First-Year Application

1. STEP 1: Pick Your Deadline. Early Action.
2. Step 2: Complete the Application. Apply online through the Common Application or the Coalition Application.
3. Step 3: Send Supplemental Materials.
4. Step 4: Share Additional information.
5. Step 5: Apply for Aid.

What GPA do I need to get into UNC?

With a GPA of 4.39, UNC requires you to be at the top of your class. You’ll need nearly straight A’s in all your classes to compete with other applicants. You should also have taken plenty of AP or IB classes to show your ability to excel in academic challenge.

What application does UNC Chapel Hill use?

Applying to UNC Chapel Hill UNC accepts the Common Application with an essay supplement.

Is UNC easy to get into?

UNC is an extremely difficult school to get into. The university admitted a record-low 23.5% of regular decision applicants to its class of 2025, accepting just 10,446 students from a pool of 44,3821.

How many letters of recommendation do you need for UNC Chapel Hill?

We require at least two letters of recommendation from professors who know you well and have taught you in a formal classroom setting. One of the two letters should be from a professor in your most recent major or degree-granting department, and the other may be from any professor of your choice.

Can I get into UNC with a 3.5 GPA?

Is your high school GPA good enough for UNC? The average high school GPA for admitted students at UNC is 4.7 on a 4.0 scale. This is a very competitive GPA, and UNC is clearly accepting students at the top of their high school class.

What do I need to get into UNC Chapel Hill?

A student who earns at least a 2.5 weighted high school grade point average OR a minimum test score on either the ACT (19) or the SAT (1010) is eligible for review by any of the 16 UNC System universities. A student must still take either the ACT or the SAT to be considered for admission.

How do you get into UNC Chapel Hill?

UNC-Chapel Hill considers eight factors as “very important” to the admissions process: rigor of high school course load, SAT/ACT scores, essays, recommendation letters, extracurricular activities, talent/ability, character/personal qualities, and state residency (being from NC is a major advantage).

Is UNC an Ivy League school?

Moll’s list of the Public Ivies consisted of 15 schools, including William & Mary, UC Berkeley, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the University of Michigan, UCLA, and the University of Virginia. These institutions are all said to match the actual Ivy League in terms of academic quality.

How difficult is UNC?

UNC admissions is very selective with an acceptance rate of 23%. Students that get into UNC have an average SAT score between 1310-1500 or an average ACT score of 28-33. The regular admissions application deadline for UNC is January 15.

What is the average SAT score for UNC Chapel Hill?

While we’d love to meet you, unfortunately we can’t arrange to meet every single one of our applicants. For this reason, we don’t use interviews as a part of our admissions review.

Do you apply to a major at UNC?

You are required to declare a major by the second semester of your sophomore year. Note: Once a student obtains 60 credit hours, they may not declare a “pre-professional major.” Entrance to those majors are by application and acceptance only.