University of North Carolina
Students from 39 states, and 79% from North Carolina.
From application to first day
Each bar is drawn to scale against applications received.
Applicants per seat
14.6 applicants per seat in 2025 (10.3 in 2000), below the median school's 17.7.
Acceptance rate
7.5% of applicants were offered a seat in 2025, more selective than the median school (10.8%). It was 8.0% in 2011.
Average overall GPA
Average overall GPA of 3.81 in 2025, up from 3.44 in 2000. The median school is at 3.71.
DAT standing among schools
In 2025, its entering class out-scored 78% of other schools on the DAT Academic Average.
Percent of other schools with a lower DAT Academic Average that year. Ranking within each year keeps the 2025 move to a 200–600 scale comparable.
Where UNC's students come from
1,222 matriculants from 39 states and territories. 79% were North Carolina residents.
- North Carolina97079.4%
- Florida403.3%
- Georgia322.6%
- Virginia312.5%
- New York161.3%
- Utah131.1%
Year-by-year data, 2000–2025
| Year | Applications | Examined | Offered | Enrolled | Acceptance | DAT AA | GPA overall | GPA science |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,179 | 240 | 89 | 81 | 7.5% | 460 | 3.81 | 3.75 |
| 2024 | 1,106 | 306 | 101 | 82 | 9.1% | 22.6 | 3.72 | 3.64 |
| 2023 | 908 | 843 | 99 | 82 | 10.9% | 22.7 | 3.70 | 3.63 |
| 2022 | 1,393 | 1,036 | 109 | 82 | 7.8% | 22.5 | 3.65 | 3.59 |
| 2021 | 1,397 | 1,072 | 94 | 75 | 6.7% | 22.1 | 3.67 | 3.60 |
| 2020 | 1,218 | 279 | 103 | 84 | 8.5% | 20.9 | 3.56 | 3.48 |
| 2019 | 1,218 | 247 | 104 | 83 | 8.5% | 23 | 3.62 | 3.50 |
| 2018 | 1,065 | 251 | 101 | 84 | 9.5% | 22 | 3.56 | 3.53 |
| 2017 | 1,314 | 256 | 91 | 82 | 6.9% | 21 | 3.59 | 3.50 |
| 2016 | 1,850 | 255 | 93 | 82 | 5.0% | 21 | 3.58 | 3.52 |
| 2015 | 1,411 | 257 | 101 | 85 | 7.2% | 21 | 3.66 | 3.57 |
| 2014 | 1,702 | 1,369 | 99 | 83 | 5.8% | 21 | 3.61 | 3.54 |
| 2013 | 1,752 | 1,406 | 99 | 81 | 5.7% | 21 | 3.48 | 3.37 |
| 2012 | 1,694 | 256 | 81 | 81 | 4.8% | 20 | 3.57 | 3.52 |
| 2011 | 1,157 | 257 | 92 | 82 | 8.0% | 20 | 3.54 | 3.40 |
| 2010 | 1,010 | 257 | — | 84 | — | 19 | 3.42 | 3.38 |
| 2009 | 1,362 | 256 | — | 82 | — | 19 | 3.56 | 3.53 |
| 2008 | 1,501 | 957 | — | 81 | — | 20.1 | 3.55 | 3.41 |
| 2007 | 1,498 | 945 | — | 82 | — | 20.1 | 3.57 | 3.50 |
| 2006 | 903 | 258 | — | 81 | — | 19.7 | 3.60 | 3.53 |
| 2005 | 1,578 | 853 | — | 81 | — | 19.9 | 3.58 | 3.54 |
| 2004 | 914 | 535 | — | 81 | — | 19.6 | 3.30 | 3.31 |
| 2003 | 446 | 446 | — | 82 | — | — | 3.50 | 3.40 |
| 2002 | 432 | 432 | — | 81 | — | — | 3.54 | 3.50 |
| 2001 | 804 | 804 | — | 80 | — | — | 3.48 | 3.44 |
| 2000 | 805 | 805 | — | 78 | — | — | 3.44 | 3.39 |
DAT is on a 1–30 scale through 2024 and a 200–600 scale from 2025. Offers are not available before 2011.