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UNC Marriage Pact · 2025 ·

UNC. It’s nice to see you. We come bearing gifts.

We thought we’d share a bit about UNC’s romantic playing field——just so you know what you’re up against.

And this time, we’re trying something new. See exactly how you and your friends compare to everyone at UNC. Don’t let the power get to your head.

Our analysis is built upon anonymized and aggregated data from the UNC Marriage Pact. It will never be sold or shared for commercial purposes. You can read more about our principles and practices here.

Maybe it is a

You Problem

For the first time in UNC Marriage Pact history, see how you stack up against your ~~romantic prospects~~ fellow classmates. Maybe it really is you, after all. Much to think about.

Major

breakdown

Your major, your concentration, your greatest disappointment to your parents. Sit back and enjoy judging all the majors that aren’t your own.

Peace, War, and Defense majors would rather fail a test than cheat

Gold star! Here’s how different majors answered the question: “I would rather fail an exam than cheat on it”

	Strongly disagree Strongly agree
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Peace, War, and Defense	0.05	0.11	0.14	0.11	0.19	0.16	0.24	x̄=4.73	n=37
English and Comparative Literature	0.01	0.08	0.23	0.13	0.24	0.20	0.11	x̄=4.54	n=71
Physics	0.09	0.11	0.20	0.11	0.15	0.20	0.15	x̄=4.29	n=55
Biology	0.12	0.13	0.23	0.15	0.16	0.13	0.09	x̄=3.83	n=554
Psychology	0.08	0.17	0.26	0.16	0.12	0.11	0.09	x̄=3.75	n=254
Economics	0.13	0.18	0.22	0.11	0.16	0.10	0.09	x̄=3.65	n=231
Neuroscience	0.14	0.16	0.24	0.16	0.11	0.09	0.10	x̄=3.63	n=251
Computer Science	0.18	0.19	0.24	0.11	0.14	0.07	0.07	x̄=3.31	n=245
Statistics and Analytics	0.20	0.21	0.22	0.11	0.13	0.04	0.09	x̄=3.25	n=95
Business Administration	0.17	0.22	0.23	0.14	0.13	0.06	0.05	x̄=3.23	n=437

Is AI a net good for society?

Only time will tell. Here’s how that question breaks down by field of study. English and Comparative Literature majors, hopefully our future overlords don’t hear about this.

	Strongly disagree Strongly agree
English and Comparative Literature	2.20	n=71
History	2.66	n=41
Environmental Science	2.86	n=72
Psychology	3.00	n=254
Biology	3.29	n=554
Neuroscience	3.71	n=251
Data Science	3.95	n=74
Business Administration	4.12	n=437
Computer Science	4.22	n=245

Smartest majors (self-reported)

These are the majors with the highest average response to the question “Are you smarter than most people at UNC?”

Mathematics
Biostatistics
Physics
Computer Science
Information Science
Biomedical Engineering
Business Administration
Peace, War, and Defense
Chemistry
Neuroscience

Machiavellian majors

Majors ranked by their Machiavellian tendencies (revenge, getting ahead, ruthless ambition, etc.) Maybe keep one eye open when you nap in lecture.

Business Administration
Communication Studies
Economics
Computer Science
Statistics and Analytics
Health Policy and Management
Exercise and Sport Science

Environmental Science
English and Comparative Literature

Note: majors with 30 or fewer respondents are omitted to protect their privacy in this analysis.

It’s your world

We’re all just living in it, no? Here’s how power-hungry we are at UNC. Don’t forget about us when you reach the top.

Libertarians want to be part of the 1%, socialists don’t

Gold diggers, pay attention: Here’s how we answered “I want to be part of the 1%.”

	Strongly disagree Strongly agree
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Libertarian	0.06	0.03	0.06	0.23	0.10	0.16	0.35	x̄=5.16	n=31
Conservative	0.03	0.09	0.05	0.16	0.18	0.20	0.28	x̄=5.11	n=184
Apolitical	0.04	0.04	0.08	0.17	0.22	0.15	0.30	x̄=5.10	n=115
Republican	0.04	0.07	0.11	0.17	0.23	0.16	0.22	x̄=4.86	n=300
Independent	0.07	0.07	0.10	0.23	0.20	0.15	0.18	x̄=4.58	n=886
Democrat	0.08	0.11	0.15	0.19	0.22	0.12	0.13	x̄=4.27	n=1749
Liberal	0.12	0.13	0.16	0.18	0.19	0.12	0.11	x̄=3.96	n=661
Socialist	0.43	0.17	0.11	0.08	0.13	0.04	0.04	x̄=2.61	n=186

Yet, socialists believe they can change the world

To everyone else——keep up. Here’s how we answered, “I believe I can truly change the world.”

