University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Coordinates: 35°54′30″N 79°3′0″W / 35.90833°N 79.05000°W / 35.90833; -79.05000
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (also known as UNC, UNC-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, or simply Carolina) is a coeducational public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. It is the flagship institution of the University of North Carolina and the second largest university in North Carolina. North Carolina has been consistently ranked among the highest ranked universities in the United States and is one of the original eight Public Ivy schools that provide an Ivy League experience for a public schooling price. After being chartered in 1789, the university first began enrolling students in 1795, which allows it to be one of three schools to claim the title of the oldest public university in the United States.
The first public institution of higher education in North Carolina, the school opened its doors to students on February 12, 1795. The university offers degrees in over 70 courses of study through fourteen colleges and the College of Arts and Sciences. All undergraduates receive a liberal arts education and have the option to pursue a major within the professional schools of the university or within the College of Arts and Sciences from the time they obtain junior status. Under the leadership of President Kemp Plummer Battle, in 1877 North Carolina became coeducational, while desegregation ended when African-American graduate students were admitted under Chancellor Robert Burton House in 1951. In 1952, North Carolina opened its own hospital up, UNC Health Care, for research and treatment, and has since specialized in treating cancer care. The school's students, alumni, and sports teams are known as "Tar Heels".
The campus of North Carolina is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, a university town. The campus covers a rather small 729 acres (3 km2) over Chapel Hill's downtown area, encompassing places like the Morehead Planetarium and the many stores and shops located on Franklin Street. Students can participate in over 550 officially recognized student organizations. The student-run newspaper The Daily Tar Heel has won national awards for collegiate media, while the student radio station WXYC provided the world's first internet radio broadcast. North Carolina is one of the charter members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, which was founded on June 14, 1953. Competing athletically as the Tar Heels, North Carolina has achieved great success in sports, most notably in men's basketball and women's soccer.
Fast Facts
- Public, Four or more years
- students
- $24,953.00 avg tuition
103 South Bldg Cb 9100
Chapel Hill,
NC
27599
(919) 962-2211
Apply online
Admissions:
www.admissions.unc.edu
Financial Aid:
studentaid.unc.edu
Areas of Study:
- Architecture And Related Services
- Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies
- Biological And Biomedical Sciences
- Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
- Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
- Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
- Education
- Engineering
- English Language And Literature/Letters
- Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
- Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics
- Health Professions And Related Programs
- History
- Legal Professions And Studies
- Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
- Library Science
- Mathematics And Statistics
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
- Natural Resources And Conservation
- Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
- Philosophy And Religious Studies
- Physical Sciences
- Psychology
- Public Administration And Social Service Professions
- Social Sciences
- Visual And Performing Arts
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
| Applied | 22,288 | |
| Admitted | 7,552 | 34% |
| Enrolled total | 3,960 | |
| Full Time: | 3,946 | |
| Part Time | 14 |
| Test | 25th % | 75th % |
| SAT Reading | 590 | 700 |
| SAT Math | 610 | 710 |
| SAT Writing | 590 | 690 |
| ACT Composite | 27 | 31 |
| ACT English | 26 | 33 |
| ACT Math | 26 | 32 |
| ACT Writing | 8 | 9 |
| Retention rate | 97% |
| 4-year graduation rate | 72% |
| 6-year graduation rate | 85% |
| Regular Application Deadline | 2013-01-05 |
| Early Admission Deadline | 2012-10-15 |
| Early Decision Deadline | |
| Financial Aid Deadline | 2013-03-01 |
| Student Response Deadline | 2013-05-01 |
| Transfer Student Application Deadline | 2013-03-01 |
| Open Admissions Policy | No |
| Secondary School GPA | Required |
| Secondary School Rank | Recommended |
| Secondary School Record | Required |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies | Neither required nor recommended |
| Admission Test Scores | Required |
| TOEFL | Required |
| Other Tests | Neither required nor recommended |
| AP Credits | Yes |
| Dual Credit | Yes |
| Credit for Life Experiences | Yes |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
| Tuition | In-District | In-State | Out-Of-State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Full-Time Undergraduate Tuition | $5,128.00 | $5,128.00 | $24,953.00 |
| Full-Time Undergraduate Required Fees | $1,881.00 | $1,881.00 | $1,881.00 |
| Part-Time Undergraduate Cost Per Credit Hour | $214.00 | $214.00 | $1,040.00 |
| Avg Full Time Graduate Tuition | $6,777.00 | $6,777.00 | $22,464.00 |
| Full Time Graduate Required Fees | $1,869.00 | $1,869.00 | $1,869.00 |
| Part-Full Time Graduate Cost Per Credit Hour | $377.00 | $377.00 | $1,248.00 |
| Expenses | On-Campus |
Off-Campus (without family) |
Off-Campus (with family) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Room and Board | $9,470.00 | $9,470.00 | $3,686.00 |
