The University of North Carolina at Wilmington: Narrative Description

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THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT WILMINGTON I-11

601 South College Rd.
Wilmington, NC 28403-3297
Tel: (910)962-3000
Free: 800-228-5571
Admissions: (910)962-4198
Fax: (910)962-3038
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.uncwil.edu/

Description:

State-supported, comprehensive, coed. Part of University of North Carolina System. Awards bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Founded 1947. Setting: 650-acre urban campus. Endowment: $28.7 million. Research spending 2003-04: $12.9 million. Educational spending 2003-04: $5338 per student. Total enrollment: 11,327. Faculty: 686 (464 full-time, 222 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 19:1. 8,700 applied, 60% were admitted. 23% from top 10% of their high school class, 62% from top quarter, 94% from top half. Full-time: 9,394 students, 59% women, 41% men. Part-time: 959 students, 65% women, 35% men. Students come from 49 states and territories, 28 other countries, 14% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 2% Hispanic, 4% black, 2% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 13% 25 or older, 23% live on campus, 12% transferred in. Retention: 86% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; English; education. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Common Application, electronic application, early admission, deferred admission. Required: essay, high school transcript, SAT or ACT. Recommended: recommendations. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadlines: 2/1, 11/1 for early action. Notification: 4/1, 1/19 for early action.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $45. State resident tuition: $1928 full-time. Nonresident tuition: $11,638 full-time. Mandatory fees: $1698 full-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load. College room and board: $5800. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 114 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities, local sororities; 7% of eligible men and 8% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: Student Government Association, Association of Campus Entertainment, Residence Hall Association, Sailing Club. Major annual events: Welcome Week, Midnight Madness, Homecoming. Student services: legal services, health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access, escort service. College housing designed to accommodate 2,364 students; 2,401 undergraduates lived in college housing during 2003-04. Freshmen given priority for college housing. Options: coed, women-only housing available. William M. Randall Library with 530,368 books, 1 million microform titles, 3,668 serials, 15,445 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $4.4 million. 778 computers available on campus for general student use. Computer purchase/lease plans available. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

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