Chapel Hill, North Carolina · Public
Chemistry at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 1.9% reported program-share signal, $11,655 school-wide net price, and $72,200 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 384 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
1.9% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 1.8%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~384
- Schools with reported signal
- 1,165
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 15.3%
- Graduation rate
- 91.2%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $11,655/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $46,620
- Median debt
- $14,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $72,200/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal program-share data (1.9%), school-wide average net price ($11,655), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($72,200), and peer averages from 1,165 schools reporting a positive signal in this field. Evidence not included: department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 1,165 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of A, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is 2.2x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($7,736 below), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($14,895 above). Together, those evidence points place University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the top 8% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA · 0.9% reported share · $536 net A+ Imperial Valley College Imperial, CA · 0.2% reported share · $1,115 net A+ 
Irvine Valley College Irvine, CA · 1.1% reported share · $2,090 net A+ 
Hartnell College Salinas, CA · 0.3% reported share · $2,039 net A+ CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · 2.2% reported share · $2,984 net A+ Santiago Canyon College Orange, CA · 0.9% reported share · $2,129 net A+ South Texas College McAllen, TX · 0.1% reported share · $1,751 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Chemistry accounts for 1.9% of reported programs at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, which is bigger than 91% of schools in this field set and 2.2x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 384 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's average net price is $11,655 per year, about $46,620 over four years. That is $7,736 below the $19,391 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $72,200 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $14,895 above the $57,305 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill #99 of 1,165 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.