University of North Carolina at Charlotte Student Population

How many students at UNC Charlotte?

For the academic year 2024-2025, University of North Carolina at Charlotte has a total enrollment of 31,091 students, including 24,868 undergraduate and 6,223 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 15,223 male students (49%) and 15,868 female students (51%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 14,028 White students (45.1%) and 5,558 Black students (17.9%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 24,868 undergraduate students (80%) and 6,223 graduate students (20%).
• Class Delivery: 2,925 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 13,639 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Research University (high research activity) - which average 16,875 - UNC Charlotte's body is significantly larger.

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, 15,223 male (48.96%) and 15,868 female (51.04%) students are attending University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 95.94.

By class level, 24,868 (79.98%) are undergraduate students and 6,223 (20.02%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 51.39% are male and 48.61% are female, while among graduate students, 39.26% are male and 60.74% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 14,028 White, 5,558 Black, and 2,968 Asian students out of a total of 31,091 are attending at University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

University of North Carolina at Charlotte is quite diverse with a diversity index of 73.4% 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 Charlotte has 594 students under 18 years old and 13 students over 65 years old. There are 24,807 students under 25 years old, and 6,284 students over 25 years old out of 31,091 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 593 students are younger than 18 and 5 students are older than 65. UNC Charlotte has 22,495 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 2,373 students aged 25 and over.

In graduate schools at UNC Charlotte, 1 students are younger than 18 and 8 students are older than 65. It has 2,312 graduate students aged under 25 and 3,911 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 Charlotte, 2,925 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 13,639 students are enrolled in some online courses.

2,731 students who live in North Carolina or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 194 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 24,868 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 2,568 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 10.33%.2,100 students have transferred in as full-time status and 468 students transferred in as part-time status.