Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at UNC Charlotte is slightly skewed towards men students, with 52.5% of undergraduate students being men and 47.5% being women. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 24,116, with 11,463 women and 12,653 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at UNC Charlotte is largely skewed towards women students, with 60.6% of undergraduate students being women and 39.4% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 6,332, with 3,839 women and 2,493 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 52.5% 12,653 students
- women 47.5% 11,463 students
Graduate Students
- men 39.4% 2,493 students
- women 60.6% 3,839 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 52.6% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 12,638 students.
Following behind are African American students, constituting 16.5% of the student body, with 3,960 students. Hispanic students represent 13.0% of the population, with 3,116 students, while Asian students account for 9.3%, with 2,228 students. Mixed race students account for 4.8% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 1,163 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.1% , with 16 students.
International students make up 2.1% of the undergraduate population, totaling 503 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 1.8% of the population, totaling 425 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 Charlotte.
Undergraduate Students
- White 52.6% 12,638 students
- African American 16.5% 3,960 students
- Hispanic 13.0% 3,116 students
- Asian 9.3% 2,228 students
- Mixed race 4.8% 1,163 students
- International students 2.1% 503 students
- Unknown race 1.8% 425 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 16 students
Graduate Students
- White 49.8% 3,146 students
- International students 19.3% 1,222 students
- African American 16.2% 1,026 students
- Hispanic 6.1% 387 students
- Asian 4.2% 264 students
- Mixed race 2.6% 163 students
- Unknown race 1.7% 107 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 4 students
Transfer Students
- White 49.9% 1,298 students
- African American 16.8% 437 students
- Hispanic 16.1% 420 students
- Asian 7.8% 203 students
- Mixed race 5.7% 147 students
- Unknown race 1.8% 48 students
- International students 1.8% 47 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 1 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 35% 8,518 students
- 18-19 34% 8,081 students
- 22-24 17% 4,034 students
- 25-29 6% 1,534 students
- 30-34 2% 591 students
- 35-39 1% 283 students
- 40-49 1% 228 students
- 50-64 0% 116 students
- 25-29 29% 1,826 students
- 22-24 27% 1,735 students
- 30-34 15% 921 students
- 40-49 12% 736 students
- 35-39 9% 589 students
- 50-64 5% 320 students
- 20-21 3% 190 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 Charlotte in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 3,837 | 92.04% | |
| South Carolina | 47 | 1.13% | |
| Virginia | 35 | less than 1% | |
| New York | 30 | less than 1% | |
| New Jersey | 27 | less than 1% | |
| Maryland | 24 | less than 1% | |
| Pennsylvania | 21 | less than 1% | |
| Georgia | 20 | less than 1% | |
| Florida | 19 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 18 | less than 1% | |
| California | 10 | less than 1% | |
| Connecticut | 10 | less than 1% | |
| Illinois | 9 | less than 1% | |
| Texas | 9 | less than 1% | |
| New Hampshire | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Tennessee | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Ohio | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Colorado | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Maine | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Minnesota | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Wisconsin | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Michigan | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Arizona | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Indiana | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Alabama | 1 | less than 1% | |
| District of Columbia | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Delaware | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Iowa | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Louisiana | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Missouri | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Nebraska | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Nevada | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Rhode Island | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Virgin Islands | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Vermont | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Washington | 1 | less than 1% | |
| West Virginia | 1 | less than 1% |
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