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.

University of North Carolina at Wilmington Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at UNCW.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#35	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#55	Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards UNCW has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#113	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Business Administration and Management	College Factual
#124	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management	College Factual
#138	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing	College Factual
#223	Best General Business Administration and Management Schools	College Factual
#225	Best Business Administration & Management Schools	College Factual

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
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/pages/Wilmington-NC/UNCW/8357990919
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/uncwilmington

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	required
High School Rank	required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UNCW?

With an acceptance rate of 68%, UNCW does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 35% of accepted students are men and 65% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 66%, and the acceptance rate for women is 69%.

Average Test Scores

About 41% 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 590 and 660. Math scores were between 570 and 650.

UNCW received ACT scores from 61% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 27. Math scores were between 21 and 26. Composite scores were between 23 and 27.

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 48% of students took out student loans averaging $7,628 a year. That adds up to $30,512 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UNCW is 3.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of North Carolina at Wilmington Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 14,650 undergraduate students at UNCW, with 11,989 being full-time and 2,661 being part-time.

There are also 3,265 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 11,989 full-time undergraduates at UNCW, 38% are male and 62% 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	222
Black or African American	458
Hispanic or Latino	934
White	9,403
International Students	164
Other Races/Ethnicities	808

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

In 2019-2020, 17,032 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 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of UNCW

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at University of North Carolina at Wilmington was $7,181 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $21,246. The following table shows how UNCW is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Investments and Securities	#1	#1
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	#1	#24
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	#1	#7
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	#1	#4
Finance & Financial Management	#4	#41
Public Relations & Advertising	#4	#10

Online Growth Rankings of UNCW

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of North Carolina at Wilmington was 34.3%. This is the #711 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UNCW regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at UNCW ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at UNCW.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	#1
Investments and Securities	#1
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	#9
Public Relations & Advertising	#32
Finance & Financial Management	#33
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	#47
General Business Administration and Management	#451

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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	689	209	898
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	0	75	75
Accounting	0	74	74
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	0	15	15
General Economics	11	0	11
Investments and Securities	0	10	10
TOTAL	700	383	1,083

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.