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University of North Carolina - Wilmington

Wilmington, NC

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How Colleges Spend Money

The graph below shows the Administrative Cost Per Student at University of North Carolina - Wilmington. This is a measure of expenditures per student for day-today executive operations of the institution, not including student services or academic management.

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FIRE Speech Rating

University of North Carolina - Wilmington earns a Green speech code rating from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE).

University of North Carolina - Wilmington has been given the speech code rating Green. Green light institutions are those colleges and universities whose policies nominally protect free speech.

FIRE evaluates colleges and universities' "speech codes," or written free speech policies, for how well they protect students' freedom of speech. ACTA believes an institution's commitment to free expression correlates with its commitment to academic excellence, facilitated through the free exchange of ideas.

Chicago Principles

Colleges and universities that have adopted the Chicago Principles on Freedom of Expression (or substantially similar statements) are committed "to the preservation and celebration of the freedom of expression as an essential element of the University’s culture.” An open marketplace of ideas on campus fosters intellectual development and prepares graduates for the discussion and debate that informs and sustains a free society.

"The University of North Carolina Wilmington, the state's coastal university, integrates teaching and mentoring with research and service. UNCW’s commitment to student engagement, creative inquiry, critical thinking, thoughtful expression, and civic responsibility defines the student experience. UNCW offers undergraduate, master's, and doctoral programs in areas of expertise that serve the needs of the state, as well as the needs of our local and global communities." [Source]

Curriculum last evaluated: 9/4/2025

2021-22 enrollment and tuition data, and four-year graduation rates for first-time, full-time freshmen who enrolled in Fall 2012, are derived from the National Center for Education Statistics’ College Navigator.