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Metrics at a Glance

2,404

Total faculty and staff in fall 2025. A 1.6% increase from fall 2024

Record-Setting Enrollment

First-year enrollment data →

3,109

First-year students enrolled for Fall 2025, making it the largest incoming class in UNCW history

60%

Growth in first-year student enrollment since 2009

28%

Growth in first-year student enrollment since 2021

Transfer student enrollment data →

2,034

New undergraduate transfer students enrolled for Fall 2025, making it the largest incoming transfer student class in UNCW history

50%

Growth in undergraduate transfer student enrollment since 2009

3%

Growth in undergraduate transfer student enrollment since 2021

Carnegie foundation elective classifications classification for community engagement

UNCW is a Carnegie Designated Community Engaged Institution

The Seahawk community is dedicated to local, regional, national and global community engagement. Since 2008, UNCW has been recognized as a community engaged institution by the American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.