University of North Carolina Wilmington

Wilmington, North Carolina · Public · Predominantly bachelor's · City: Midsize

Official websiteNet price calculatorAccreditor: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

The average annual net price for first-time, full-time undergraduates receiving federal aid (in-state) is $19,570. 72% of first-time, full-time students completed within 150% of normal time. Students who received federal aid had median earnings of $61,019 ten years after entering. The median federal loan debt of graduates is $18,250.

Average net price
$19,570
per year Verified data
Completion rate
72%
within 150% of normal time Verified data
Median earnings
$61,019
10 years after entry Verified data
Median debt
$18,250
graduates, federal loans Verified data

Cost and net price

In-state tuition and fees$7,266
Out-of-state tuition and fees$25,420
Average cost of attendance$28,004
Books and supplies$850
Room and board, on campus$15,406
Average net price, all aided students$19,570
Average net price, family income $0 to $30,000$11,568
Average net price, family income over $110,000$26,500

Net price is the average cost after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time undergraduates who receive federal aid, at in-state rates. Your price depends on your family finances; use the school's net price calculator for an estimate. Tuition: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Net price and cost of attendance: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.

Admissions and enrollment

Admission rate
64%
SAT range, middle 50% (reading plus math)
1230 to 1340
ACT composite range, middle 50%
24 to 29
Undergraduate enrollment
14,922
Graduate enrollment
3,594
Students receiving Pell grants
28%
Student to faculty ratio
17 to 1

Admission rate and enrollment: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. SAT and ACT ranges come from IPEDS and may not reflect test-optional policies.

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Graduation, earnings, and debt

Completion within 150% of normal time72%
Completion within normal time58%
First-year retention (full-time)88%
Median federal debt, graduates$18,250
Typical monthly payment on that debt (10 years)$207
Median Parent PLUS debt, completers$24,389
Share earning more than a typical high school graduate, 6 years after entry77%
1 year after completion$48,499
4 years after completion$61,925
6 years after entry$52,318
8 years after entry$57,908
10 years after entry$61,019
Median earnings of former students who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled. Ten years after entry the median is $61,019; the middle half earned $42,219 to $89,974. Cohorts differ by measure; see definitions below.
Measure definitions and cohorts
  • Median earnings of students working and not enrolled 10 years after entry (MD_EARN_WNE_P10): Treasury AY2011-12, AY2012-13 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 1 year after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_1YR): Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 4 years after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_4YR): Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • The median debt for students who have completed (GRAD_DEBT_MDN): NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
  • Completion rate for first-time, full-time students at four-year institutions (150% of expected time to completion) (C150_4): Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
  • Average net price for Title IV institutions (public institutions) (NPT4_PUB): AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26

Institution-level earnings cover students who received federal financial aid, including students who did not complete. Debt figures include federal loans only and exclude private loans.

Programs and program-level outcomes

Highest early earnings among programs at University of North Carolina Wilmington

Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled one year after completing, by program. Programs with too few graduates are suppressed for privacy and not shown.

122 programs reported. Program earnings are for graduates of this school's program, which is different from the wages of everyone working in a related occupation.

