Type | 4 year |
Control | Public |
Campus size | Small |
Campus locale | City |
Degrees offered | Undergrad & Graduate |
Calendar system | Semester |
Total enrollment | 3,821 |
Religious affiliation | None |
Students with disability | 7% |
Student to faculty ratio | 13:1 |
Campus housing | |
Dormitory capacity | 1,364 students |
Freshmen are required to live on campus |
No |
University of North Carolina at Asheville is less selective in its admission process. In Fall 2016, it received 3,523 applications and 2,675 students were granted admission. University of North Carolina at Asheville is at the #74 spot (in a scale of 1 to 100) in terms of admission difficulty out of 1,781 4 year colleges in the U.S.
Among other admission requirements, applicants must submit ACT or SAT test scores in order to get their application considered. In Fall 2016, 48% of the enrollees submitted ACT scores and 45% submitted SAT scores.
SAT | 1040 to 1250 |
ACT | 23 to 28 |
University of North Carolina at Asheville charges different tuition rate depending on students residency. In 2016-2017 academic year, students from out of state paid $20,436 and in-state students paid $4,041.
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In 2016-2017 academic year, 76% of University of North Carolina at Asheville's full-time freshman students were awarded some type of financial aid. 32% of the students received need based financial assistance from the federal government with an average amount of $4,213 (which is 4.9% below the national average.)
The total number of federal student loan recipients at University of North Carolina at Asheville in 2016-2017, was 385, which is 52% of the total eligible students. The average loan amount given out to these students was $5,052 (which is 4.7% below the national average.)
In Fall 2016, University of North Carolina at Asheville has enrolled a total of 3,821 students (3,224 students full-time and 597 on a part-time basis). Out of the total 3,821 students, 301 of those students were transfer students. The gender ratio of the new enrollee was 42% men and 58% women and 3,798 students were enrolled for undergraduate programs and 23 for graduates studies.
The institution also enrolled 60 students for distance studies.
White: 78%
Hispanic: 6%
Black/African American: 4%
Two or more races: 4%
Race/ethnicity unknown: 4%
Asian: 2%
Non-resident alien: 1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 0%
Listed below are the 10 largest majors offered at University of North Carolina at Asheville.
Study areas with their online column set to zero are those programs that have an online option but there was no graduate in 2016-2017 academic year.Study Areas | Percent | Total Graduates | Online |
---|---|---|---|
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services | 16% | 126 | |
Health Professions And Related Programs | 12% | 92 | |
Biological And Biomedical Sciences | 11% | 88 | |
History | 8% | 62 | |
Engineering | 7% | 54 | |
Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities | 4% | 27 | |
Social Sciences | 2% | 18 | |
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics | 2% | 12 | |
Psychology | 1% | 8 | |
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs | 1% | 6 |
Graduation rate is a key indicator of an institution's education quality and the level of academic and financial support provided to students.
The following section details graduation and dropout rates of University of North Carolina at Asheville full-time students who started class in 2010 and graduated or dropped out prior to August 31, 2016.
The above graduation rate is the percentage of students who graduated within 150% of the normal graduation time. For a 4 year degree program, 150% of 4 years is 6 years and for a 2-year program 150% is 3 years.
The typical median income of University of North Carolina at Asheville graduates 6 years after enrollment is $27,900. Last year, out of the total 870 graduates who entered the institution 6 years ago, 774 were reported to have been employed. On the same note, out of 965 graduates, who enrolled 10 years ago, 849 were employed.
6 years after enrollment | 10 years after enrollment | |
---|---|---|
Annual Income | $27,900 | $34,200 |
Employment Rate | 89% | 88% |
Total Graduates | 870 | 965 |
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