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 2024 was 3.69 with more than 50% 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 2024, 162 students took 307 AP exams with a mean score of 3.82. Across all exams, 82% of students earned a "3" or higher.
Recent College Acceptances
97% of the Class of 2024 are attending a higher education institution. The other 3% are pursuing professional art opportunities. Graduates in recent classes were accepted to colleges and universities across the country, including:
- Berklee College of Music
- Boston Conservatory at Berklee
- Butler University
- Duke University
- East Carolina University
- Eastman School of Music
- Elon University
- Emerson College
- Florida State University
- Gobelins Paris
- High Point University
- Indiana University-Bloomington
- Ithaca College
- Johns Hopkins University
- Kansas City Art Institute
- Manhattan School of Music
- Marymount Manhattan College
- New York University
- North Carolina A&T State University
- University of North Carolina at Asheville
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro
- University of North Carolina at Wilmington
- University of North Carolina School of the Arts
- University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus
- Oberlin College
- Pace University, New York City Campus
- Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University
- Point Park University
- SUNY at Purchase College
- Rhode Island School of Design
- Ringling College of Art and Design
- Rutgers University-New Brunswick
- Savannah College of Art & Design – SCAD
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago
- School of Visual Arts
- University of South Carolina-Columbia
- Southern Methodist University
- The New School
- Vanderbilt University
- Virginia Commonwealth University
- Western Carolina University
- Yale University
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.
66 graduates in the class of 2024 are currently attending UNC System schools.