UNC-Chapel Hill Historical Acceptance Rate

Historical Acceptance Rates

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's overall acceptance rate for the application year 2024 is 15.3%, with 66,535 applicants and 10,209 accepted. This marks a decline from 18.7% in 2023 with 57,902 applicants. The rate has varied over recent years, reaching as high as 29.8% in 2015, but has consistently decreased since then, reflecting an increasingly competitive admissions landscape. The range has fluctuated between 15.3% and 23.5% from 2020 to 2024, indicating a trend towards lower acceptance rates amidst rising applicant numbers over time.

Year	Total Applicants	Total Admits	RD Acceptance Rate	EA Acceptance Rate	Overall Acceptance Rate
2024	66,535	10,209	15.3%	-	15.3%
2023	57,902	10,852	10.2%	23%	18.7%
2022	57,221	9,640	16.8%	-	16.8%
2021	53,776	10,347	19.2%	-	19.2%
2020	44,382	10,446	23.5%	-	23.5%
2019	42,466	9,608	22.6%	-	22.6%
2018	43,473	9,572	22%	-	22%
2017	40,918	9,709	23.7%	-	23.7%
2016	35,875	9,400	26.2%	-	26.2%
2015	31,953	9,510	29.8%	-	29.8%

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