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.
- Computer Science 11.070114% 838Graduates in this field earn $93,037 4 years out
- Psychology, General 42.01017.7% 472Graduates in this field earn $50,507 4 years out
- Finance, General 52.08016.2% 380Graduates in this field earn $74,965 4 years out
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General 26.01015.7% 349Graduates in this field earn $56,388 4 years out
- Health/Health Care Administration/Management 51.07014.1% 253Graduates 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
Computer Engineering$97,109 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $71,117
4 years after completion$97,109National median: $109,015Below typical4 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
Management Information Systems and Services$95,640 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report
4 years after completion$95,640National median: $83,290Above typical4 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
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$93,953 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $72,167
4 years after completion$93,953National median: $100,647Below typical4 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
Computer Science$93,037 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $67,704
4 years after completion$93,037National median: $107,009Below typical4 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
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$92,567 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $67,199
4 years after completion$92,567National median: $93,843About typical4 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.
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
| Students | sections | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2–9 | 196 | 8% |
| 10–19 | 412 | 16% |
| 20–29 | 522 | 21% |
| 30–39 | 300 | 12% |
| 40–49 | 264 | 11% |
| 50–99 | 602 | 24% |
| 100+ | 204 | 8% |
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.
$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.
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)
