March 20, 2020
As the University begins teaching about 95 percent of its classes remotely on Monday, undergraduates will have the option to take all courses pass/fail rather than for a letter grade. This Emergency Grading Accommodation mandates...
Read MoreAug. 19, 2019
Carolina welcomed 4,195 first-year students and 852 transfer students to campus as classes began Tuesday, and the University says they represent the most geographically diverse and globally engaged group to enroll at Carolina. Here’s a...
Read MoreAug. 19, 2019
Students who are experiencing a mental health crisis or who need immediate support now can call Counseling and Psychological Services at any time to be connected with a professional who can help. The CAPS 24/7...
Read More35,875 applied for admission
9,398, or 26.2 percent, were admitted
4,254, or 45.2 percent, are expected to enroll
60 percent female, 40 percent male
17 percent of those enrolling are first-generation college students, coming from families where a parent has not graduated from a four-year school
Admitted freshmen come from 96 N.C. counties, 41 states and the District of Columbia and 17 other countries
Of those who reported their graduating class ranks:
43 percent were in the top 10
13 percent were first or second
Source: Preliminary numbers as of mid-August, from the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. For more, see bit.ly/2016-first-year-stats.