University of North Carolina Wilmington
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
University of North Carolina Wilmington is a public research university in Wilmington, NC (city setting), with 14,494 undergraduates (65% women). It admitted 74% of 17,370 applicants — upper half for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1220–1360 on the SAT and 24–28 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $42,698 a year for out-of-state students and $27,030 in-state; aided first-year students paid $18,606 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 71% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in health professions & nursing, business, psychology. The campus reported 0.96 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where University of North Carolina Wilmington ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 71%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $7,317 in-state · $22,985 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 11 burglaries · 42 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research University of North Carolina Wilmington
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
University of North Carolina Wilmington teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Coastal Athletic Association | 30 | 2 over | 4 | $715k | $23,825 | 997 | |
| Baseball | Coastal Athletic Association | 43 | 9 over | 4 | $1.5M | $34,232 | 982 | |
| Men's Basketball | Coastal Athletic Association | 17 | 2 over | 8 | $3.1M | $179,608 | 952 | |
| Women's Basketball | Coastal Athletic Association | 15 | at cap | 1 | $1.8M | $117,245 | 991 | |
| Women's Beach Volleyball | Sun Belt Conference | 14 | room 5 | 3 | $217k | $15,506 | 1000 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Coastal Athletic Association | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Coastal Athletic Association | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Men's Golf | Coastal Athletic Association | 10 | 1 over | 2 | $324k | $32,385 | 984 | |
| Women's Golf | Coastal Athletic Association | 9 | at cap | 2 | $407k | $45,226 | 1000 | |
| Men's Soccer | Coastal Athletic Association | 27 | room 1 | 4 | $876k | $32,430 | 997 | |
| Softball | Coastal Athletic Association | 28 | 3 over | 4 | $727k | $25,955 | 988 | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Coastal Athletic Association | 27 | room 3 | 5 | $321k | $11,874 | 956 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Coastal Athletic Association | 33 | 3 over | 5 | $343k | $10,398 | 1000 | |
| Men's Tennis | Coastal Athletic Association | 12 | 2 over | 2 | $395k | $32,949 | 963 | |
| Women's Tennis | Coastal Athletic Association | 10 | at cap | 2 | $419k | $41,900 | 1000 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Coastal Athletic Association | 39 | room 6 | 1 | $275k | $7,042 | 995 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Coastal Athletic Association | 80 | 35 over | 4 | $327k | $4,083 | 982 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Coastal Athletic Association | 18 | at cap | 3 | $675k | $37,523 | 1000 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.