Student Population at UNCW

Total Enrollment

17,843

Undergraduate

14,294

Graduate

3,549

Online Enrollment

4,619

Men Students

6,042

Women Students

11,801

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 17,843 students have enrolled at University of North Carolina Wilmington - 14,294 undergraduate and 3,549 graduate.

By gender, 6,042 male and 11,801 female students are attending University of North Carolina Wilmington. By attendance status, there are 13,561 full-time students and 4,282 part-time students.

The number of students at University of North Carolina Wilmington is large compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in North Carolina. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as East Carolina University and North Carolina A & T State University, its population is average (average population is 19,426).

University of North Carolina Wilmington offers online degree/certificate programs and 4,619 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between University of North Carolina Wilmington and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 6,042 male and 11,801 female students attending UNCW. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.51 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at UNCW.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at UNCW
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	14,294	11,923	2,371
Men	5,055	4,470	585
Women	9,239	7,453	1,786

Population by Gender/Attending Status at UNCW
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	3,549	1,638	1,911
Men	987	437	550
Women	2,562	1,201	1,361

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 13,527 White students (75.81%) and 1,419 Hispanic students (7.95%) at University of North Carolina Wilmington(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at University of North Carolina Wilmington.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of North Carolina Wilmington
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	62	16	46
Asian	274	89	185
Black or African American	630	212	418
Hispanic	1,180	419	761
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	14	6	8
White	11,122	3,901	7,221
Two or More Races	483	169	314
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	236	108	128
Total	14,294	5,055	9,239

Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of North Carolina Wilmington
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	40	13	27
Asian	81	32	49
Black or African American	394	79	315
Hispanic	239	61	178
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	2,405	680	1,725
Two or More Races	93	33	60
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	202	52	150
Total	3,549	987	2,562

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 12,705 students whose age under twenty five and 3,317 students whose age is over thirty years old at University of North Carolina Wilmington.

Especially, 245 students are younger than eighteen and 18 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at University of North Carolina Wilmington.

Population by Student Age at University of North Carolina Wilmington
	Total	Men	Women
Total	14,294	5,055	9,239
Under 18	245	71	174
18-19	4,824	1,637	3,187
20-21	4,891	1,862	3,029
22-24	1,966	865	1,101
25-29	982	325	657
30-34	480	123	357
35-39	327	78	249
40-49	401	62	339
50-64	170	30	140
65 and over	8	2	6
Total	14,294	5,055	9,239

Population by Student Age at University of North Carolina Wilmington
	Total	Men	Women
Total	3,549	987	2,562
18-19	1	1	0
20-21	74	20	54
22-24	704	202	502
25-29	839	225	614
30-34	540	162	378
35-39	437	127	310
40-49	662	170	492
50-64	282	77	205
65 and over	10	3	7
Total	3,549	987	2,562

Online Student Population

At University of North Carolina Wilmington, 12,402 students (69.51% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 4,619 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 4,475 students live in North Carolina where University of North Carolina Wilmington is located in and 80 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	17,843	14,294	3,549
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	4,619	2,022	2,597
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	7,783	7,582	201
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	5,441	4,690	751

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	4,619	2,022	2,597
North Carolina Residents	4,475	1,980	2,495
Other State in U.S.	80	23	57
Outside of U.S.	16	1	15
Unknown	48	18	30