The average composite SAT score for admitted University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill freshman is 1440 out of 1600. UNC Chapel Hill students have the 69th highest average SAT score in the United States. For perspective, a 1440 is in the 97th percentile of all SAT test takers.
The middle fifty percent of incoming students have SAT composite scores ranging from 1350 to 1530. The 75th percentile score is 1530 while the 25th percentile score is 1350.
The lowest SAT score accepted is not reported by UNC Chapel Hill but we estimate it to be around a 1260 total composite SAT score.
The average score for UNC Chapel Hill students on the math portion of the SAT is 730 out of 800. The 25th percentile of students score a 680 and the 75th percentile score 780.
The 25th and 75th percentile range for SAT reading scores range from 670 to 750 and the average score for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill students is 710.
Below are estimated chances of being accepted at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill based on SAT score ranges and the overall admission rate of 17.1%. These chances assume you have an average GPA for the school, around 3.83.
An SAT score of 1530 or higher is very competitive at UNC Chapel Hill and is a better score than three quarters of students who are accepted. While having an above average chance of acceptance, admission is very competitive. The estimated chance of getting in is around 28% or higher.
Scores between 1440 to 1520 are above average giving you an advantage over most applicants. While scores in this range are higher than many who apply, admission is extremely competitive. The estimated chance of being accepted is around 17% to 27%.
SAT scores between 1350 to 1430 are still in the middle range of accepted students a but a little lower than the average. You can get in and have about a 10% to 16% percent chance of being admitted.
SAT scores from 1260 to 1340 are on the very low end of the range where students are accepted. Scores in this range are not competitive with most other applicants but you still have a chance. We estimate scores in this range have less than a 9% chance of admission to UNC Chapel Hill. SAT scores below 1260 likely fall out of the range where students are regularly accepted.
Data Sources, IPEDS for Fall 2022 starting classSAT Score | Admission Chances |
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1600 | 39% |
1590 | 37% |
1580 | 36% |
1570 | 34% |
1560 | 33% |
1550 | 31% |
1540 | 29% |
1530 | 28% |
1520 | 27% |
1510 | 25% |
1500 | 24% |
1490 | 23% |
1480 | 21% |
1470 | 20% |
1460 | 19% |
1450 | 18% |
1440 | 17% |
1430 | 16% |
1420 | 15% |
1410 | 14% |
1400 | 13% |
1390 | 13% |
1380 | 12% |
1370 | 11% |
1360 | 10% |
1350 | 10% |
1340 | 9% |
1330 | 9% |
1320 | 8% |
1310 | 7% |
1300 | 7% |
1290 | 7% |
1280 | 6% |
1270 | 6% |
1260 | 5% |
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Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=199120 IPEDS survey data for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.