University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC · Official website ↗
Public university: the tuition shown is the rate for U.S. students from other states. International students usually pay this rate or more, and need extra funds for health insurance and visa costs — check the college's international cost page.
Quick summary
| Cost per year | not yet determined — public universities publish in-state costs; international students pay more. |
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| Money from the college | Need-based aid: none for international students. Merit scholarships: not yet determined. No named scholarship is confirmed open to international students yet. |
| Chances of admission | very selective: about 1 in 7 applicants is admitted. Middle half of admitted students scored SAT 1390–1530. |
| Application deadlines | not yet determined |
| Where and how students live | Chapel Hill, NC · Small city · summer highs about 32°C, winter lows about 0°C · 24 km from RDU airport |
| Housing | not yet determined |
| Working while studying | not yet determined |
| After graduation | not yet determined |
Plain-language summary of the verified details below. Where it says “not yet determined”, we have not found it on an official page yet.
Financial aid & requirements for international students
| Aid & admission for international applicants | No need-based aid for international undergraduates International students are not eligible for need-based institutional aid; only merit awards or outside funding. Sources (1)“International students aren’t eligible to receive need-based financial aid”admissions.unc.edu ↗ · checked 2026-11-11 |
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| Meets full financial need | No — does not promise to meet full needSources (1)“International students aren’t eligible to receive need-based financial aid”admissions.unc.edu ↗ · checked 2026-11-11 |
| Merit scholarships | Not yet determined — check the college site ↗ |
| SAT / ACT policy | Not yet determined — check the college site ↗ |
| English proficiency | Not yet determined — check the college site ↗ |
| Conditional admission / English pathway | Not yet determined — check the college site ↗ |
Deadlines (fall 2027 entry)
| Application deadlines | Not yet determined — check the college site ↗ |
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Dates as published by the college; check the official page for time zones and supporting-document deadlines.
Costs for international students
| Student health insurance | Not yet determined — check the college site ↗ |
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| Proof of funds for the I-20 | Not yet determined — check the college site ↗ |
Earnings by field of study
| Field | After 1 year | After 4 years |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | $94,151 | $137,047 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $88,182 | $135,874 |
| Applied Mathematics | $81,296 | $119,839 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | $44,456 | $110,204 |
| Economics | $69,762 | $103,846 |
| Physics | $66,284 | $103,477 |
| Mathematics | $64,598 | $101,599 |
| Information Science/Studies | $78,821 | $100,940 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | $76,315 | $97,992 |
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution | $46,230 | $80,344 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | $76,947 | $78,585 |
| Statistics | $77,181 | — |
Median yearly earnings of graduates of this college's bachelor's programme in each field, 1 and 4 years after finishing. Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (retrieved 2026-11-11). Only graduates who received U.S. federal student aid are counted, so international students are not included.
Location
| City / state | Chapel Hill, NC |
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| Setting | Small city |
| Nearest major airport | Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU), about 24 km in a straight line |
| Map | View on OpenStreetMap ↗ |
Setting from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard); airport from OurAirports (public-domain data).
Climate
| Warmest month (Jul) | average high 32°C (90°F) |
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| Coldest month (Jan) | average low 0°C (32°F) |
| Precipitation per year | 1,106 mm |
Month by month
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| High °C | 11° | 13° | 17° | 22° | 26° | 30° | 32° | 31° | 28° | 22° | 17° | 12° |
| Low °C | 0° | 1° | 4° | 9° | 14° | 18° | 21° | 20° | 17° | 10° | 4° | 1° |
| Rain mm | 86 | 70 | 100 | 90 | 88 | 111 | 105 | 97 | 112 | 81 | 81 | 85 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at the Chapel Hill Williams Ap, Nc Us weather station, about 3 km from campus. Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals.
Cost, admission rate, test-score ranges and earnings come from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard (retrieved 2026-11-11). SAT range adds the 25th/75th-percentile section scores, so it is approximate. Scorecard earnings are for federal-aid recipients.