unitid 199111 · Asheville, NC · public 4-year · city (small)
University of North Carolina Asheville
- enrollment 2023
- 3,271
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
92%
75th pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
2,910
35th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
32%
undergrads on Pell grants
52nd pctl among public 4-years
completion
54%
finish within 150% time
68th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$21,685
46th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$12,250
after aid, aided students
46th pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$44,030
after entry, Title IV students
30th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$20,500
59th pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $8,219 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k24%
- 30-48k16%
- 48-75knot reported
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $44,221
- First-generation students
- 22%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $7,501
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.1× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General. | 80 | $40,008 | $21,055 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 59 | $41,988 | $22,880 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | 48 | $35,906 | $23,752 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 47 | $57,584 | $17,492 |
| Biology, General. | 42 | $37,972 | $23,250 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 38 | $32,802 | $23,125 |
| Public Health. | 33 | $40,255 | $23,141 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | 28 | $32,441 | $23,942 |
| History. | 28 | $42,899 | $16,690 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General. | 27 | $45,049 | $23,250 |
| Computer Science. | 26 | $94,030 | $23,970 |
| Political Science and Government. | 26 | $48,101 | $25,821 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.