Is University of North Carolina at Charlotte test optional?

We haven't confirmed University of North Carolina at Charlotte's test policy for 2026–27. Check their admissions site; many colleges have changed their policy since 2020.

What is University of North Carolina at Charlotte's acceptance rate?

80% of applicants were admitted in 2025–26, according to the college's Common Data Set or, where that's missing, IPEDS, the federal college survey. In fall 2024, 19,015 of 23,887 applicants were admitted. Applications rose 46%, from 16,383 in 2015 to 23,887 in 2024, and University of North Carolina at Charlotte's admit rate went from 63% to 80%.

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What SAT score do you need for University of North Carolina at Charlotte? (Middle 50%: 1150–1340)

Q: What ACT score do you need for University of North Carolina at Charlotte?

27% of first-year students sent an ACT, and they scored 21–27, with a median of 24. On the official ACT–SAT concordance, their SAT range of 1150–1340 works out to about 23–29.

Q: What GPA do you need for University of North Carolina at Charlotte?

There's no published cutoff. First-year students averaged a 3.56 high school GPA, and 19% of those who reported a class rank were in their top 10%, per the Common Data Set 2025–26. Colleges compute GPA differently, so compare it loosely.

First-year students at University of North Carolina at Charlotte who sent an SAT scored 1150–1340, with a median of 1250 (Common Data Set 2025–26). University of North Carolina at Charlotte admits 80% of applicants.

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Where your score lands at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

First-year students who sent an SAT: 1150–1340, median 1250

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte by the numbers

Admit rate: 80%
Middle 50% SAT: 1150–1340
Median SAT: 1250
About on the ACT: 23–29
Sent an SAT: 16%

Test policy not confirmed for 2026–27 · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2025–26; admit rate from it or IPEDS

University of North Carolina at Charlotte admit rate over 10 years

Applications rose 46%, from 16,383 in 2015 to 23,887 in 2024, and University of North Carolina at Charlotte's admit rate went from 63% to 80%.

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Fall	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate
2024	23,887	19,015	80%
2023	22,699	18,208	80%
2022	21,355	17,007	80%
2021	20,366	16,180	79%
2020	19,949	15,866	80%
2019	21,868	14,225	65%
2018	17,209	11,501	67%
2017	16,696	10,992	66%
2016	17,518	10,866	62%
2015	16,383	10,372	63%

In fall 2024, 4,657 of the 19,015 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.

What each SAT score means at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Which tier your score puts them in, and whether it's worth sending.

Your SATTierSend it?*

Under 1100Far reachHold
1100–1140ReachHold
1150–1240TargetHold
1250–1330TargetSend
1340 and upLikelySend

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Tiers here use only your SAT and their admit rate. Essays, activities and recommendations still decide most admissions at selective colleges. *Send it? assumes they're test optional; we haven't confirmed their policy.

University of North Carolina at Charlotte SAT sections, ACT, GPA and class rank

Scores of enrolled first-year students who sent one, by percentile.

Test	25th	Median	75th
SAT Math	570	630	680
SAT Reading and Writing	570	620	670
SAT total	1150	1250	1340
ACT composite	21	24	27

Of enrolled first-year students, 16% sent an SAT and 27% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2025–26.

Average high school GPA: 3.56; 94% of new students reported one
Top 10% of their class: 19%; of new students who reported a rank

University of North Carolina at Charlotte cost and outcomes

What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.

Average net price: $15,435; per year, after grants
Graduate in 6 years: 69%
Median earnings: $57,289; 10 years after starting
Undergraduates: 27,603

College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.

Colleges like University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Similar SAT ranges and admit rates.

Sources

University of North Carolina at Charlotte Common Data Set 2025–26
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte website
University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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There's no cutoff. The middle 50% of first-year students who sent an SAT scored 1150–1340, and the median was 1250. At 1250 or higher you're above half of them. University of North Carolina at Charlotte admits 80% of applicants.

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