University Of North Carolina At Charlotte
General Information
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- Carnegie Classification:
- Doctoral/Research Universities
- Religious Affiliation:
- Not applicable
- Federal Aid:
- Eligible students may receive Pell Grants and other federal aid (e.g. Direct Loans).
Enrollment (Fall 2008)
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- Undergraduate enrollment:
- 2157, 21143
- 2157
- Undergraduate transfer-in enrollment:
- 23300, 0
- 23300
- Graduate enrollment:
- 23300, 0
- 23300
- Undergraduate attendance status (Full-time):
- 84.00, 16
- 84.00%
- Undergraduate attendance status (Part-time):
- 16, 84
- 16%
- Undergraduate student gender (Male):
- 48.00, 52
- 48.00%
- Undergraduate attendance status (Female):
- 52, 48
- 52%
Undergraduate race/ethnicity
- American Indian or Alaska Native:
- 0.00, 100
- 0.00%
- Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander:
- 5.00, 95
- 5.00%
- Black or African American:
- 15.00, 85
- 15.00%
- Hispanic/Latino:
- 4.00, 96
- 4.00%
- Two or more races:
- 0.00, 100
- 0.00%
- Race/ethnicity unknown:
- 0.00, 100
- 0.00%
- Non-resident alien:
- 2.00, 98
- 2.00%
Undergraduate Student Age
- Age unknown:
- 0.00, 100
- 0.00%
Age data are reported for Fall 2007.
Undergraduate Student Residence
- Out-of-state:
- 0.00, 100
- 0.00%
- Foreign countries:
- 0.00, 100
- 0.00%
Residence data are reported for first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates.
- Graduate attendance status (Full-time):
- 0, 100
- 0%
- Graduate attendance status (Part-time):
- 0, 100
- 0%
Estimated Student Expenses (Before Aid)
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Undergraduate academic year prices
| Detailed Expenses |
2008-2009 |
2007-2008 |
2006-2007 |
| Tuition and fees | | | |
| In-state |
$4,295 |
$4,153 |
$3,895 |
| Out-state |
$14,707 |
$14,565 |
$14,307 |
| Books and supplies |
$1,200 |
$1,200 |
$1,200 |
Living arrangement
| Detailed Expenses |
2008-2009 |
2007-2008 |
2006-2007 |
| Room and board (On Campus) |
$6,800 |
$6,750 |
$6,500 |
| Other (On Campus) |
$2,800 |
$2,750 |
$2,700 |
| Room and board (Off Campus) |
$7,900 |
$7,800 |
$7,500 |
| Other (Off Campus) |
$5,600 |
$5,500 |
$5,570 |
| Other (Off Campus with Family) |
$3,500 |
$3,450 |
$3,470 |
| Total Expenses |
2008-2009 |
2007-2008 |
2006-2007 |
| In-state | | | |
| On Campus |
$13,895 |
$13,653 |
$13,095 |
| Off Campus |
$17,795 |
$17,453 |
$16,965 |
| Off Campus with Family |
$7,795 |
$7,603 |
$7,365 |
| Out-state | | | |
| On Campus |
$24,307 |
$24,065 |
$23,507 |
| Off Campus |
$28,207 |
$27,865 |
$27,377 |
| Off Campus with Family |
$18,207 |
$18,015 |
$17,777 |
Financial Aid
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Full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking students, 2007-2008
- % of students receiving any financial aid:
- 63.00, 37
- 63%
- % of students receiving grant aid by type:
- 45.00,24.00,30.00,31.00
- Total grants: 45%
Federal: 24%
State/Local: 30%
Institutional: 31%
- Average amount of grant aid received by type:
- 5297,3829,2978,1781
- Total grants: $13,885
Federal: $3,829
State/Local: $2,978
Institutional: $1,781
Admissions
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- Undergraduate application fee (2008-2009):
- 50
| Undergraduate Admissions Fall 2008 |
Total |
Male |
Female |
| Number of applicants |
9,911 | 4,540 | 5,371 |
| Percent admitted |
75% | 76% | 75% |
Admissions Considerations
- Secondary school GPA:
- Required
- Secondary school rank:
- Recommended
- Secondary school record:
- Required
- Completion of college-preparatory program:
- Required
- Admission test scores (SAT/ACT):
- Required
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign language):
- Required
Test Scores: Fall 2008 (enrolled first-time students)
| Students submitting scores |
Number |
Percent |
| SAT | 2,901 | 98% |
| ACT | 491 | 17% |
| Test Scores |
25th Percentile* |
75th Percentile** |
| SAT Critical Reading | 470 | 560 |
| SAT Math | 490 | 590 |
| SAT Writing | 460 | 550 |
| ACT Composite | 19 | 24 |
| ACT English | 18 | 24 |
| ACT Math | 19 | 25 |
NOTES:
* 25% of students scored at or below
** 25% of students scored above
Data apply to first-time degree/certificate-seeking students.
