SAT Requirements
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill SAT Requirements
NC · Acceptance rate: 18.7%
What SAT score do you need for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill?
Admitted students at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill scored between 1390 and 1530 on the SAT — the middle 50% (25th–75th percentile). This is the range of admitted students, not a minimum requirement or a hard cutoff.
College Scorecard · U.S. Dept. of Education
Admitted Student SAT Range
SAT · Middle 50% (25th–75th percentile)
1390–1530
ACT · Middle 50% (25th–75th percentile)
28–34
Half of admitted students at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill scored within 1390–1530 on the SAT. A quarter scored below 1390 and a quarter scored above 1530. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill does not publish a minimum SAT requirement, and this percentile range is not a cutoff.
Source: College Scorecard · IPEDS · U.S. Dept of Education
How to read this range
Where your own SAT falls relative to this admitted band is one signal of whether University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill reads as a reach, match, or safety for you. A score inside or above the 75th percentile is generally a stronger position; below the 25th percentile, the rest of your profile carries more of the weight. The band is one input among many — testing is only part of how admissions reads an application.
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