Is University of North Carolina at Pembroke test optional?

We haven't confirmed University of North Carolina at Pembroke'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 Pembroke's acceptance rate?

93% 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, 7,627 of 8,178 applicants were admitted. Applications rose 78%, from 4,596 in 2015 to 8,178 in 2024, and University of North Carolina at Pembroke's admit rate went from 74% to 93%.

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What SAT score do you need for University of North Carolina at Pembroke? (Middle 50%: 835–1068)

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

14% of first-year students sent an ACT, and they scored 14–20, with a median of 16. On the official ACT–SAT concordance, their SAT range of 835–1068 works out to about 15–21.

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

There's no published cutoff. First-year students averaged a 3.43 high school GPA, and 14% 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 Pembroke who sent an SAT scored 835–1068, with a median of 915 (Common Data Set 2025–26). University of North Carolina at Pembroke admits 93% of applicants.

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Where your score lands at University of North Carolina at Pembroke

First-year students who sent an SAT: 835–1068, median 915

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University of North Carolina at Pembroke by the numbers

Admit rate: 93%
Middle 50% SAT: 835–1068
Median SAT: 915
About on the ACT: 15–21
Sent an SAT: 4%

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 Pembroke admit rate over 10 years

Applications rose 78%, from 4,596 in 2015 to 8,178 in 2024, and University of North Carolina at Pembroke's admit rate went from 74% to 93%.

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Fall	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate
2024	8,178	7,627	93%
2023	7,635	7,052	92%
2022	3,420	3,069	90%
2021	5,578	5,123	92%
2020	5,021	4,588	91%
2019	5,601	4,757	85%
2018	4,316	3,506	81%
2017	4,558	3,680	81%
2016	4,573	3,364	74%
2015	4,596	3,418	74%

In fall 2024, 801 of the 7,627 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 Pembroke

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

Your SATTierSend it?*

Under 790Far reachHold
790–830ReachHold
840–910TargetHold
920–1060TargetSend
1070 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 Pembroke SAT sections, ACT, GPA and class rank

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

Test	25th	Median	75th
SAT Math	403	460	528
SAT Reading and Writing	410	455	543
SAT total	835	915	1068
ACT composite	14	16	20

Of enrolled first-year students, 4% sent an SAT and 14% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2025–26.

Average high school GPA: 3.43; 97% of new students reported one
Top 10% of their class: 14%; of new students who reported a rank

University of North Carolina at Pembroke cost and outcomes

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

Average net price: $10,260; per year, after grants
Graduate in 6 years: 44%
Median earnings: $43,407; 10 years after starting
Undergraduates: 6,525

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

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Sources

University of North Carolina at Pembroke 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 Pembroke website
University of North Carolina at Pembroke

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There's no cutoff. The middle 50% of first-year students who sent an SAT scored 835–1068, and the median was 915. At 915 or higher you're above half of them. University of North Carolina at Pembroke admits 93% of applicants.

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