Total Student Population

At University of North Carolina School of Medicine, a total of 959 students are enrolled including 229 first-time students. By gender, there are 395 male and 560 female students enrolled. UNC School of Medicine is bigger than other medical schools.
University of North Carolina School of Medicine Student Population by Gender
Total EnrollmentMenWomeen
University of North Carolina School of Medicine959395560
All Medical Schools632283347
Public645289354
Private612274336
North Carolina Medical Schools636255379
Public661277382
Private610234376

First-year Students by Gender

Total 6,264 applicants applied to University of North Carolina School of Medicine. By gender, 45.0% of applicants were male and 54.2% were female. As for residency, 18.1% of applicants were North Carolina residents and 81.9% applied from other states.
Of the matriculated students, 45.0% are male students and 58.5% female students. By legal residence, 83.4% of first-year students are North Carolina residents and 16.6% 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%
2025-2026Applicants 6,264 2,8193,395 1,1345,130
Matriculants229 94134 19138
Acceptance Rate3.66% 3.33% 3.95% 16.85% 0.74%