Undergraduate certificate (3)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Educational/Instructional Media Design
CIP 13.05 · All credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
CIP 52.13 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
CIP 23.13 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Bachelor's degree (50)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CIP 51.09 · No credentials fully online
38Suppressed for privacy$20,323
Anthropology
CIP 45.02 · No credentials fully online
28$27,019$23,307
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
CIP 26.02 · No credentials fully online
0Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
161$38,248$20,500
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · No credentials fully online
665$52,720$18,750
Business/Managerial Economics
CIP 52.06
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online
30$48,253$18,500
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · No credentials fully online
187$41,603$18,500
Computer Engineering
CIP 14.09 · No credentials fully online
0Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Computer Science
CIP 11.07 · No credentials fully online
96$66,482$23,250
Computer Software and Media Applications
CIP 11.08 · No credentials fully online
12Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · No credentials fully online
28$55,650$21,906
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
CIP 11.10 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Criminology
CIP 45.04 · All credentials fully online
96$38,128$20,344
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
CIP 50.05 · No credentials fully online
15$32,494Suppressed for privacy
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology
CIP 26.13 · No credentials fully online
89$34,226$19,870
Economics
CIP 45.06 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Engineering, Other
CIP 14.99 · No credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacy$22,722
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online
36$33,437$20,311
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
CIP 50.06 · No credentials fully online
85$25,552$18,750
Fine and Studio Arts
CIP 50.07 · No credentials fully online
44$29,894$20,000
Geography and Cartography
CIP 45.07 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
CIP 40.06 · No credentials fully online
35$44,429$21,000
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.05 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
CIP 51.99 · All credentials fully online
45$63,051$23,040
History
CIP 54.01 · No credentials fully online
48$35,149$19,970
International/Globalization Studies
CIP 30.20 · All credentials fully online
42$29,076$14,000
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01
$35,444$29,250
Mathematics
CIP 27.01 · No credentials fully online
19Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
CIP 30.99 · All credentials fully online
21Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Music
CIP 50.09 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
CIP 03.01 · No credentials fully online
119$38,870$19,347
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management
CIP 31.03 · No credentials fully online
36$37,630$17,125
Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
CIP 38.99 · No credentials fully online
10$33,102Suppressed for privacy
Physics
CIP 40.08 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences
CIP 26.09
$36,498$20,400
Political Science and Government
CIP 45.10 · No credentials fully online
31$38,212$15,050
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · No credentials fully online
302$32,092$20,406
Public Health
CIP 51.22 · No credentials fully online
91$42,492$20,500
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · All credentials fully online
775$80,708$19,500
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
CIP 51.23 · No credentials fully online
29$39,527$18,500
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
CIP 23.13 · No credentials fully online
34$23,439$27,000
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.09 · No credentials fully online
20Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Social Work
CIP 44.07 · All credentials fully online
73$39,510$22,493
Sociology
CIP 45.11 · No credentials fully online
29$38,349$24,220
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · No credentials fully online
7$45,666Suppressed for privacy
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05 · No credentials fully online
195$43,966$19,281
Statistics
CIP 27.05 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · No credentials fully online
120$45,003$16,750
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Master's degree (40)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03
$75,502Suppressed for privacy
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CIP 51.09 · No credentials fully online
12Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · All credentials fully online
1$98,994Suppressed for privacy
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · All credentials fully online
21$68,087Suppressed for privacy
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01
$62,301Suppressed for privacy
Computer Software and Media Applications
CIP 11.08 · No credentials fully online
17Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · No credentials fully online
25Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Curriculum and Instruction
CIP 13.03 · All credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Data Analytics
CIP 30.71 · Some credentials fully online
50Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Dispute Resolution
CIP 30.28
$59,246Suppressed for privacy
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology
CIP 26.13 · No credentials fully online
16$44,086Suppressed for privacy
Education, General
CIP 13.01 · All credentials fully online
42$49,730Suppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · No credentials fully online
9$57,081Suppressed for privacy
Educational/Instructional Media Design
CIP 13.05 · All credentials fully online
15$64,319Suppressed for privacy
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online
10$55,470Suppressed for privacy
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
CIP 03.02 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
CIP 05.02
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
CIP 50.06 · No credentials fully online
14Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Finance and Financial Management Services
CIP 52.08
$79,709Suppressed for privacy
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
CIP 40.06 · No credentials fully online
16Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Gerontology
CIP 30.11 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
CIP 51.99 · All credentials fully online
17$112,162Suppressed for privacy
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CIP 51.07 · All credentials fully online
196$67,640Suppressed for privacy
History
CIP 54.01 · All credentials fully online
38$48,314Suppressed for privacy
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · All credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services
CIP 16.01
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
CIP 52.13 · All credentials fully online
361$88,517Suppressed for privacy
Mathematics
CIP 27.01 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
CIP 03.01 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
CIP 30.05 · All credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · No credentials fully online
15$47,201Suppressed for privacy
Public Administration
CIP 44.04 · All credentials fully online
30$51,496Suppressed for privacy
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
CIP 09.09 · All credentials fully online
63Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · No credentials fully online
124$91,135Suppressed for privacy
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
CIP 23.13 · No credentials fully online
23$41,002Suppressed for privacy
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.09 · All credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Social Work
CIP 44.07 · No credentials fully online
78$51,603Suppressed for privacy
Sociology
CIP 45.11 · No credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · All credentials fully online
50$45,209Suppressed for privacy
Graduate certificate (21)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education
CIP 13.02 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · All credentials fully online
14Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Community Organization and Advocacy
CIP 44.02 · All credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Education, General
CIP 13.01 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · All credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
CIP 13.06 · All credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational/Instructional Media Design
CIP 13.05 · All credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
CIP 05.02 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Geography and Cartography
CIP 45.07 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Gerontology
CIP 30.11 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
CIP 51.99 · All credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
CIP 03.01
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Political Science and Government
CIP 45.10 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
CIP 23.13 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.09 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Security Science and Technology
CIP 43.04 · All credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Statistics
CIP 27.05 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · All credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · No credentials fully online
0Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Doctoral degree (6)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
CIP 26.99 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology
CIP 26.13 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · All credentials fully online
21Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Marine Sciences
CIP 30.32 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration
CIP 51.20 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Professional degree (JD, MD, and similar) (2)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · All credentials fully online
61Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
CIP 51.23 · No credentials fully online
0Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
UNITID 199218, OPEID 002984. Data unavailable means the Department of Education did not publish the figure or suppressed it for privacy. Report a data issue.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.