<p>To me, UNC is a rather weird place, in that there are tons of OOS applicants fighting for a limited # of spots (20% of the incoming class), while in-state applicants can gain admission relatively easily. I think the acceptance rate for OOS hovers around 15%, though I’m not finding the statistics right now.</p>
<p>Take a look at the SAT distribution for the most recent entering class:
[Office</a> of Institutional Research and Assessment - Admissions](<a href=“http://oira.unc.edu/facts-and-figures/student-data/admissions.html]Office”>http://oira.unc.edu/facts-and-figures/student-data/admissions.html)</p>
<p>What you see is that the largest groups of in-state freshman scored in the 1200’s and 1300’s, while the OOS freshmen were primarily in the 1300’s and 1400’s. Overall, the typical OOS freshman outscored his/her in-state counterpart by an average of 48 points on the CR/Math section alone, and a whopping 79 points if the writing score is included!</p>
<p>So I just don’t see UNC as being a very good “admissions value” for OOS applicants, even though it may be a decent financial value. Don’t get me wrong - I am a native Carolinian and love UNC for the most part. It is a very good school and offers an almost ideal traditional college atmosphere. But I think out-of-state applicants actually pump up the reputation of the school more than it deserves through applying in droves!</p>