(Jon Gardiner/UNC-Chapel Hill)
For the 13th consecutive year, Carolina received a record number of first-year applications for fall 2018. The 43,384 applications reflect a 6 percent increase over last year.
The 25,867 first-year applicants who applied before the early action deadline in October were notified of their admissions decisions on Jan. 26. Admission was offered to 5,125 North Carolina students and 2,742 out-of-state students. The out-of-state students include 454 international students, an increase of 142 over last year. These numbers reflect an admissions rate of 48 percent for North Carolinians and 18 percent for out-of-state students, though this number will change after the second and final round of admissions decisions are made in March.