Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at UNC

At University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 25.31%, and 2023's acceptance rate is 17.11%. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 45.79%, and the 2023 yield is 46.01%. The number of UNC applicants increased by 11.06% (5,612 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 25.31%, and this year's acceptance rate is 17.11% at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 25.48% and women students' rate is 25.29%. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill than the previous year.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill over the past 11 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	32.97%	34.93%	31.71%
2013-14	27.59% -5.38%	28.31% -4.62%	27.10% -4.62%
2014-15	28.50% 0.90%	29.40% 0.78%	27.88% 0.78%
2015-16	30.54% 2.04%	30.83% 2.45%	30.33% 2.45%
2016-17	26.94% -3.59%	26.55% -3.11%	27.22% -3.11%
2017-18	24.40% -2.55%	23.74% -2.36%	24.86% -2.36%
2018-19	22.71% -1.68%	22.25% -1.83%	23.03% -1.83%
2019-20	22.63% -0.08%	22.87% -0.56%	22.47% -0.56%
2020-21	25.00% 2.37%	24.89% 2.62%	25.08% 2.62%
2021-22	20.00% -5.00%	20.00% -4.08%	21.00% -4.08%
2022-23	17.11% -2.89%	16.50% -3.46%	17.54% -3.46%
Average	25.31%	25.48%	25.29%

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 45.79% where the current academic year yield is 46.01%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	53.90%	54.90%	53.20%
2013-14	49.89% -4.01%	49.06% -2.71%	50.49% -2.71%
2014-15	44.53% -5.36%	44.52% -5.96%	44.54% -5.96%
2015-16	42.86% -1.67%	42.28% -1.28%	43.26% -1.28%
2016-17	44.98% 2.12%	44.15% 2.29%	45.55% 2.29%
2017-18	45.03% 0.05%	43.41% 0.58%	46.13% 0.58%
2018-19	45.43% 0.40%	43.63% 0.49%	46.62% 0.49%
2019-20	43.52% -1.91%	42.01% -2.05%	44.57% -2.05%
2020-21	42.56% -0.96%	39.91% -0.13%	44.44% -0.13%
2021-22	45.00% 2.45%	43.01% 2.57%	47.01% 2.57%
2022-23	46.01% 1.01%	43.46% 0.71%	47.71% 0.71%
Average	45.79%	44.58%	46.68%

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 38,305, the average number of admitted is 9,290, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 4,230. The number of UNC applicants increased by 11.06% (5,612 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	22,652	7,469	4,026
2013-14	28,437 5,785	7,847 -111	3,915 -111
2014-15	31,332 2,895	8,929 61	3,976 61
2015-16	31,143 -189	9,510 100	4,076 100
2016-17	34,889 3,746	9,400 152	4,228 152
2017-18	39,650 4,761	9,673 128	4,356 128
2018-19	41,939 2,289	9,525 -29	4,327 -29
2019-20	42,465 526	9,610 -145	4,182 -145
2020-21	41,773 -692	10,445 263	4,445 263
2021-22	50,729 8,956	10,146 121	4,566 121
2022-23	56,341 5,612	9,639 -131	4,435 -131
Average	38,305	9,290	4,230

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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