Students
Who's on campus
A large campus of 25,767 undergrads, where 34% receive Pell Grants, a typical share compared to other colleges.
Race & ethnicity
Diversity index0.73
Economic access
Campus size
Where first-years come from
4,657 first-time students
8.7% came from other states and 0.9% from abroad; 90% are from North Carolina. Fewer from other states than at 75% of colleges.
- In-state (North Carolina)90%
- Other states8.7%
- Abroad0.9%
- Not reported0.8%
Top home states
- North Carolina(home state)90% 4,174
- New York0.9% 44
- Maryland0.9% 43
- Virginia0.8% 36
- South Carolina0.7% 34
From 41 states (counting DC).
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
2,568
new transfer students, 36% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 67% of colleges.
2,100 full-time, 468 part-time.
Going on to another college
20%
of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 1,603 students).
Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.
Who they are
13% of undergrads study part-time.
49% 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 6,225 students.
Housing
Beds
6,225
About 24 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 · American Athletic Conference
Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, baseball, cross country/track.
Recent move: Moved from the Conference USA to the American Athletic Conference, 2023–24
How the American Athletic Conference comparesROTC
Army, Air Force
Study abroad
Offered
Undergraduate research
A formal program
Calendar
Semesters
Student services
- Academic and career counseling
- Help finding a job while enrolled
- Job placement after graduating
- 4% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office
Religious life
Affiliation
No religious affiliation
Campus ministries
Listed among campus activities
Faith communities · 2
- Christian 1
- Nonreligious and secular 1
Nonreligious and secular
University of North Carolina Charlotte Secular Student Alliance
Greek life
On the national organizations' own chapter lists.
Among first-years: 7.0% of men, 6.3% of women.
- Fraternity and sorority housing
Councils and chapters
2listedPanhellenic sororities (NPC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
Zeta Gamma Chapter
Eta Psi
3listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
Beta-Upsilon (North Carolina Charlotte)
Delta Lambda
LGBTQ+ life
Support on campus
Founded 2008
Policies
- Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
- Chosen name and pronouns on campus records
- Gender-inclusive restrooms listed online
- Trans-inclusive athletic policy (intramurals and club sports)
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: 13
Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.
Sources:University of North Carolina at Charlotte Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;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 Charlotte 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)