University Of North Carolina, USA: Ranking, Tuition, Cost of Living and Admission Procedure

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, commonly referred to as UNC,Charlotte is one of the best research universities offering courses in various fields in North Carolina, United States. The university once bore the name ‘’Charlotte Center of the University of North Carolina.’ It was later changed to ‘’Charlotte College”, before finally adopting University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

UNC Charlotte was established University of Northhed in 1946 on 1,000 acres of land. It presently has over 28,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students and about 1,500 academic staff. The school is affiliated to UNC system, Association of Public and Land grant Universities (APLU), Coalition of Urban and metropolitan Universities (CUU), Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU). In addition, the school official website is www.uncc.edu

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RANKINGS

The university has received many awards on excellent academic and sports performance. Some of the rankings given by top national bodies include:

488 by Forbes

194 according to U.S. News and World Report

122 on Washington Monthly

Furthermore, UNC Charlotte has been ranked number 38^th  in the U.S by the Social Mobility Index, also 199^th overall among national universities. According to the American City Business Journals, the school has been noted as number 484, top among public colleges and universities in the U.S considering its advancement, costs, community, prestige and diversity in 2015. Not only that, UNC Charlotte is qualified as the 137^th in the top 30% of public Universities.

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ACADEMIC PROGRAMS

University of North Carolina, Charlotte offers 140 Bachelor’s degree programs, 64 Master’s programs and 23 Doctoral degree programs . They are also involved in certificate programs and online courses. The university has 9 colleges namely:

-College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

– College of Arts & Architecture

– College of Education

-College of Health and Human Services

– College of Engineering

– College of Computing and Informatics

– College of Business

– University College

– Honors College

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES

UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSIONS

• Candidates will complete and submit an application on the university official website
• An application fee of $60 is required to be paid as directed on the site
• Submission of an official high school transcript or course-by-course academic details by foreign students
• A Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) or ACT score is required to be sent directly to the university.
• Student must have taken courses in English, Mathematics, Social Studies, Science and Foreign Language in High school
• International students are to submit evidence of English speaking ability

MASTER’S ADMISSION

• A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent from an accredited university
• Student’s grade point average must be at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
• An essay serving as a statement of purpose indicating research interests, objectives of taking graduate study, experiences and any other points specified is to be submitted on the official website
• Not less than three recommendation letters from people holding professional or academic qualifications
• Unofficial transcripts showing all academic activities from all schools attended after high school is to be submitted during registration and an official copy of such to be submitted after admission is granted
• A GRE, GMAT or MAT test scores not more than five years
• International students are to submit a Test of English obtained from TOEFL or IELTS with minimum grade of 83 and 6.5 respectively

DOCTORAL ADMISSION

• Candidates must have obtained a Bachelor’s degree or/and Master’s degree
• Must have at least grade point average of 3.0 in Bachelor’s degree program and 3.5 in Master’s degree program both on a scale of 4.0
• A statement of purpose in form of an essay is to be submitted online
• Not less than three recommendation letters from people with academic/professional qualification
• A transcripts from schools attended
• GRE, GMAT, MAT test scores
• TOEFL or IELTS English testing scores from international students

TUITION

UNC, Charlotte is one of the universities in North Carolina that receives low tuition fees. School fees are calculated based on credit hour. The breakdown of bills for both graduate and undergraduate programs per semester based on specified credit hour is made below:

	UNDERGRADUATE (0-5 Credit Hour in $)	GRADUATE (0-2 Credit Hour in $)
Tuition NC Resident	476.50	542.13
Tuition Non NC Resident	2,155.87	2,221.50
Ed and Tech fee	121.25	121.25
Safety and Security Fee	6.25	6.25
University Fees	528.25	528.25
ID Fee	7.50	7.50
UNC System Assoc Fee	0.15	0.15
Food Service Facilities Fee	10.00	10.00
Transportation Services Fee	52.50	52.50
Total Cost – NC Resident	1,202.40	1,268.03
Total Cost- Non NC Resident	2,881.77	2,947.40

ACCOMMODATION

University of North Carolina at Charlotte leases out halls of residence on campus and students especially those resuming for the first time are advised to apply for one of the residences as students living on campus stand to gain a lot of benefits such as:

• Exposure to different cultures and ideas
• Engagement in different forms of social lifestyle, hence, boosting interpersonal skills
• Closeness to faculty and other students
• Nearness to information, therefore, candidate is likely to excel in school
• Meeting people of different nationalities
• Resuming for lectures early as residence is near the academic area
• Access to internet service

Halls of residence at UNC, Charlotte are grouped into four styles -having different amenities, from which students can choose.

They are;Traditional residence hall, Suite style living, Apartment style living and Greek style living. Details of housing costs are summarized below.

STYLE OF RESIDENCE	PRICE ($)
TOWER HOUSING Single Room Double Room	4,270 3,485
SUITE HOUSING 1 Person/ 1 Bedroom 4 Person/4 Bedroom	4,800 4,500
APARTMENT HOUSING 1 Person/1 Bedroom 4 Person/4 Bedroom	5,025 4,750
TRADITIONAL HOUSING Single Room Double Room	4,270 3,485
GREEK VILLAGE 1 Person/1 Bedroom	4,854

COST OF LIVING

Based on an index notation on 100 scale, cost of living at Charlotte, North Carolina is 76.82. Since it is below 100, it indicates the cost of living there is less expensive than the US average.

Therefore on an average, a single person spends $854.64 monthly without rent

ITEMS	PRICE ($)
Monthly Utility Bill	135.81
Monthly Internet Bill	54.59
Bus Service(Transportation)	2.50
Food(one meal)	12
Health Care	188