University of North Carolina Wilmington Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Midsize city
Inside an urbanized area and a principal city.
- City (this campus)
- Suburb
- Town
- Rural
14,922 students
Larger than 94% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 27.5%
- TypePublic
- ClassR2 research university
- CalendarSemester
- AthleticsNCAA Division I
Nearby college towns
- Bolivia24 mi
- Jacksonville47 mi
- Kenansville50.2 mi
- Whiteville52.4 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at University of North Carolina Wilmington, the largest reported group is White (78.8%), followed by Hispanic (9.1%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| Asian | 2% | 3.7% |
| Black | 4.1% | 4.4% |
| Hispanic | 9.1% | 4.2% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.2% | 0% |
| White | 78.8% | 70.8% |
| Two or more races | 3.4% | 1.8% |
| Non-resident | 1% | 12.5% |
| Unknown | 0.9% | 2.2% |
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Did you know? University of North Carolina Wilmington
- 64.2%University of North Carolina Wilmington admitted 10,736 of 15,792 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 22.6%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 2,426 of 10,736.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $19,570average net price after grants for aided students, against $25,420 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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