University of North Carolina at Charlotte

University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a public college in Charlotte, NC. Its average net price is $15,142 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$9,782
$30,001 to $48,000$10,240
$48,001 to $75,000$12,136
$75,001 to $110,000$17,947
$110,001 and up$22,525
$7,317Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$23,523Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$15,142Average Net Price
$15,010Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$600Books and Supplies
$3,700Other Expenses
38.6%Students on Pell Grants
38.3%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

79.6%Acceptance Rate
570 to 660SAT Reading, Middle Half
570 to 670SAT Math, Middle Half
21 to 28ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$55,287
8 years after entry$60,043
10 years after entry$63,486
68.2%Graduation Rate
85.0%Retention Rate
$19,500Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Charlotte, NCLocation
Large citySetting
24,453Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$58,279 n=141$19,513 n=119
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$83,729 Small program - rough guide n=75$20,625 Small program - rough guide n=31
Anthropology$35,068 Small program - rough guide n=35$19,625 Small program - rough guide n=37
Architecture$55,143 National median for this major n=3,112$19,854 Small program - rough guide n=60
Area Studies$38,972 National median for this major n=3,356Not published
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology$44,128 National median for this major n=605Not published
Biology$35,400 n=250$19,994 n=366
Business Administration, Management and Operations$53,609 n=279$17,044 n=237
Business/Managerial Economics$55,982 Small program - rough guide n=75$20,074 Small program - rough guide n=56
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597$21,782 Small program - rough guide n=49
Civil Engineering$70,840 n=132$22,369 n=108
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians$68,112 National median for this major n=355Not published
Communications$44,775 n=368$20,500 n=309
Computer Engineering$72,277 Small program - rough guide n=69$22,962 Small program - rough guide n=64
Computer Science$62,225 n=119$19,918 n=121
Computer Science$70,140 n=685$19,500 n=700
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$73,764 Small program - rough guide n=46Not published
Criminal Justice$41,998 n=298$20,250 n=253
Dance$28,513 National median for this major n=2,991$19,500 Small program - rough guide n=32
Data Analytics$66,895 National median for this major n=494Not published
Data Science$76,968 National median for this major n=322Not published
Design and Applied Arts$39,422 National median for this major n=22,892Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$28,026 Small program - rough guide n=33$22,250 Small program - rough guide n=41
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$35,492 Small program - rough guide n=33Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$78,528 n=116$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=74
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians$72,426 National median for this major n=1,586$13,944 Small program - rough guide n=31
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians$75,335 National median for this major n=717Not published
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other$67,011 National median for this major n=899Not published
English Language and Literature, General$38,273 n=141$19,500 n=152
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$47,020 National median for this major n=3,614Not published
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$68,044 National median for this major n=1,601Not published
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,739 National median for this major n=5,496Not published
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$31,110 National median for this major n=12,988Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$59,618 n=427$19,500 n=393
Geography and Cartography$44,288 Small program - rough guide n=39$23,522 Small program - rough guide n=41
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$44,366 Small program - rough guide n=82$23,000 Small program - rough guide n=87
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$39,364 National median for this major n=755Not published
Health and Medical Administrative Services$39,117 n=479$21,500 n=350
History$37,866 n=104$21,382 n=116
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$38,488 National median for this major n=12,256Not published
International Business$48,386 Small program - rough guide n=65Not published
International/Globalization Studies$36,538 Small program - rough guide n=63Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$54,756 Small program - rough guide n=43$16,250 Small program - rough guide n=63
Marketing$48,570 n=238$18,000 n=243
Mathematics$53,954 Small program - rough guide n=65$25,500 Small program - rough guide n=54
Mathematics and Computer Science$76,818 National median for this major n=704Not published
Mathematics and Statistics, Other$69,615 National median for this major n=379Not published
Mechanical Engineering$72,283 n=232$21,468 n=200
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$69,436 Small program - rough guide n=87$21,750 Small program - rough guide n=70
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General$41,297 National median for this major n=7,141$20,937 Small program - rough guide n=36
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999$25,125 Small program - rough guide n=31
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$31,067 n=127$20,500 n=194
Political Science and Government$40,011 n=200$21,500 n=180
Psychology$36,673 n=398$20,348 n=510
Public Health$40,449 Small program - rough guide n=53$22,357 Small program - rough guide n=63
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$47,943 National median for this major n=17,317Not published
Registered Nursing$77,285 n=223$20,500 n=152
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not published
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$35,087 National median for this major n=7,289Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$38,411 Small program - rough guide n=83$19,591 Small program - rough guide n=64
Social Work$40,739 Small program - rough guide n=58$26,800 n=108
Sociology$39,579 n=143$20,101 n=151
Special Education and Teaching$47,400 Small program - rough guide n=58$15,446 Small program - rough guide n=40
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400Not published
Studio Art$32,607 n=114$18,612 Small program - rough guide n=80
Systems Engineering$77,082 Small program - rough guide n=33Not published
Teaching$44,982 n=164$21,149 n=140

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