Tool | January 2013

Kiplinger's Best Values in Public Colleges

Sortable Rankings | Special Report: Best College Values 2012-13

Univ. of North Carolina School of the Arts (Winston-Salem, NC)

ACADEMIC QUALITY

Applicants who took SAT: 88%
Applicants who took ACT: 24%
SAT I Verbal score 600-699: 29%
SAT I Verbal score 700+: 9%
SAT I Verbal score 600+: 38%
SAT I Math score 600-699: 22%
SAT I Math score 700+: 4%
SAT I Math score 600+: 26%
ACT score 24-29: 57%
ACT score 30-36: 5%
ACT score 24+: 62%
Students applied: 703
Students admitted: 293
Admission rate: 42%
Students per faculty: 6
4-year graduation rate: 54%
6-year graduation rate: 58%

STUDENT BODY

Total enrollment: 772
Full-time enrolled men: 463
Full-time enrolled women: 301
Part-time enrolled men: 7
Part-time enrolled women: 1
Freshmen retained: 85%

ANNUAL COSTS

Tuition (in state): $5,270
Fees (in state): $2,288
Tuition (out of state): $18,415
Fees (out of state): $2,288
Room and board: $8,160
Est. book expense: $1,120
Total cost (in state): $16,838
Total cost (out of state): $29,983
Cost after need-based aid
(in state): $9,434
Cost after non-need-based aid
(in state): $12,878
Cost after need-based aid
(out of state): $22,579
Cost after non-need-based aid
(out of state): $26,023
Average debt at graduation: $22,173

FINANCIAL AID

% of aid need met: 89%
Average need-based aid: $7,404
Average non-need-based aid: $3,960