Institutions are asked to report test scores only if they are required for admission.
Retention and Graduation Rates
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First-to-Second Year Retention Rates
Retention rates measure the percentage of first-time students who are seeking bachelor s degrees who return to the institution to continue their studies the following fall.
Retention Rates for First-Time Students Pursuing Bachelor s Degrees
- Student retention (Full-time):
- 78.00, 22
- 78%
- Student retention (Part-time):
- 55.00, 45
- 55%
Percentage of Students Who Began Their Studies in Fall 2007 and Returned in Fall 2008
Overall Graduation Rate and Transfer-Out Rate
The overall graduation rate is also known as the "Student Right to Know" or IPEDS graduation rate. It tracks the progress of students who began their studies as full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking students to see if they complete a degree or other award such as a certificate within 150% of "normal time" for completing the program in which they are enrolled.
Some institutions also report a transfer-out rate, which is the percentage of the full-time, first-time students who transferred to another institution.
Note that not all students at the institution are tracked for these rates. Students who have already attended another postsecondary institution, or who began their studies on a part-time basis, are not tracked for this rate.
Overall Graduation and Transfer-Out Rates for Students Who Began Their Studies in Fall 2002
- Overall graduation rate:
- 19.00, 81
- 19%
Percentage of Full-time, First-Time Students Who Graduated or Transferred Out Within 150% of "Normal Time" to Completion for Their Program
(*) Not all institutions report transfer-out rates.
Bachelor s Degree Graduation Rates
Bachelor s degree graduation rates measure the percentage of entering students beginning their studies full-time and are planning to get a bachelor s degree and who complete their degree program within a specified amount of time.
Graduation Rates for Students Pursuing Bachelor s Degrees
- Students who began in Fall 2006 (4-year):
- 26.00, 74
- 26%
- Students who began in Fall 2005 (5-year):
- 50.00, 50
- 50%
- Students who began in Fall 2004 (6-year):
- 53.00, 47
- 53%
Percentage of Full-time, First-time Students Who Graduated in the Specified Amount of Time.
6-Year Graduation Rate by Gender for Students Pursuing Bachelor s Degrees
Percentage of Full-time, First-time Students Who Began Their Studies in Fall 2002 and Received a Degree or Award Within 150% of "Normal Time" to Completion for Their Program
6-Year Graduation Rate by Race/Ethnicity for Students Pursuing Bachelor s Degrees
- (!)Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander:
- 60.00, 40
- 60%
- (!)Black or African American:
- 51.00, 49
- 51%
- Hispanic/Latino:
- 63.00, 37
- 63%
- Non-resident alien:
- 22.00, 78
- 22%
Percentage of Full-time, First-time Students Who Began Their Studies in Fall 2002 and Received a Degree or Award Within 150% of "Normal Time" to Completion for Their Program
(!) Interpret data with caution. There are insufficient cases for a reliable estimate.
One or more categories are not present in the race/ethnicity graph because of an insufficient number of cases.
Programs/Majors
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Completions 2007-2008
Architecture and related services
| Program | Bachelor | Master | Doctor | Certificate |
|---|
| Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD) | 88 | 17 | - | - |
| City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning | - | 0 | - | - |
| Category total | 88 | 17 | - | - |
Area, ethnic, cultural, and gender studies
| Program | Bachelor | Master | Doctor | Certificate |
|---|
| African-American/Black Studies | 6 | - | - | - |
| Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies, Other | 26 | - | - | - |
| Latin American Studies | 4 | 0 | - | - |
| Category total | 36 | - | - | - |
Biological and biomedical sciences
| Program | Bachelor | Master | Doctor | Certificate |
|---|
| Bioinformatics | - | 0 | - | - |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 117 | 8 | 2 | - |
| Category total | 117 | 8 | 2 | - |
Business, management, marketing, and related support services
| Program | Bachelor | Master | Doctor | Certificate |
|---|
| Accounting | 145 | 54 | - | - |
| Business Administration and Management, General | 134 | 181 | 0 | - |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 36 | 3 | - | - |
| Finance, General | 200 | - | - | - |
| International Business/Trade/Commerce | 37 | - | - | - |
| Management Information Systems, General | 29 | - | - | - |
| Marketing/Marketing Management, General | 155 | - | - | - |
| Operations Management and Supervision | 18 | - | - | - |
| Category total | 754 | 238 | - | - |
Communication, journalism, and related programs
