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Aug. 21, 2002 -- No. 430

Enrollment

Final fall enrollment figures will not be available from the registrar’s office until early September. Below are figures from fall 2001.

Total Students: 25,480
Undergraduates: 15,844
Graduate: 7,349
Professional: 2,287

Estimated fall 2002 freshmen class breakdown

These numbers, current as of Aug. 20, are estimates and will not be final until September.

Number applied: 17,484
Number accepted: 6,080, 34.8 percent
Number expected to enroll: 3,490, 57.4 percent of those admitted
Percentage ranked 10^th or higher in graduating class: 35 percent
Percentage ranked in top 10 percent of graduating class: 64 percent
Percentage ranked in top 20 percent of graduating class: 84 percent
Average SAT score: 1267
Percentage with a grade-point average of 4.0 or higher: 70
Percentage from North Carolina: 82.2
Percentage from out of state: 17.8
Percentage of African-Americans: 12.5
Percentage of Asian-Americans: 6.4
Percentage of Hispanics: 2.1
Percentage of Native-Americans: 0.9
Percentage Caucasian: 74.8
Percentage other: 3.2

(Please note that racial/ethnic enrollment adds up to slightly less than 100 percent because of rounding)

Estimated Annual Undergraduate Expenses**

In-state tuition (12 or more hours per semester): $2,814
Out-of-state tuition (12 or more hours per semester): $14,098
Annual required fees: $521.05
Room (On-campus): $3,400 (double room with air conditioning) or $2,980 (double room without air conditioning)
Board (On-campus): $3,100
Estimated Books and Supplies: $800

**Final tuition rates have not yet been set and are pending action by the N.C. General Assembly as part of state budget deliberations. Students have been billed at the rates shown above based on the last tuition increases approved by the UNC Board of Governors. Students will be re-billed later if additional increases result from legislative action. For updates on tuition and fee schedules, click to http://www.ais.unc.edu/bfhome/cashiers.

Academic Calendar

Fall 2002		Spring 2003
Aug. 2, 2002	Classes Begin	Jan. 7, 2003
Sept. 2, 2002	Labor Day
Oct. 12, 2002	University Day
	Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday	Jan. 21, 2003
Oct.16, 2002 at 5 p.m.	Fall Break begins
Oct. 21, 2002 at 8 a.m.	Fall Break ends
Nov.27, 2002 at 1 p.m.	Thanksgiving Break begins
Dec. 2, 2002 at 8 a.m.	Thanskgiving Break ends
	Spring Break begins	March 7, 2003 at 5 p.m.
	Spring Break ends	March 17, 2003 at 8 a.m.
	Good Friday	April 18, 2003
Dec. 5, 2002 and Dec. 11, 2002	Reading days	April 30, 2003 and May 7, 2003
Dec. 6-17, 2002	Final Exams	April 28 - May 9, 2003
Dec. 20, 2002	Commencement	May 18, 2003

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