University of North Carolina at Wilmington Computer Science Programs

University of North Carolina at Wilmington is a public institution situated in Wilmington, North Carolina. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

Where Is University of North Carolina at Wilmington?

Contact details for UNCW are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	601 South College Road, Wilmington, NC 28403-5963
Phone:	910-962-3000
Website:	www.uncw.edu

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How Do I Get Into UNCW?

You can apply to UNCW online at: www.uncw.edu/admissions/apply.html

Admission Requirements for UNCW

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	1
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into UNCW?

With an acceptance rate of 69%, UNCW does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 33% of accepted students are men and 67% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 62%, and the acceptance rate for women is 72%.

Average Test Scores

About 7% of students accepted to UNCW submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 620 and 690. Math scores were between 600 and 680.

UNCW received ACT scores from 15% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 23 and 29. Math scores were between 23 and 0. Composite scores were between 24 and 29.

Can I Afford University of North Carolina at Wilmington?

The overall average net price of UNCW is $32,565. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At UNCW, approximately 49% of students took out student loans averaging $7,895 a year. That adds up to $31,580 over four years for those students.

University of North Carolina at Wilmington Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 14,488 undergraduate students at UNCW, with 11,849 being full-time and 2,639 being part-time.

There are also 3,542 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 11,849 full-time undergraduates at UNCW, 37% are male and 63% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of North Carolina at Wilmington students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	208
Black or African American	462
Hispanic or Latino	903
White	9,236
International Students	242
Other Races/Ethnicities	798

Geographic Diversity

North Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at University of North Carolina at Wilmington. At this time, 35 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 48 countries are represented at UNCW. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Japan, China, and India.

Online Learning at University of North Carolina at Wilmington

There are 27 bachelor’s degree and 48 master’s degree programs available online at UNCW. In 2022-2023, 12,402 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UNCW has changed over the last few years.

University of North Carolina at Wilmington Computer Science Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Computer Science	86	0	86
Information Technology	40	0	40
Data Modeling/Warehousing & Database Administration	0	20	20
Computer Graphics	9	0	9
General Computer & Information Sciences	0	7	7
Computer & IS Security	0	0	0
TOTAL	135	27	162

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.