- The Inkwell
- North Carolina
- University of North Carolina School of the Arts
Winston Salem, NCCity: largeZIP 27127Founded 1963
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1963
- Carnegie class
- Special focus: arts, music & design
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.uncsa.edu
North CarolinaPublic
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
University of North Carolina School of the Arts is a public university in Winston Salem, North Carolina, with 945 undergraduates. It admits 30% of applicants, graduates 80% within six years and costs $14,859 a year after aid.
80%graduate
Admission rate30%
Retention93%
4-year graduation76%
Pell Grant share32%
Federal loans44%
$14,859net price / year
30%admission rate
1260average SAT
80%graduate in 6 years
$46,097median earnings, 10 yrs
$26,450median debt
#1,424 of 1,704 for earnings#491 of 1,739 for lowest net price#187 of 1,738 for graduation rate#110 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $27,371tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $9,611
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $27,345
- Average net price
- $14,859national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$5,960
$30,001–48,000$6,067
$48,001–75,000$11,630
$75,001–110,000$19,661
$110,001+$23,357
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 30%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1260
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 600–720
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 540–650
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 22–29
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college30%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college93%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college80%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college32%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 80%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 76%
- First-year retention
- 93%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 78%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $37,458
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $46,097middle 50%: $26,281–$72,557
- Median debt at graduation
- $26,450
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$72,557
Median, University of North Carolina School of the Arts$46,097
Lower quarter$26,281
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 945
- Part-time
- 1.5%
- Women / men
- 60% / 40%
- Average age at entry
- 20.4
- First-generation students
- —
- Pell Grant recipients
- 32%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 6 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 75%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,980 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $26,642
- Endowment, end of year
- $135,574,067
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White54%
Hispanic13%
Black8.7%
Asian2.4%
Two or more races6.6%
U.S. nonresident3.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown12%
1 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Visual & performing arts100%
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|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth City State University Elizabeth City, NC | $8,048 | 46% | $44,614 |
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
| Five Towns College Dix Hills, NY | $21,094 | 53% | $46,311 |
| Cleveland Institute of Music Cleveland, OH | $30,269 | 85% | $27,260 |
| Massachusetts College of Art and Design Boston, MA | $26,397 | 59% | $52,923 |
| Columbus College of Art & Design Columbus, OH | $27,723 | 61% | $47,378 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 199184. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7895938.