University of North Carolina at Pembroke is a public university founded in 1887 as Croatan Normal School — the only four-year university in the United States founded by American Indians — and now a member of the University of North Carolina system. Enrolling more than 8,300 students, UNCP offers over 150 undergraduate and graduate programs across business, nursing, education, health sciences, computer science, and arts and sciences. The university participates in NC Promise, providing dramatically reduced tuition rates that make it one of the most affordable universities in the UNC system. UNCP competes in NCAA Division II athletics as the Braves in Conference Carolinas, with a Red-Tailed Hawk serving as live mascot. The university serves a racially diverse student body and maintains strategic pathway agreements for dentistry, engineering, law, pharmacy, and physician assistant programs with partner institutions.
Visa, OPT, H-1B alumni outcomes, and acceptance rates by country — sourced from FOIA, USCIS H-1B Hub, and DHS SEVIS.
The deep admissions playbook beyond the headline acceptance rate — round-by-round breakdowns, nationality data, requirements, and contact paths.
Domestic
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/yr
Out-of-State / Intl
$5000
/yr
Beyond the sticker price — every named scholarship, the financial aid policy, need-aware notes, and a personalized net-cost estimate.
How life on campus actually feels — clubs, sports, traditions, housing realities, and how the school integrates with its city.
Where alumni go after graduation — top industries, grad-school continuation, and the qualitative outcomes story.
Sticker price (annual, out-of-state): $7,648
Net-cost estimate is US-resident-only — international applicants are typically excluded from need-based aid at most schools and should treat the sticker price as the planning baseline.
