University of North Carolina at Wilmington Business Programs

Located in Wilmington, North Carolina, University of North Carolina at Wilmington is a public institution. Wilmington is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

Where Is University of North Carolina at Wilmington?

Contact details for UNCW are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	601 South College Road, Wilmington, NC 28403-5963
Phone:	910-962-3000
Website:	www.uncw.edu

How Do I Get Into UNCW?

You can apply to UNCW online at: www.uncw.edu/admissions/apply.html

Admission Requirements for UNCW

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	1
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into UNCW?

The acceptance rate at UNCW is 69%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 33% of accepted students are men and 67% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 62%, and the acceptance rate for women is 72%.

Average Test Scores

About 7% of students accepted to UNCW submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 620 and 690. Math scores were between 600 and 680.

UNCW received ACT scores from 15% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 23 and 29. Math scores were between 23 and 0. Composite scores were between 24 and 29.

Can I Afford University of North Carolina at Wilmington?

The overall average net price of UNCW is $32,565. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At UNCW, approximately 49% of students took out student loans averaging $7,895 a year. That adds up to $31,580 over four years for those students.

University of North Carolina at Wilmington Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 14,488 undergraduate students at UNCW, with 11,849 being full-time and 2,639 being part-time.

There are also 3,542 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 11,849 full-time undergraduates at UNCW, 37% are male and 63% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of North Carolina at Wilmington students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	208
Black or African American	462
Hispanic or Latino	903
White	9,236
International Students	242
Other Races/Ethnicities	798

Geographic Diversity

North Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at University of North Carolina at Wilmington. At this time, 35 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 48 countries are represented at UNCW. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Japan, China, and India.

Online Learning at University of North Carolina at Wilmington

There are 27 bachelor’s degree and 48 master’s degree programs available online at UNCW. In 2022-2023, 12,402 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UNCW has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 9th most popular in North Carolina for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of UNCW majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
General Business Administration and Management	3%
Investments and Securities	60%
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	19%
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	71%

University of North Carolina at Wilmington Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	666	259	925
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	0	93	93
Accounting	0	61	61
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	0	51	51
Investments and Securities	0	25	25
General Economics	16	0	16
TOTAL	682	489	1,171

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.