COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 199120PUBLIC

CHAPEL HILL, NC

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$11,655Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate91.6%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$81,033working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$14,000completers · suppressed below n=30
Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$81,033
Median earnings 5 years after completion$72,161

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income bandAverage net price
$0–30,000$2,004
$30,001–48,000$3,918
$48,001–75,000$8,538
$75,001–110,000$16,415
$110,001+$24,396

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion91.6%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention96.9%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients20.0%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share13.1%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid46.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort3,520federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates20,752IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate15.3%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$14,000

3,830 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

20 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree · 282 working graduates$137,047 earnings · $14,131 debt →Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree · 319 working graduates$135,874 earnings · $14,339 debt →Applied MathematicsBachelor's Degree · 105 working graduates$119,839 earnings · $15,300 debt →EconomicsBachelor's Degree · 403 working graduates$103,846 earnings · $15,843 debt →Information Science/StudiesBachelor's Degree · 75 working graduates$100,940 earnings · $13,294 debt →Peace Studies and Conflict ResolutionBachelor's Degree · 134 working graduates$80,344 earnings · $14,275 debt →Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree · 198 working graduates$78,585 earnings · $23,026 debt →Human Resources Management and ServicesBachelor's Degree · 96 working graduates$76,811 earnings · $15,000 debt →Public Policy AnalysisBachelor's Degree · 163 working graduates$74,403 earnings · $15,000 debt →Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree · 413 working graduates$72,001 earnings · $15,100 debt →Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree · 628 working graduates$70,240 earnings · $15,500 debt →Area StudiesBachelor's Degree · 223 working graduates$65,933 earnings · $13,000 debt →Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's Degree · 131 working graduates$65,337 earnings · $12,044 debt →ChemistryBachelor's Degree · 81 working graduates$64,981 earnings · $14,250 debt →Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's Degree · 84 working graduates$64,570 earnings · $13,500 debt →Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree · 288 working graduates$63,286 earnings · $16,575 debt →Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 320 working graduates$62,047 earnings · $15,100 debt →HistoryBachelor's Degree · 144 working graduates$57,952 earnings · $14,838 debt →Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 393 working graduates$57,477 earnings · $14,253 debt →English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 140 working graduates$51,208 earnings · $14,794 debt →
BEFORE AN ENROLLMENT DECISION

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