University of North Carolina-Wilmington

University of North Carolina-Wilmington is the state’s coastal university. It is dedicated to the integration of teaching and mentoring with research and service. It is located in Wilmington, North Carolina, the U.S.A. in an urban setting.

University of North Carolina-Wilmington Admissions

Students seeking admission are required to submit official transcripts from all previous college(s) or universities attended to the Office of Admissions Students with current or previous military experience are required to submit military transcripts.
Application Procedure for Transfer Students Students wishing to transfer are required to comply with the following procedures: Submit a complete application by the appropriate application deadline date.

Audit Students, who wish to take courses without receiving credit should apply to the Office of the Registrar immediately after the semester registration date.
The University of North Carolina Wilmington welcomes interest and inquiry from international students, defined as those who are not U.S. citizens or who are not U.S. permanent residents.
Students from other colleges or universities who intend to return to their home institution may attend UNCW as permission/visiting students in the fall or spring semesters or summer sessions.
Enrollment as a permission/visiting student from another institution in no way obligates the university to continue a student’s enrollment at UNCW at the expiration of the permission/visiting period.
To attend fall or spring semesters, students apply as permission students and must submit the non-degree seeking undergraduate permission application, $75 application fee, and an official transcript from their current or most recently attended college or university. A student may only attend as a permission student for two consecutive semesters.
To attend summer school, students apply as summer visiting students and submit the Summer Visiting Student application.
High school students who wish to pursue academic courses on the collegiate level while attending high school may enroll at UNCW if they meet the qualifications for participation in this program.
Students are required to submit a new application for every semester they wish to take classes at UNCW. Late applications will not be considered.
Any individual who already possesses a degree from a four-year regionally accredited university or college and wishes to enroll for undergraduate courses at UNCW in a non-degree status must apply to the Office of Admissions by the application deadline date. Non-degree seeking students must meet the same retention standards as degree-seeking students.
If the student does not qualify for degree status after 30 credit hours have been attempted, the student’s enrollment will end and the student may not reapply for admission.
If a student is taking a physical education course and has a medical condition that may affect participation then a student will be asked for documentation of a physical within the past 14 months or required to get one done.

GPA requirements

With a GPA of 4.18, UNCW requires you to be at the top of your class. You’ll need nearly straight A’s in all your classes to compete with other applicants. You should also have taken plenty of AP or IB classes to show your ability to excel in an academic challenge.
If you’re junior or senior, your GPA is hard to change from this point on. If your GPA is at or below the school average of 4.18, you’ll need a higher ACT score to compensate and show that you’re prepared to take on college academics. This will help you compete effectively with other applicants.

Tuition

The cost is 76% cheaper than the average North Carolina tuition of $18,281 for4 year colleges.
Tuition ranks 12th in North Carolina amongst 4-year colleges for affordability and is the 56th most expensive 4-year college in the state. The school charges an additional fee of $2,557 in addition to tuition bringing the total effective in-state tuition to $7,000.

University of North Carolina-Wilmington Ranking

University of North Carolina-Wilmington is placed #15 (tie) in Regional Universities,#9 (tie) in Best Colleges for Veterans, #11 in Best Undergraduate Teaching, #63 in Best Value Schools, #5 (tie) in Most Innovative Schools and #6 in Top Public Schools.

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Bookstore

When you get your books from the campus bookstore, you can be sure you are getting exactly what you need to be prepared for class. The library staff works closely with your faculty members to ensure they have the right books on the shelves for all of your courses because textbook editions change all the time. You have until the last day of add/drop to return your books for a full refund or exchange.

All of your textbook information is available online! After you register for classes, log in to your SeaNet account, go to your class schedule and there is a link from your schedule page to view your textbook list. There you’ll see all the cost-saving options you have including new, used, new rental, used rental, e-books to purchase and even e-books to rent! You can then order your textbooks from the UNCW Bookstore right from this page or just print it out to have your book information.
Unlike UNCW bookshop, many online sellers will not refund you if you drop a class.

University of North Carolina-Wilmington Application deadline

The university reserves the right to refuse to review applications for the first-year admission that are not submitted by February 1.
A non-refundable $100 enrollment deposit is required on or before May 1 from all admitted students intending to enroll at UNCW.
The university reserves the right to cancel admission, registration, housing assignments, or orientation registration for any admitted student who does not pay the enrollment deposit by May 1.
For Freshmen for Spring (January) Semester, the Application deadline is October 15.
A non-refundable $100 enrollment deposit is due on or before December 1 from all admitted students intending to enroll at UNCW.
For Transfer Applicants for Summer and Fall, the Application deadline is March 1.
For Transfer Applicants for Spring (January) Semester, admission for the spring term is limited and the deadline is October 15. Prospective transfer students are encouraged to contact the Office of Admissions to inquire about space availability for spring.
Students applying to re-enroll should direct all inquiries to the Office of the Registrar.
After the Office of the Registrar receives all required documentation for re-enrolling, applications are processed within three to four weeks.
A non-refundable $80 application fee must be submitted to the Office of the Registrar. This fee can be taken by credit card at the time of submission of the online application or taken by the Office of the Registrar after the online re-enrolling application is completed.
For Permission Students, the fall application deadline is May 1, the spring application deadline is November 1 and for new students, they must register and remain enrolled in the term for which they were enrolled.