| Program | Bachelor | Master | Doctor | Certificate |
|---|
| Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 243 | 5 | - | - |
| Category total | 243 | 5 | - | - |
Computer and information sciences and support services
| Program | Bachelor | Master | Doctor | Certificate |
|---|
| Computer Science | 93 | 63 | - | 0 |
| Information Technology | - | 31 | 11 | - |
| Category total | 93 | 94 | 11 | - |
Education
| Program | Bachelor | Master | Doctor | Certificate |
|---|
| Art Teacher Education | 4 | - | - | - |
| Chemistry Teacher Education | 1 | - | - | - |
| College Student Counseling and Personnel Services | - | 22 | - | - |
| Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services | - | 18 | 2 | 5 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | - | 17 | 6 | - |
| Drama and Dance Teacher Education | 4 | - | - | - |
| Education/Teaching Individuals - Specific Learning Disabilities | - | 0 | - | - |
| Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances | - | 0 | - | - |
| Education/Teaching of Individuals with Mental Retardation | 25 | 6 | - | - |
| Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented | - | 0 | - | - |
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General | - | 29 | 4 | 0 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | - | 7 | - | 0 |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 207 | 19 | - | - |
| English/Language Arts Teacher Education | 7 | 2 | - | - |
| French Language Teacher Education | 0 | - | - | - |
| German Language Teacher Education | 0 | - | - | - |
| History Teacher Education | 16 | - | - | - |
| Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching | 29 | - | - | - |
| Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching | 0 | 9 | - | - |
| Mathematics Teacher Education | 13 | 1 | - | - |
| Music Teacher Education | 7 | - | - | - |
| Reading Teacher Education | - | 39 | - | - |
| Spanish Language Teacher Education | 1 | - | - | - |
| Special Education and Teaching, General | - | 0 | 4 | - |
| Special Education and Teaching, Other | - | 0 | - | - |
| Teacher Education, Multiple Levels | - | 23 | - | - |
| Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods, Other | - | 59 | - | 1 |
| Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor | - | 21 | - | - |
| Category total | 314 | 272 | 16 | 6 |
Engineering technologies/technicians
| Program | Bachelor | Master | Doctor | Certificate |
|---|
| Civil Engineering Technology/Technician | 25 | - | - | - |
| Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician | 26 | - | - | - |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other | 0 | - | - | - |
| Engineering/Industrial Management | - | 8 | - | - |
| Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician | 40 | - | - | - |
| Category total | 91 | 8 | - | - |
Engineering
| Program | Bachelor | Master | Doctor | Certificate |
|---|
| Civil Engineering, General | 56 | 16 | - | - |
| Computer Engineering, General | 32 | - | - | - |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering | 53 | 58 | 1 | - |
| Engineering, General | - | 5 | - | - |
| Mechanical Engineering | 110 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Systems Engineering | 0 | - | - | - |
| Category total | 251 | 91 | 8 | - |
English language and literature/letters
| Program | Bachelor | Master | Doctor | Certificate |
|---|
| English Language and Literature, General | 82 | 19 | - | 1 |
| Category total | 82 | 19 | - | 1 |
Family and consumer sciences/human sciences
| Program | Bachelor | Master | Doctor | Certificate |
|---|
| Human Development and Family Studies, General | 34 | - | - | - |
| Category total | 34 | - | - | - |
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics
| Program | Bachelor | Master | Doctor | Certificate |
|---|
| French Language and Literature | 6 | - | - | - |
| German Language and Literature | 7 | - | - | - |
| Language Interpretation and Translation | - | - | - | 4 |
| Spanish Language and Literature | 13 | 13 | - | - |
| Category total | 26 | 13 | - | 4 |
Health professions and related clinical sciences
| Program | Bachelor | Master | Doctor | Certificate |
|---|
| Athletic Training/Trainer | 14 | - | - | - |
| Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist | 0 | - | - | - |
| Health/Health Care Administration/Management | - | 23 | - | - |
| Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist | - | 9 | - | - |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions, Other | 1 | - | - | - |
| Nursing, Other | - | 79 | - | 1 |
| Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) | 162 | - | - | - |
| Public Health Education and Promotion | 0 | 4 | - | - |
| Public Health, General (MPH, DPH) | - | - | 0 | - |
| Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist | 0 | - | - | - |
| Category total | 177 | 115 | - | 1 |
History
| Program | Bachelor | Master | Doctor | Certificate |
|---|
| History, General | 117 | 3 | - | - |
