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University of North Carolina Wilmington

University of North Carolina Wilmington
601 South College Road
Wilmington, NC 28403-5963

Official telephone: (910) 962-3000
Fax number: (910) 962-3486
Website: www.uncw.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 13,218
Full-time undergraduates: 11,635
Part-time undergraduates: 1,583
Total graduate students: 1,700
Full-time graduate students: 660
Part-time graduate students: 1,040
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 22
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Southeast
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 14%
First-year student enrollment breakdown:
0.8% American Indian or Alaskan Native
3.0% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.7% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
6.9% Hispanic/Latino
75.5% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.9% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
0.7% Nonresident Alien
5.5% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.5% American Indian or Alaskan Native
2.2% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.9% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
6.7% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
78.1% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.5% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
0.5% Nonresident Alien
3.4% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
University of North Carolina Wilmington
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 661 acres
City or town school is located in: Wilmington, NC
Population of city/town: 112,067
Locations of branch/satellite campuses: Onslow County Extension Site.
Nearest major city: Raleigh, NC
Distance of nearest major city: 130 miles
Population of nearest major city: 431,746
Online campus map: uncw.edu/map

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms (30%)
  • women's dorms (5%)
  • men's dorms
  • sorority housing (2%)
  • single-student apartments (52%)
  • special housing for international students (2%)
  • other housing including Theme and wellness housing. (5%)
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 89%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 31%
Percent of students who live off campus: 69%
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 68%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: yes

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 1390
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Archives. Special collections and cultural resources.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Art gallery, financial trading room, nature preserve, legacy hall, medicine building, museum; African American cultural arts, cinema/executive development, and marine science centers.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center
Counseling services:
minority student, veteran student, older student, career, personal, academic, psychological, substance abuse.
Career placement services:
internships, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, interview training, assistance in choosing majors and applying to graduate school.
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special housing, adaptive equipment, assistive technology, speech to text/text to sound software, FM microphones.
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: 95%

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 14
Percent of men who join fraternities: 4%
Number of social sororities on campus: 13
Percent of women who join sororities: 9%
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, radio station, television station
School newspaper(s): The Seahawk
Number of honor societies: 12
Total number of registered organizations: 307
Campus-based religious organizations:
Baptist Campus Ministry, Campus Christian Fellowship, Campus Crusade for Christ, Catholic Campus Ministry, Crossway Campus Ministry, Elevation Extension: Episcopal Campus Christian Organization, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Go Passionately Serve, Hillel, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Live Oak Student Organization, Muslim Student Organization, Orthodox Christian Fellowship, Overflow Campus Organization, Ratio Christi, Wesley of Wilmington, Young Life
Minority student organizations:
Black Student Union, Centro Hispano Embajadores, Minority Association of Pre-Health Students, North Scottish Society; Carolina World Trade, Caribbean, and Indian Student Associations; American sign language, Brazilian culture, RITMO Latino dance, and Russian/Slavic studies clubs
International student organizations:
Asian and International Student Associations
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Flicker Film Society, Creative Writing Graduate Student Association, Graduate English Association, Teaching Fellows, Interfraternity Council, Graduate Student Association, National Pan-Hellenic Council, Panhellenic Council, Residence Hall Association, Graduate Student Association, Social Work Student Organization, Model UN, National Science Teachers Association, Biology Graduate Student Association, Pre-Veterinary Medical Association, American Medical Student Association, Student Health Association, Sport Club Council, Student Operatons Management Association, Information System Association, Society of Physics Students; Spanish, anthropology, mathematics/statistics, sociology/criminology,chemistry, art history, entrepreneurship, French, German, and athletic training students clubs; gospel choir, media, performing/visual arts, professional, service, political/activist, and special-interest student organizations

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Jimmy Bass,
Athletic Director
Director of women's athletics: Jimmy Bass,
Athletic Director
School colors: teal, navy blue, and gold
School mascot: Seahawk
Athletic conference memberships: Colonial Athletic Association (Division I)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballyesNCAA Div. I
Men's basketballyesNCAA Div. I
Men's cheerleadingyesNCAA Div. I
Men's cross-countryyesNCAA Div. I
Men's divingyesNCAA Div. I
Men's golfyesNCAA Div. I
Men's socceryesNCAA Div. I
Men's swimmingyesNCAA Div. I
Men's tennisyesNCAA Div. I
Men's track and field (indoor)yesNCAA Div. I
Men's track and field (outdoor)yesNCAA Div. I
Women's basketballyesNCAA Div. I
Women's cheerleadingyesNCAA Div. I
Women's cross-countryyesNCAA Div. I
Women's divingno 
Women's golfyesNCAA Div. I
Women's socceryesNCAA Div. I
Women's softballyesNCAA Div. I
Women's swimmingyesNCAA Div. I
Women's tennisyesNCAA Div. I
Women's track and field (indoor)yesNCAA Div. I
Women's track and field (outdoor)yesNCAA Div. I
Women's volleyballyesNCAA Div. I
Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 7%
Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: 20%
Athletic facilities:
baseball field, coliseum, soccer stadium, track complex
Intramural/Recreational sports:
badminton, basketball, cornhole, flag football, quidditch, racquetball, soccer, softball, tennis, volleyball, walleyball, watersports, Wiffle ball
Club sports for men:
baseball, basketball, crew, cycling, equestrian sports, fishing, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, quidditch, rugby, sailing, soccer, swimming, tennis, triathlon, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, wakeboarding, water polo, water skiing
Club sports for women:
basketball, crew, cycling, equestrian sports, field hockey, fishing, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, quidditch, rugby, sailing, soccer, softball, tennis, triathlon, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, wakeboarding, water polo, water skiing

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Wilmington, NC (near campus)
Nearest other airport: Myrtle Beach, SC (90 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Fayetteville, NC (92 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Wilmington, NC (near campus)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: excellent
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who pursue further study: 12% immediately, 22% within one year of graduation
List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:
Appalachian State University, Duke University, East Carolina University, North Carolina State University, University of Florida, University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina--Charlotte, University of North Carolina--Greensboro, University of North Carolina--Wilmington, University of South Carolina.
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 74% within six months of graduation
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
AFLAC, Applied Technology Solutions, Atlantic Telephone Membership Corporation, AXA Advisors, Bankers Life and Casualty, BB&T Bank, BDO Seidman, LLP, Bloomberg LP, Chiltern International, Inc., ComputerSoft, Credit Suisse, DaVita Dialysis, Deloitte Accounting, Disney College Program, Dixon Hughes PLLC, Duke Medicine, Ernst & Young, Fastenal, First Citizens Bank, Frito-Lay Inc., General Electric Aviation, General Electric Nuclear, Glaxo Smith Kline, Grant Thornton LLP, Greer & Walker, LLP, Hughes Pittman & Gupton, IBM, Insight Global, Inc., IRS, John Hancock Financial Network, KPMG LLP, Maxim Healthcare, MegaCorp Logistics, LLC, MetLife, Metrics Inc., Nebraska Book Company, New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Northwestern Mutual Financial Network, NC Aquariums, NC State Highway Patrol, Oberon Associates, Oceancrest Advisory Services, PPD, Progress Energy, regional schools, regional city and county governments, RSM McGladrey, RTI International, SecureWorks Inc., Target, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Verizon, Wells Fargo Financial, Worsley Operating Corporation.
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • David Scott Congdon, president and CEO, Old Dominion Trucking
  • Caroline Reda, vice president, North America Region for Power Services for GE
  • Anna Kooiman, general assignment news reporter, Fox News Channel and host, 'Fox and Friends Weekend'.

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