University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The numbers below are federal College Scorecard data — what admission actually takes, not brochure copy. For a recruited athlete, the athletic door still opens onto the same academic hallway: NCAA eligibility first, admissions second.
15%
Acceptance rate
1390–1530
SAT middle 50%
20,752
Undergraduates
$11,655
Avg. net price / yr
What a recruit needs before this school can say yes
- → NCAA eligibility: 2.3 core GPA (full qualifier) from your best 16 core courses — GPA-only since 2023, and 10 of the 16 lock before senior year.
- → Admissions: coaches advocate, but the admissions office admits. The middle-50% SAT above is the real conversation at this school.
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