The Class of '11

Posted on Aug. 16, 2007

These facts on the entering freshman class are estimates from the UNC Office of Undergraduate Admissions, based on information as of Aug. 15:

• 20,064 students applied; 6,990, or 34.8 percent, were accepted; 3,879, or 55.5 percent of those admitted, are expected to enroll.
• Average SAT score: 1302, up nine points from last year.
• Admitted first-year students hail from 99 N.C. counties, 49 states, the District of Columbia and 49 other countries; 82 percent are from North Carolina.
• 76.4 percent of those who reported a class rank were in the top 10 percent of their graduating high school classes; 40.6 percent ranked in first 10 spots; 6.5 percent ranked first in their class; and 92.2 percent were in the top 20 percent of their high school classes.
• 87.3 percent of those who reported a grade point average posted at least 4.0.
• 69.1 percent are Caucasian; 11.2 percent African-American; 8 percent Asian-American; 5.7 percent Hispanic; 0.9 percent Native Americans, Alaska natives; 0.1 percent Hawaiian, Pacific Islander; 2.6 percent reported “other”; 2.4 percent were not reported.
• For a year at Carolina, it will cost them $3,705 for in-state tuition, $19,353 for out-of-state; $1,635 for annual required fees; $4,830 for a room (on-campus), $2,866 for board (on-campus); and an estimated $1,000 for books and supplies.

The student body is expected to total 17,124 undergraduates, 8,254 graduate students; 2,339 professional students, for a total of 27,717.

Final fall enrollment figures are expected in early September.

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