High School Profile
High School
High School Profile
At UNCSA, high school students are admitted by audition to the Schools of Dance, Visual Arts within Design and Production, Drama and Music. The High School Academic Program provides a well-rounded liberal arts education, with full-time faculty who hold graduate degrees in either education or their discipline of instruction.
In addition, supporting programs and services in Student Life assist students in their personal development within a residential setting. The arts and academic curricula culminate in a high school diploma with an arts concentration in dance, drama, music or visual arts.
Statistics
The UNCSA graduating high school class averages 120 students annually. The average GPA for the Class of 2025 was 3.7 with more than 75% of students earning above a 3.5.
SAT Scores
|
Population |
Mean Composite Score |
Mean Math Score |
Mean ERW (Evidence-Based Reading & Writing) Score |
|---|---|---|---|
|
UNCSA Class of 2024 |
1,213 |
577 |
636 |
|
National |
1,024 |
505 | 519 |
|
North Carolina |
1,161 |
571 | 590 |
|
Benchmark Scores |
-- |
530 | 480 |
AP Exam Scores
In 2025, 157 students took 312 exams with an average score of 3.8 overall. 90% of students scored a "3" or higher across all exams.
Recent College Acceptances
94% of the Class of 2025 are attending a higher education institution. The other 6% are pursuing professional art opportunities. Graduates in recent classes were accepted to colleges and universities across the country, including:
- Appalachian State University
- Berklee College of Music
- Boston University
- Brevard College
- Butler University
- California Institute of the Arts
- Clemson University
- Columbia University NY
- Connecticut College
- Duke University
- East Carolina University
- Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester
- Florida State University
- George Mason University
- Georgetown University
- Greensboro College
- Indiana University
- Marymount Manhattan College
- Montclair State University
- Northeastern University
- North Carolina A&T State University
- North Carolina Central University
- North Carolina State University
- New York University
- Pace University
- Pennsylvania State University
- Pratt Institute Brooklyn
- Princeton University
- Rambert School
- Rutgers University
- Savannah College of Art and Design
- School of the Arts Inst of Chicago
- Slippery Rock University
- SUNY at Purchase College
- The Juilliard School
- The University of Tampa
- Trinity Laban Conservatoire
- University of Alabama Birmingham
- UCLA
- UNC Asheville
- UNC Chapel Hill
- UNC Charlotte
- UNC Greensboro
- UNCSA
- UNC Wilmington
- University of Oklahoma
- University of South Carolina
- University of Southern California
- Vancouver Community College
- Vanderbilt University
- Virginia Commonwealth University
- Wake Forest University
- Western Carolina University
- William & Mary College
Tuition Waivers
The Tuition Grant Program provides free tuition for in-state students graduating from the High School Program. Those graduates who are accepted into and enroll in college full time at a constituent UNC System institution can attend college at UNCSA or any other UNC System institution tuition-free.
69 graduates in the class of 2025 are currently attending UNC System schools.