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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
A picture-perfect Southern college town offering an elite Public Ivy education, nationally acclaimed business and public health schools, and deep athletic traditions.
- Admit rate
- 16.8%
- Selective
- SAT middle 50%
- 1330–1500
- of admitted students
- Avg. net price
- $10,614
- per year, after grants
- Average GPA
- 3.86
- unweighted
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Half of admitted students scored between 1330 and 1500.
Popular majors
- Kenan-Flagler BusinessBusiness, Finance & EconWell regarded
- Public Health & Pre-MedBiology, Health & Pre-MedHighly regarded
- Journalism & MediaHumanities & WritingStandout program
- Computer ScienceComputer Science & AI
- Political ScienceSocial Sciences & LawWell regarded
Highlights
- First public university in the US
- Carolina Covenant: graduate debt-free for low income
- Legendary Tar Heels basketball and Franklin Street culture
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