Meet Carolina’s newest class
This fall’s cohort of first-year and transfer students is the largest and most diverse in University history. Here are some highlights.
Today begins a much-needed fall break for Carolina students, including the newest, who represent the largest and most diverse cohort in University history. This fall, Carolina welcomed 5,630 new students, including 4,688 first-year and 942 transfer students.
They hail from 95 countries, 45 states and 94 of North Carolina’s 100 counties, with 36% of in-state students coming from rural counties.
Among them, 21% identified as Asian or Asian American; 12% identified as Black or African American; 10% identified as Hispanic or Latinx; and 2% identified as Native American or Alaskan Native. More than a quarter, 27%, speak a language other than English.
And 19% will be the first in their families to graduate from college.
More than 200 of Carolina’s newest students graduated from schools served by the Carolina College Advising Corps.
Around one-third of the transfer students most recently attended a North Carolina Community College.
And the students in this new cohort are open-minded and educationally ambitious: 82% chose to attend Carolina for its welcoming and inclusive environment; 94% want to get better at leading, serving and working with people from different backgrounds; and 82% plan to continue their education after earning an undergraduate degree.
Where are they from?
Admissions: total applications received
Admissions: admitted and enrolled
Academic credentials
A bright future at Carolina and beyond: goals for the newest class
