UNC Chapel Hill SAT scores.

Chapel Hill, NC15% acceptance rateTest scores considered
1470
Median SAT (composite)
1400–1530
Middle 50% of admits
28–34
ACT range (25th–75th)
21,075
Undergraduates

SAT data from UNC Chapel Hill's Common Data Set (2024-2025) (source) · acceptance rate from federal College Scorecard / IPEDS · updated August 2026

SAT scores by section.

among admitted students at UNC Chapel Hill

Section25th percentileMedian (50th)75th percentile
Reading & Writing690730750
Math700750780

Score distribution.

share of enrolled first-years in each score band (Common Data Set 2024-2025)

SAT composite

1400-1600
76%
1200-1399
22%
1000-1199
2%
800-999
<1%

Reading & Writing

700-800
71%
600-699
27%
500-599
2%
400-499
<1%

Math

700-800
75%
600-699
22%
500-599
3%
400-499
<1%

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University of Michigan1470 median · 1370–1530University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign1470 median · 1390–1520Boston University1470 median · 1430–1510University of Maryland1470 median · 1410–1520University of Virginia1470 median · 1410–1520Georgetown University1480 median · 1405–1530

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