The Impact of Giving to UNC
Resident Undergraduate Costs 2016-17
Tuition - $6,906
Student Fees - $1,982
Books & Supplies - $1,350
Room & Board - $10,770
Total - $21,008
- 65% of students receive some type of financial assistance
- 34% of students are first-generation students
UNC Students Work Harder
- Average Full-Time Course Load at UNC 14.3 credit hours
- 60% UNC students vs. 35% national average worked 6+ hours per week off campus
- More than 25% of UNC students working for pay while in college reported working more than 20 hours per week
- 42% UNC students vs. 31% national average helped support their family financially while in college
- 84% UNC students vs. 76% national average chose their particular career to help pay off debt
The Growing Share
Average Student Loan Debt Upon Graduation from UNC - $25,563 on average among graduates of similar statewide institutions
State Funding vs. Tuition
65% student revenue (Tuition, room and board, and academic and student fees)
20% state support
9% other support
6% donor support
UNC Annual Revenue
State share (general fund) & other non-student support
2000-01 - 68%
2016-17 - 35%
Student share (resident tuition)
2000-01 - 32%
2016-17 - 65%
You + UNC
- Last year $11+ MILLION in support was committed by 5,700 individuals and organizations from Colorado and across the country
- Donors chose to direct 75% toward supporting current Bears and 25% to endow support for future Bears
- 33,000+ UNC alumni have donated to support UNC students with young UNC alumni giving back an average of $109.13 annually
- $30 million in scholarships awarded
Lasting Impact
80% of UNC students are employed or in graduate school one year after graduating
Average starting salary
$31,593 bachelor graduates
$40,837 graduate degree holders
Sources: Recommended Budget Fiscal Year 2016-2017, percentages round to nearest whole
number; Leadership Annual Giving 2016; UNC Facts & Figures 2016; Cooperative Institutional
Research Program College Senior Survey, 2015; UNC Self-Study Report to Higher Learning
Commission 2015; Colorado Department of Higher Education, 2015; UNC Financial Aid,
2014; Community and Civic Engagement, 2014; UNC Alumni Survey, 2012-13
