | 68% | 74% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Black students | 67% | 72% |
| Graduated in 6 years, students of two or more races | 69% | 75% |
| Graduated in 6 years, international students | Under 30 students | 60% |
| Retention rate | 88%Entered fall 2024 | 92%Entered fall 2024 |
| Credential within 4 years, all students | 63% | 67% |
| Credential within 8 years, all students | 74% | 76% |
| Enrolled at another college, 8 years on | 19% | 16% |
| Median debt | $19,500 | $21,500 |
| Undergrads with a federal loan | 36% | 41% |
| Median debt, Pell Grant recipients | $16,827 | $19,500 |
| Website | uncw.edu | sc.edu |
Sources:University of North Carolina Wilmington Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;University of North Carolina Wilmington Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;University of North Carolina Wilmington Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2027 applicants;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;University of North Carolina Wilmington Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 cycle;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;National directories of campus chapters and groups, October 2026;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 Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;University of North Carolina Wilmington Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;College Scorecard, 2023–24;University of North Carolina Wilmington Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 entrants;University of North Carolina Wilmington Common Data Set 2025–26, 2024–25;Common Data Set, most recent release;University of South Carolina-Columbia Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;University of South Carolina-Columbia Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;University of South Carolina-Columbia Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2027 applicants;University of South Carolina-Columbia Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 cycle;University of South Carolina-Columbia Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;University of South Carolina-Columbia Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 entrants;University of South Carolina-Columbia Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26 (estimated)About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)
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