| Category total | 117 | 3 | - | - |
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
| Program | Bachelor | Master | Doctor | Certificate |
|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | - | 7 | - | - |
| Category total | - | 7 | - | - |
Mathematics and statistics
| Program | Bachelor | Master | Doctor | Certificate |
|---|
| Applied Mathematics | - | - | 4 | - |
| Mathematics and Statistics, Other | 4 | - | - | - |
| Mathematics, General | 34 | 8 | - | - |
| Category total | 38 | 8 | 4 | - |
Multi/interdisciplinary studies
| Program | Bachelor | Master | Doctor | Certificate |
|---|
| Gerontology | - | 1 | - | - |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | - | 29 | 2 | - |
| Category total | - | 30 | 2 | - |
Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies
| Program | Bachelor | Master | Doctor | Certificate |
|---|
| Health and Physical Education, General | 30 | - | - | - |
| Category total | 30 | - | - | - |
Philosophy and religious studies
| Program | Bachelor | Master | Doctor | Certificate |
|---|
| Ethics | - | 5 | - | - |
| Philosophy | 13 | - | - | - |
| Religion/Religious Studies | 14 | 1 | - | - |
| Category total | 27 | 6 | - | - |
Physical sciences
| Program | Bachelor | Master | Doctor | Certificate |
|---|
| Chemistry, General | 31 | 5 | - | - |
| Geology/Earth Science, General | 12 | 5 | - | - |
| Meteorology | 12 | - | - | - |
| Optics/Optical Sciences | - | 1 | 2 | - |
| Physical Sciences, Other | - | - | 0 | - |
| Physics, General | 7 | 4 | - | - |
| Category total | 62 | 15 | 2 | - |
Psychology
| Program | Bachelor | Master | Doctor | Certificate |
|---|
| Clinical Psychology | - | 8 | - | - |
| Health/Medical Psychology | - | - | 0 | - |
| Industrial and Organizational Psychology | - | 13 | - | - |
| Psychology, General | 263 | - | - | - |
| Category total | 263 | 21 | - | - |
Public administration and social service professions
| Program | Bachelor | Master | Doctor | Certificate |
|---|
| Public Administration | - | 11 | - | - |
| Public Policy Analysis | - | - | 0 | - |
| Social Work | 49 | 50 | - | - |
| Category total | 49 | 61 | - | - |
Security and protective services
| Program | Bachelor | Master | Doctor | Certificate |
|---|
| Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | 120 | 11 | - | - |
| Fire Services Administration | 15 | - | - | - |
| Category total | 135 | 11 | - | - |
Social sciences
| Program | Bachelor | Master | Doctor | Certificate |
|---|
| Anthropology | 17 | - | - | - |
| Economics, General | 7 | - | - | - |
| Geography | 20 | 9 | 0 | - |
| Political Science and Government, General | 103 | - | - | - |
| Sociology | 81 | 2 | - | - |
| Category total | 228 | 11 | - | - |
Visual and performing arts
| Program | Bachelor | Master | Doctor | Certificate |
|---|
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 5 | - | - | - |
| Art/Art Studies, General | 52 | - | - | - |
| Arts Management | - | 5 | - | - |
| Dance, General | 8 | - | - | - |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | 12 | - | - | - |
| Fine/Studio Arts, General | 35 | - | - | - |
| Music Performance, General | 3 | - | - | - |
| Music, General | 5 | - | - | - |
| Category total | 120 | 5 | - | - |
Varsity Athletic Teams
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2007-2008 Varsity Athletes
| NCAA Division I-AAA |
Men |
Women |
| All Track Combined |
120 |
112 |
| Baseball |
34 |
- |
| Basketball |
15 |
17 |
| Golf |
9 |
- |
| Soccer |
29 |
30 |
| Softball |
- |
16 |
| Tennis |
9 |
8 |
| Volleyball |
- |
12 |
Accreditation
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Institutional Accreditation
| Agency |
Periods of Accreditation |
Status |
| Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges | 1957-07-01- | Accredited |
Specialized Accreditation
American Psychological Association, Committee on Accreditation
| Agency / Program |
Periods of Accreditation |
Status |
| American Psychological Association, Committee on Accreditation | 2000-04-28- | Accredited |
Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education
| Agency / Program |
Periods of Accreditation |
Status |
| Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education | 2007-11-15- | Accredited |
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
| Agency / Program |
Periods of Accreditation |
Status |
| Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education | 2001-09-29- | Accredited |
| Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education | 2001-09-29- | Accredited |
Council on Education for Public Health
| Agency / Program |
Periods of Accreditation |
Status |
| Council on Education for Public Health | 2009-06-20- | Accredited |
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
| Agency / Program |
Periods of Accreditation |
Status |
| National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education | 1983-01-01- | Accredited |