Key highlights of 2026 early action applications for North Carolina residents include:
- 14,931 total early applications from North Carolina residents, 399 more applications than for fall early action 2025, a 2.75% increase
- 5,903 fall 2026 North Carolina early action admits
Context and access initiatives
- Applicants admitted from all 100 N.C. counties
- 1,217 applicants admitted from western North Carolina
- 308 students admitted from Carolina College Advising Corps schools
- Admitted students from 680 high schools
- 1,039 fall 2026 North Carolina early action offers made to all assured admission programs (including more than 300 business assured admission offers and more than 130 nursing assured admission offers)
Top academic interests
- Biology
- Business administration
- Biomedical engineering
- Nursing
- Political science
Carolina Global Launch
- 156 fall 2026 North Carolina early action Carolina Global Launch offers