The All‐Funds Budget is an operating budget for the university which accounts for each of the university’s primary fund types (i.e. general funds, auxiliary trust funds, overhead receipts, and restricted trust funds).
Revenue and expense plans are to be developed according to standardized budgeting conventions (available here) and assigned to standardized revenue and expense accounts.
As part of this process, an all-funds budget will be developed at the institution-wide level, but also for each of the organizational units listed in the following chart.
| Academic Affairs | Advancement |
| Athletics | Business Affairs |
| Cameron School of Business | Center for Marine Science |
| College of Health & Human Services | College of Humanities, Social Sciences, & the Arts |
| College of Science & Engineering | Dining Services |
| Facilities | Financial Aid |
| Housing & Residence Life | Human Resources |
| Information Technology | Library |
| Other Auxiliaries | Parking Services |
| Public Safety | Sponsored Research |
| Student Affairs | Student Health Center |
| University Administration | Watson College of Education |
The following schedule and corresponding action-items will be used to establish the FY26 All-Funds Budget.
| Phase | Timeframe | Planning Activities (include, not limited to) |
| Revenue & Expense Forecasting & Institutional Priority Pre-Planning | September - December |
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| January |
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| Institutional Priority Evaluation and Divisional Priority Development | February |
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| Early March |
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| Priority Evaluation & Recommendation Development | Mid-March to Early April |
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| Modifications Pursuant to Subsequent Actions | Summer |
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Current Year (FY) Plans
FY25 All-Funds Budget
FY25 All-Funds Budget Narrative/Details
FY25 Operating Budget Summary*
Prior Fiscal Year (FY) Plans
FY24 All-Funds Budget
FY24 All-Funds Budget Narrative/Details
FY24 Operating Budget Summary*
FY23 All-Funds Budget
FY23 All-Funds Budget Narrative/Details
FY23 Operating Budget Summary*
*These are for print purposes only. Please contact budgetoffice@uncw.edu if you need these in a specific format.
Enrollment growth funding provided to UNCW on an annual basis is to be incorporated into applicable All-Funds Budget Plans and was incorporated into the FY24 All-Funds Budget. Specific information about how new enrollment growth funding has been invested in recent years is available by fiscal year at: FY23 Allocations , FY22 Allocations , and FY21 Allocations .
These documents are intended for print purposes. If you need any of the above documents in another format or require prior year budget information, please contact the budget office directly 910.962.2207 or BudgetOffice@uncw.edu.
The biennial budget provides general operating funds (state) for each year of the biennium to continue the existing, authorized level of services. This provides the same level of service in future years as was provided in the current budget year.
The biennial budget is developed in the fall of even number years. Authorized requests are limited to inflationary increases to specific line items, personnel-related items, equipment replacement, specific non-recurring items, and building reserves.
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The biennial expansion budget provides general operating funds (state) for expansion of existing programs, new programs, and salary increases and/or benefits for faculty and state employees. Expansion budget items focus on the priorities outlined by the Governor. The biennial expansion budget is developed in the late summer/early fall of even numbered years.
The Tuition and Fee Process must follow all guidelines set forth in The UNC Policy Manual. Section 1000.1.1 of The UNC Policy Manual provides specific information on both Campus-Initiated Tuition Increases (CITI) and Student Fees. Throughout this process every effort will be made to keep tuition and fees for students as low as possible while providing revenues needed to support the specific purposes for which they are charged.
The Chancellor has established a Student Tuition and Fee Advisory Committee which will review the financial situation at UNC Wilmington and recommend to the cabinet an appropriate course of action concerning student tuition and fee increases. This committee will include representatives of all aspects of campus life, including, but not limited to, university administrators, faculty, staff, and students. The committee's plan is typically completed by the end of October to allow adequate time for the Board of Trustees and the University's senior officers to review and approve it.
All increase requests must be submitted to UNC - General Administration usually no later than mid-December of each year. In accordance with The UNC Policy Manual, the Board of Governors will act by February of each year, or as soon as possible thereafter, to establish the University's campus-initiated tuition and fee rates for the next academic year.
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These documents are intended for print purposes. If you need any of the above forms in another format, please contact the budget office directly at BudgetOffice@uncw.edu.
The budget development process for special funds is a UNC Wilmington internal process. Special funds are receipt-supported. The budgets are developed in the departments annually at two different times.
Special funds budget development is an annual internal process where university departments build and submit changes to the upcoming year's non-general budgeted funds:
Please thoroughly review programs and operations planned in the coming year, including non-cyclical or one-time expenditures. For example: major equipment purchases and changes in activities.