Students
Who's on campus
A large campus of 20,752 undergrads, where 20% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.
Race & ethnicity
Diversity index0.67
Economic access
Campus size
Where first-years come from
4,640 first-time students
11% came from other states and 4.8% from abroad; 84% are from North Carolina. Fewer from other states than at 72% of colleges.
- In-state (North Carolina)84%
- Other states11%
- Abroad4.8%
Top home states
- North Carolina(home state)84% 3,910
- New York1.1% 53
- Florida0.8% 38
- Virginia0.8% 36
- Georgia0.7% 32
From 45 states (counting DC) and 2 from U.S. territories.
Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.
Transfers in and out
Transferring in, fall 2024
980
new transfer students, 17% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 32% of colleges.
970 full-time, 10 part-time.
Going on to another college
6.0%
of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 310 students).
Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.
Who they are
3.1% of undergrads study part-time.
61% women
Another gender: Not collected by this college.
Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.
Campus life
Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life
Housing for 10,006 students.
Housing
Beds
10,006
About 48 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.
First-years
Not required to live on campus
Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.
Meal plans
Offered
Athletics & programs
Athletics
NCAA Division I FBS · Atlantic Coast Conference
Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, baseball, cross country/track.
How the Atlantic Coast Conference comparesROTC
Army, Navy, Air Force
Study abroad
Offered
Undergraduate research
A formal program
Calendar
Semesters
Student services
- Academic and career counseling
- Help finding a job while enrolled
- On-campus child care for students' children
- 11% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office
Religious life
Affiliation
No religious affiliation
Scholarships
Some of the college's own non-need-based aid considers religious affiliation
Campus ministries
Listed among campus activities
Faith communities · 1
Nonreligious and secular
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Secular Student Alliance
Greek life
On the national organizations' own chapter lists.
Among first-years: 6.0% of men, 9.0% of women.
- Fraternity and sorority housing
Councils and chapters
4listedPanhellenic sororities (NPC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
Beta Upsilon Chapter
Beta Chi
Gamma Lambda
North Carolina Alpha
4listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
Alpha-Mu
Gamma-Nu (North Carolina Chapel Hill)
Kappa
Psi
LGBTQ+ life
Support on campus
Founded 2002
Policies
- Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
- Chosen name and pronouns on campus records
- Gender-inclusive restrooms listed online
- Student health plan covers transition-related care
Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.
State law for public colleges
North Carolina public universities and community colleges may not keep offices named diversity, equity, and inclusion or promoting different treatment by federally protected class; the law doesn't name sexual orientation or gender identity.
N.C. Gen. Stat. §§116-415 to 116-417 (North Carolina SB 558 (2026)), in effect since June 24, 2026. Lists can lag changes on campus, so a center listed above may have changed since the list was read.
Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024
Not collected by this college.
Gender unknown: fewer than 10
First-year applicants of another gender, fall 2024
Not reported: the college records other genders but leaves these counts blank when any is under 5, for privacy.
Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.
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 Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 entrants;University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;State laws on public colleges, In effect since June 24, 2026About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)