Total Student Population

At University of North Carolina School of Medicine, a total of 916 students are enrolled including 204 first-time students. By gender, there are 375 male and 539 female students enrolled. UNC School of Medicine is slightly bigger than other medical schools.
University of North Carolina School of Medicine Student Population by Gender
Total EnrollmentMenWomeen
University of North Carolina School of Medicine916375539
All Medical Schools633284347
Public638286350
Private625282343
North Carolina Medical Schools610239370
Public633259373
Private587219368

First-year Students by Gender

Total 5,957 applicants applied to University of North Carolina School of Medicine. By gender, 45.8% of applicants were male and 53.6% were female. As for residency, 18.9% of applicants were North Carolina residents and 81.1% applied from other states.
Of the matriculated students, 45.8% are male students and 57.8% female students. By legal residence, 85.3% of first-year students are North Carolina residents and 14.7% students are from out of state.
First-year Students by Gender and Residency
YearTotalBy GenderBy Residency
MaleFemaleNC ResidentsOut-of-State
2021-2022Applicants 6,486 2,9123,574 1,2135,273
Matriculants190 76114 16228
Acceptance Rate2.93% 2.61% 3.19% 13.36% 0.53%
2022-2023Applicants 6,289 2,8113,465 1,1515,138
Matriculants190 79110 16723
Acceptance Rate3.02% 2.81% 3.17% 14.51% 0.45%
2023-2024Applicants 5,808 2,6023,183 1,0804,728
Matriculants204 82122 18024
Acceptance Rate3.51% 3.15% 3.83% 16.66% 0.51%
2024-2025Applicants 5,957 2,7283,193 1,1264,831
Matriculants204 83118 17430
Acceptance Rate3.42% 3.04% 3.69% 15.46% 0.62%