Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at UNC is largely skewed towards women students, with 60.4% of undergraduate students being women and 39.6% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 19,845, with 11,978 women and 7,867 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at UNC is largely skewed towards women students, with 58.6% of undergraduate students being women and 41.4% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 11,796, with 6,912 women and 4,884 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 39.6% 7,867 students
- women 60.4% 11,978 students
Graduate Students
- men 41.4% 4,884 students
- women 58.6% 6,912 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 55.8% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 11,035 students.
Following behind are Asian students, constituting 12.7% of the student body, with 2,504 students. Hispanic students represent 9.7% of the population, with 1,916 students, while African American students account for 8.6%, with 1,696 students. Mixed race students account for 5.2% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 1,032 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.1% , with 14 students.
International students make up 5.4% of the undergraduate population, totaling 1,058 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 2.6% of the population, totaling 518 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within UNC.
Undergraduate Students
- White 55.8% 11,035 students
- Asian 12.7% 2,504 students
- Hispanic 9.7% 1,916 students
- African American 8.6% 1,696 students
- International students 5.4% 1,058 students
- Mixed race 5.2% 1,032 students
- Unknown race 2.6% 518 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 14 students
Graduate Students
- White 59.7% 7,018 students
- International students 9.4% 1,101 students
- Asian 9.0% 1,057 students
- African American 8.9% 1,047 students
- Hispanic 7.1% 834 students
- Mixed race 4.3% 505 students
- Unknown race 1.6% 187 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 8 students
Transfer Students
- White 52.8% 546 students
- Hispanic 13.4% 139 students
- International students 12.1% 125 students
- Asian 10.4% 108 students
- African American 6.2% 64 students
- Mixed race 3.2% 33 students
- Unknown race 1.7% 18 students
- Hawaiian 0.2% 2 students
Students Age Diversity
- 18-19 45% 9,013 students
- 20-21 43% 8,601 students
- 22-24 6% 1,107 students
- 25-29 1% 279 students
- 30-34 1% 114 students
- 35-39 0% 43 students
- 40-49 0% 38 students
- 50-64 0% 24 students
- 25-29 38% 4,467 students
- 22-24 28% 3,259 students
- 30-34 17% 2,020 students
- 35-39 7% 849 students
- 40-49 6% 737 students
- 50-64 2% 227 students
- 20-21 2% 222 students
- 18-19 0% 1 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the 2022 academic year.
State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
---|---|---|---|
North Carolina | 3,745 | 84.33% | |
Georgia | 74 | 1.67% | |
Maryland | 60 | 1.35% | |
New York | 60 | 1.35% | |
Pennsylvania | 59 | 1.33% | |
Virginia | 57 | 1.28% | |
Florida | 56 | 1.26% | |
California | 46 | 1.04% | |
New Jersey | 41 | less than 1% | |
Texas | 35 | less than 1% | |
Ohio | 27 | less than 1% | |
South Carolina | 27 | less than 1% | |
Connecticut | 21 | less than 1% | |
Tennessee | 18 | less than 1% | |
Illinois | 15 | less than 1% | |
District of Columbia | 12 | less than 1% | |
Colorado | 8 | less than 1% | |
Minnesota | 7 | less than 1% | |
Missouri | 6 | less than 1% | |
Wisconsin | 6 | less than 1% | |
Alabama | 5 | less than 1% | |
Indiana | 5 | less than 1% | |
Michigan | 5 | less than 1% | |
Utah | 4 | less than 1% | |
Arizona | 3 | less than 1% | |
Delaware | 3 | less than 1% | |
Louisiana | 3 | less than 1% | |
Oregon | 3 | less than 1% | |
Washington | 3 | less than 1% | |
Arkansas | 2 | less than 1% | |
Mississippi | 2 | less than 1% | |
New Hampshire | 2 | less than 1% | |
Rhode Island | 2 | less than 1% | |
Vermont | 2 | less than 1% | |
Hawaii | 1 | less than 1% | |
Iowa | 1 | less than 1% | |
Idaho | 1 | less than 1% | |
Kansas | 1 | less than 1% | |
Maine | 1 | less than 1% | |
Nevada | 1 | less than 1% | |
Oklahoma | 1 | less than 1% | |
West Virginia | 1 | less than 1% | |
Wyoming | 1 | less than 1% |
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