University of North Carolina Wilmington

University of North Carolina Wilmington is a public college in Wilmington, NC. Its average net price is $19,570 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$11,568
$30,001 to $48,000$11,726
$48,001 to $75,000$14,444
$75,001 to $110,000$20,775
$110,001 and up$26,500
$7,266Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$25,420Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$19,570Average Net Price
$15,406Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$850Books and Supplies
$5,648Other Expenses
27.5%Students on Pell Grants
35.1%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

64.2%Acceptance Rate
620 to 680SAT Reading, Middle Half
610 to 660SAT Math, Middle Half
24 to 29ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$52,318
8 years after entry$57,908
10 years after entry$61,019
71.6%Graduation Rate
88.2%Retention Rate
$18,250Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Wilmington, NCLocation
Midsize citySetting
14,922Undergraduate 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
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$69,634 National median for this major n=9,921$20,323 Small program - rough guide n=31
Anthropology$34,245 National median for this major n=8,063Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$38,248 n=187$20,500 n=179
Business Administration, Management and Operations$52,720 n=616$18,750 n=597
Business/Managerial Economics$56,982 National median for this major n=4,348Not published
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Communications$41,603 n=232$18,500 n=164
Computer Engineering$83,729 National median for this major n=11,252Not published
Computer Science$55,650 Small program - rough guide n=57$21,906 Small program - rough guide n=36
Computer Science$66,482 Small program - rough guide n=92$23,250 n=105
Computer Software and Media Applications$48,533 National median for this major n=3,677Not published
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$69,677 National median for this major n=10,572Not published
Criminology$38,128 n=110$20,344 n=126
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$34,226 Small program - rough guide n=82$19,870 Small program - rough guide n=99
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
Engineering, Other$75,133 National median for this major n=687Not published
English Language and Literature, General$33,437 Small program - rough guide n=47$20,311 Small program - rough guide n=37
Environmental Conservation$38,870 Small program - rough guide n=89$19,347 n=102
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$25,552 n=106$18,750 Small program - rough guide n=79
Geography and Cartography$44,734 National median for this major n=3,998Not published
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$45,534 National median for this major n=4,652Not published
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$39,364 National median for this major n=755Not published
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other$63,051 Small program - rough guide n=70$23,040 Small program - rough guide n=50
History$35,149 Small program - rough guide n=45$19,970 Small program - rough guide n=45
International/Globalization Studies$29,076 Small program - rough guide n=40$14,000 Small program - rough guide n=30
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$47,819 National median for this major n=24,237Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other$31,918 National median for this major n=145Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$36,498 n=123Not published
Political Science and Government$38,212 Small program - rough guide n=49$15,050 Small program - rough guide n=43
Psychology$32,092 n=197$20,406 n=298
Public Health$42,492 n=111$20,500 n=120
Recreation Management$37,630 Small program - rough guide n=58$17,125 Small program - rough guide n=32
Registered Nursing$80,708 n=930$19,500 n=888
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$39,527 Small program - rough guide n=47Not published
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$23,439 Small program - rough guide n=37Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Social Work$39,510 Small program - rough guide n=56$22,493 Small program - rough guide n=95
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430$24,220 Small program - rough guide n=37
Special Education and Teaching$45,666 Small program - rough guide n=33Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400Not published
Statistics$68,688 National median for this major n=3,096Not published
Studio Art$29,894 Small program - rough guide n=34$20,000 Small program - rough guide n=49
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650Not published
Teaching$45,003 n=199$16,750 n=135

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