University of North Carolina School of the Arts

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Acceptance Rate

30.0%

Total Profiles

SAT Range

1140–1370

User Accept Rate

N/A

In-State Tuition

$9,477

Out-of-State Tuition

$27,211

Undergrad Enrollment

902

Applicants

1,423

Yield Rate

46.9%

Endowment / Student

$136,213

Student:Faculty

6:1

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What you pay

$14,906/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $59,624 over four years.

What grads earn

$41,000/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion — $43,466 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 6% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.5 years of pay.

60% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

4.1%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

34%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

1.4%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of University of North Carolina School of the Arts’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$3,165

$30–48k$7,828

$48–75k$11,491

$75–110k$20,173

Over $110k$25,172

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

72%

Completion · all

74%

Completion · Pell

72%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

64%

Median debt

$23,870

Classification

Four-year, small, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied

1,423

Admitted

47133.1%

Enrolled

22147% yield

4-year historical data from IPEDS & College Scorecard

Acceptance Rate

31.8%▼ +2.9pp

Application Volume

1,139 applicants▼ 26%

University of North Carolina School of the Arts has become less selective over the past 3 years.

Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024

Category	On-Campus	Residence Hall	Non-Campus	Public Property
Fondling	2	—	—	—

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

No athletics data available.

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Cinematography and Film/Video Production67 grads

Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology64 grads

Dance, General27 grads

Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General27 grads

Music Performance, General21 grads

4yr Grad Rate

67%

6yr Grad Rate

70%

Retention Rate

93%

Median Earnings

$38,357