unitid 199184 · Winston Salem, NC · public 4-year · city (large)
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
- enrollment 2023
- 1,111
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
30%
4th pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
945
11th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
26%
undergrads on Pell grants
31st pctl among public 4-years
completion
78%
finish within 150% time
94th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$26,470
72nd pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$14,906
after aid, aided students
65th pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$38,357
after entry, Title IV students
11th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$23,870
83rd 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 $3,165 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
family income mix not reported
- Median family income
- $67,704
- First-generation students
- not reported
- In-state tuition & fees
- $9,477
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 1.6× 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 90 | $32,642 | $24,592 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | 75 | $43,562 | $27,000 |
| Dance. | 34 | — | $23,000 |
| Music. | 31 | $36,705 | — |
| Music. | 30 | $27,659 | $23,143 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | 26 | — | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 20 | $45,171 | — |
| Music. | 12 | — | — |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General. | 0 | — | — |
— 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.