	Strongly disagree Strongly agree
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Socialist	0.00	0.05	0.12	0.10	0.37	0.17	0.19	x̄=5.05	n=186
Libertarian	0.00	0.03	0.13	0.23	0.23	0.16	0.23	x̄=5.03	n=31
Liberal	0.01	0.05	0.10	0.22	0.34	0.16	0.11	x̄=4.77	n=661
Democrat	0.01	0.04	0.11	0.22	0.35	0.15	0.11	x̄=4.76	n=1749
Independent	0.02	0.06	0.16	0.22	0.30	0.15	0.10	x̄=4.58	n=886
Apolitical	0.04	0.08	0.19	0.19	0.23	0.13	0.14	x̄=4.43	n=115
Conservative	0.03	0.07	0.17	0.26	0.24	0.15	0.08	x̄=4.40	n=184
Republican	0.02	0.06	0.16	0.30	0.27	0.09	0.09	x̄=4.38	n=300

Buddhist students are the most important people in their own lives

Don’t tell the big man upstairs. Here’s how we answered “I’m the most important person in my life.”

	Strongly disagree Strongly agree
Protestant	2.95	n=371
Christian	3.53	n=978
Catholic	3.75	n=452
Hindu	3.92	n=418
Agnostic	4.14	n=922
Atheist	4.25	n=455
Buddhist	4.94	n=36

Only children have only-child syndrome

Same question as above——this time by birth order.

	Strongly disagree Strongly agree
Middle	3.67	n=560
Oldest	3.81	n=1795
Youngest	3.89	n=1445
Only	4.09	n=428

Topics to avoid

at the dinner table

Time to get political. Dare you to keep these in your back pocket for your next first date.

80% of socialists wouldn’t date a Republican

Each box indicates the percentage of the political identity listed to the left who reported they don’t want their partner to have the political identity listed above.

	Socialist	Liberal	Democrat	Apolitical	Independent	Libertarian	Conservative	Republican
Socialist	0.04	0.05	0.04	0.61	0.18	0.43	0.75	0.80
Liberal	0.06	0.04	0.03	0.28	0.05	0.17	0.56	0.60
Democrat	0.06	0.04	0.06	0.19	0.06	0.14	0.45	0.58
Apolitical	0.03	0.02	0.03	0.03	0.01	0.02	0.03	0.09
Independent	0.07	0.04	0.03	0.06	0.02	0.06	0.13	0.14
Libertarian	0.10	0.00	0.03	0.06	0.03	0.00	0.06	0.13
Conservative	0.24	0.19	0.22	0.09	0.02	0.08	0.03	0.02
Republican	0.37	0.33	0.35	0.15	0.11	0.24	0.06	0.06

You’ve changed, UNC

At least a little. We’ve run the UNC Marriage Pact three times since fall 2023——here’s how our political beliefs have evolved over the years.

Let’s Talk

About Sex

Going out with a bang. Here’s a look at what UNC students are getting up to in the bedroom.

Bringing politics into the bedroom

...is always a good idea! Here’s how students with different political identities answered the question “I generally like to take control during sex.”

	I’d rather not 🥺 Give me the reins 😈
Democrat	3.32	n=1749
Republican	3.32	n=300
Liberal	3.35	n=661
Independent	3.57	n=886
Socialist	3.63	n=186
Conservative	3.91	n=184
Apolitical	4.05	n=115

What’s the easiest major?

No, not that kind of easy. Here’s how the different majors at UNC answered the question “How long do you think it’s appropriate to wait before sex?”

	Zero wait Until marriage
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Public Policy	0.03	0.16	0.38	0.27	0.10	0.02	0.04	x̄=3.47	n=106
Communication Studies	0.12	0.15	0.24	0.26	0.09	0.09	0.06	x̄=3.56	n=34
Mathematics	0.05	0.16	0.31	0.23	0.19	0.02	0.04	x̄=3.58	n=83
Business Administration	0.04	0.14	0.28	0.25	0.14	0.05	0.09	x̄=3.84	n=437
Psychology	0.02	0.12	0.30	0.22	0.16	0.07	0.10	x̄=3.99	n=254
Biology	0.03	0.09	0.26	0.26	0.18	0.07	0.10	x̄=4.09	n=554
Neuroscience	0.02	0.11	0.22	0.25	0.21	0.08	0.12	x̄=4.24	n=251
Nutrition	0.04	0.04	0.17	0.35	0.13	0.07	0.20	x̄=4.46	n=46
Human Development and Family Science	0.02	0.11	0.23	0.15	0.18	0.09	0.23	x̄=4.56	n=66
Nursing	0.04	0.05	0.19	0.25	0.17	0.02	0.27	x̄=4.62	n=99

Atheist students would bring a hookup home to an unmade bed

Chaotic AND sexy. Here’s how each religion answered, “I would never bring a hookup home to an unmade bed.”

	Strongly disagree Strongly agree
Atheist	4.25	n=455
Jewish	4.25	n=120
Agnostic	4.48	n=922
Christian	4.58	n=978
Catholic	4.64	n=452
Protestant	4.76	n=371
Muslim	5.27	n=62

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