University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Student Population

How many students at UNC?

For the academic year 2024-2025, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has a total enrollment of 32,438 students, including 20,885 undergraduate and 11,553 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 12,821 male students (39.5%) and 19,617 female students (60.5%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 17,356 White students (53.5%) and 4,477 Asian students (13.8%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 20,885 undergraduate students (64.4%) and 11,553 graduate students (35.6%).
• Class Delivery: 1,858 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 5,669 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Research University (very high research activity) - which average 34,856 - UNC's body is relatively small.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 12,821 male (39.52%) and 19,617 female (60.48%) students are attending University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 65.36.

By class level, 20,885 (64.38%) are undergraduate students and 11,553 (35.62%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 39.25% are male and 60.75% are female, while among graduate students, 40.02% are male and 59.98% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 17,356 White, 2,644 Black, and 4,477 Asian students out of a total of 32,438 are attending at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 67.7% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, UNC has 464 students under 18 years old and 17 students over 65 years old. There are 24,221 students under 25 years old, and 8,217 students over 25 years old out of 32,438 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 464 students are younger than 18 and 1 students are older than 65. UNC has 20,500 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 385 students aged 25 and over.

It has 3,721 graduate students aged under 25 and 7,832 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1,858 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 5,669 students are enrolled in some online courses.

713 students who live in North Carolina or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,145 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 20,885 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 980 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 4.69%.970 students have transferred in as full-time status and 10 students transferred in as part-time status.