Graduate Admissions

**If you are a prospective or current graduate student experiencing impacts from the war in Ukraine, please contact The Graduate School via gradadmissions@unc.edu to discuss your situation.**

Teaching, research, and service are at the heart of our academic mission. Graduate students at Carolina are emblematic of this in many ways. As a master's or doctoral student at UNC-Chapel Hill, you'll be part of the next generation of leaders who seek to solve some of our world's most pressing challenges. Our faculty and graduate degree programs are top in their class, and through our graduate student body, continue innovation and discovery.

Welcome graduate school applicants!

Ready to apply?

• Graduate School application instructions

Graduate School online application »

Interested in applying?

• Graduate degree programs
• Graduate School statistics and data
  • Average applicant scores
  • Statistics on doctoral time to degree by program
  • Survey data from graduating master's and doctoral students
  • Cost of living comparison
• Estimated cost of attendance
• Tuition and fee rates
• Visit UNC
• Annual security report

How to apply

• Application instructions
• Application fee waiver
• Admissions deadlines
• Contact graduate admissions office staff

After you apply

• Check application status
• Admitted graduate students checklist
• Advice for international graduate students at UNC