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Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Computer Science (14% of graduates). 21 students for every faculty member, more than at 93% of colleges. 70% of faculty are full-time. Spends $11,037 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

6,101 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 38% of graduates; 68 programs in 23 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Computer Science 11.070114% 838
    Graduates in this field earn $93,037 4 years out
  2. Psychology, General 42.01017.7% 472
    Graduates in this field earn $50,507 4 years out
  3. Finance, General 52.08016.2% 380
    Graduates in this field earn $74,965 4 years out
  4. Biology/Biological Sciences, General 26.01015.7% 349
    Graduates in this field earn $56,388 4 years out
  5. Health/Health Care Administration/Management 51.07014.1% 253
    Graduates in this field earn $52,400 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Computer science, 4.6% → 15% of graduates since 2014–15 (926 graduates in 2024–25).

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

  1. Computer Engineering$97,109 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $71,117

    4 years after completion$97,109
    National median: $109,015Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $93,654 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $20,500 · 135 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Management Information Systems and Services$95,640 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report

    4 years after completion$95,640
    National median: $83,290Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $81,792 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: Too few graduates to report

  3. Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$93,953 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $72,167

    4 years after completion$93,953
    National median: $100,647Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $82,324 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $21,959 · 184 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Computer Science$93,037 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $67,704

    4 years after completion$93,037
    National median: $107,009Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $81,384 · Non-Pell: $83,590(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $21,504 · 1,237 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$92,567 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $67,199

    4 years after completion$92,567
    National median: $93,843About typical

    4 years out, Pell: $74,632 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $26,500

Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.

Students per faculty member vs. every college21 to 1
21 to 1
← Fewer students per facultymore students per faculty member than 93% of 1,892More students per faculty →

The college also reports 20.3 to 1 in its Common Data Set.

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Class sizes

24%

of classes have fewer than 20 students; 32% have 50 or more

Under 20 students 20 or moreStudents per class section
Undergraduate class sections by number of students
StudentssectionsShare
2–91968%
10–1941216%
20–2952221%
30–3930012%
40–4926411%
50–9960224%
100+2048%

This counts class sections, not students: a lecture of 300 is one section, so a student is more likely to sit in a large class than the share of sections suggests. Labs and discussion sections are counted separately and left out here.

Programs & curriculum

  • Accelerated program
  • Cross-registration
  • Distance learning
  • Double major
  • Dual enrollment
  • English as a Second Language
  • Domestic exchange program
  • Honors program
  • Independent study
  • Internships
  • Teacher certification
  • Study abroad
  • Undergraduate research

Requires coursework in arts, computer literacy, English composition, a foreign language, history, humanities, intensive writing, math, philosophy, a natural science, and social science.

Full-time faculty70%
National median: 67%Above typical
Average faculty salary

$106,799

9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.

Spending and endowment

Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other public colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable. Many public universities' endowments sit mostly in a separate foundation this survey doesn't count, so this likely understates what's actually available.

Instruction spending per student$11,037
$11,037
← Lessmore than 55% of 557More →
Endowment per student$12,802
$12,802
← Lessmore than 51% of 537More →

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;University of North Carolina at Charlotte Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;University of North Carolina at Charlotte Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)