University of North Carolina at Wilmington Healthcare Programs

Located in Wilmington, North Carolina, University of North Carolina at Wilmington is a public institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city 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 47% of students took out student loans averaging $8,040 a year. That adds up to $32,160 over four years for those students.

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.

University of North Carolina at Wilmington Healthcare Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Registered Nursing	789	0	0	0	789
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	0	0	141	0	141
General Public Health	119	0	0	0	119
Health Care Management	0	0	111	0	111
Other Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences	45	10	24	0	79
Nursing Practice	0	0	0	70	70
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy	29	0	0	0	29
Respiratory Care Therapy	20	0	0	0	20
Athletic Training	0	0	11	0	11
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1,002	10	287	70	1,369

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.