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# University of North Carolina Wilmington

Research university in Wilmington, NC with a focus on health professions and research activity.

## Record

- **Coordinates**: 34.225223, -77.875527

### Summary

Research university in Wilmington, NC with a focus on health professions and research activity.

### Description

University of North Carolina Wilmington is a public research university located in Wilmington, North Carolina, serving the Wilmington region with a student body of 17,987. The institution emphasizes doctoral-level education and research activity across a range of disciplines, with Health Professions and Related Programs as the primary undergraduate major.

In-state tuition is $4,443 annually, with a total cost of attendance of $18,711 for in-state students. Out-of-state tuition runs $21,318, bringing the out-of-state cost of attendance to $35,586. The acceptance rate is 74 percent, with the 75th percentile SAT Reading score at 690 and SAT Math at 670. The university's endowment stands at $681.8 million.

A 6-year graduation rate is not provided in the institutional data available. Students with moderate standardized test scores and strong interest in health professions and applied research will find UNCW well-positioned for their goals. For more information, visit www.uncw.edu/.

### Attributes

- **Unit ID**: 199,218
- **State**: NC
- **City**: Wilmington
- **Address**: 601 South College Road
- **Zip Code**: 28403
- **Sector Group**: Public 4-Year or Above
- **Official Website**: www.uncw.edu/
- **HBCU**: No
- **Tribal College**: No
- **Setting**: City
- **Annual In-State Tuition**: $4,443
- **Annual Out-of-State Tuition**: $21,318
- **Total Cost of Attendance (In-State)**: $18,711
- **Total Cost of Attendance (Out-of-State)**: $35,586
- **Room and Board**: $14,268
- **Total Student Enrollment**: 17,987
- **Acceptance Rate**: 74%
- **SAT Reading 75th Percentile**: 690
- **SAT Math 75th Percentile**: 670
- **ACT Composite 75th Percentile**: 28
- **Endowment (End of Year)**: $681,810,783
- **Carnegie Classification**: Professions-focused Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate Large
- **Research Activity Tier**: Research 2: High Spending and Doctorate Production
- **Economic Mobility Index**: Lower Access, Medium Earnings
- **Primary Undergraduate Major**: Health Professions and Related Programs