| Other Expenses | $3,686.00 | $3,686.00 | $3,686.00 |
| Undergraduate Application Fee | $80.00 |
| Graduate Application Fee | $78.00 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,150.00 |
| Percent receiving aid | 70% |
| Percent receiving grant aid | 51% |
| Avg amount of grant aid | $11,341.00 |
| Percent receiving student loan aid | 28% |
| Avg amount of student loan aid | $5,445.00 |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
| Programs and majors | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARCHITECTURE AND RELATED SERVICES | ||||
| City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning | X | |||
| AREA, ETHNIC, CULTURAL, GENDER, AND GROUP STUDIES | ||||
| African Studies | X | |||
| African-American/Black Studies | X | |||
| American/United States Studies/Civilization | X | |||
| Area Studies, Other | X | |||
| Asian Studies/Civilization | X | |||
| European Studies/Civilization | X | |||
| Latin American Studies | X | |||
| Russian Studies | X | X | ||
| Women's Studies | X | |||
| BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES | ||||
| Biochemistry | X | |||
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | X | X | ||
| Biostatistics | X | X | ||
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology | X | |||
| Ecology | X | |||
| Epidemiology | X | |||
| Genetics, General | X | |||
| Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology | X | |||
| Neurobiology and Anatomy | X | |||
| Pathology/Experimental Pathology | X | X | ||
| Pharmacology | X | |||
| Physiology, General | X | |||
| Toxicology | X | |||
| BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES | ||||
| Accounting | X | |||
| Business Administration and Management, General | X | X | ||
| Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General | X | |||
| COMMUNICATION, JOURNALISM, AND RELATED PROGRAMS | ||||
| Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia | X | |||
| Journalism | X | |||
| Mass Communication/Media Studies | X | X | ||
| Radio and Television | X | |||
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | X | X | ||
| COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES | ||||
| Computer Science | X | X | ||
| Information Science/Studies | X | X | ||
| EDUCATION | ||||
| Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services | X | |||
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | X | |||
| Education, General | X | |||
| Elementary Education and Teaching | X | |||
| Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching | X | |||
| Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching | X | |||
| Secondary School Administration/Principalship | X | |||
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other | X | |||
| ENGINEERING | ||||
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | X | |||
| ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS | ||||
| English Language and Literature, General | X | X | ||
| FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES/HUMAN SCIENCES | ||||
| Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General | X | |||
| FOREIGN LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, AND LINGUISTICS | ||||
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | X | X | ||
| Comparative Literature | X | X | ||
| Foreign Languages and Literatures, General | X | |||
| German Language and Literature | X | X | ||
| Linguistics | X | X | ||
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | X | X | ||
| Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | X | X | ||
| HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND RELATED PROGRAMS | ||||
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, Other | X | |||
| Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | X | |||
| Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist | X | X | ||
| Dental Clinical Sciences, General | X | |||
| Dental Hygiene/Hygienist | X | |||
| Environmental Health | X | |||
| Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other | X | |||
| Health/Health Care Administration/Management | X | X | ||
| Maternal and Child Health | X | |||
| Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist | X | |||
| Medical Scientist | X | |||
| Movement Therapy and Movement Education | X | |||
| Occupational Therapy/Therapist | X | |||
| Pharmaceutics and Drug Design | X | |||
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration, Other | X | |||
| Physical Therapy/Therapist | X | |||
| Public Health Education and Promotion | X | |||
| Public Health, General | X | |||
| Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing | X | |||
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other | X | |||
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | X | |||
| Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor | X | |||
| HISTORY | ||||
| History, General | X | X | ||
| LEGAL PROFESSIONS AND STUDIES | ||||
| Programs for Foreign Lawyers | X | |||
| LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES, GENERAL STUDIES AND HUMANITIES | ||||
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | X | |||
| LIBRARY SCIENCE | ||||
| Library and Information Science | X | |||
| MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS | ||||
| Applied Mathematics, General | X | |||
| Mathematical Statistics and Probability | X | |||
| Mathematics and Statistics, Other | X | |||
| Mathematics, General | X | X | ||
| MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES | ||||
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | X | |||
| Nutrition Sciences | X | |||
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution | X | |||
| NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION | ||||
| Environmental Science | X | X | ||
| Environmental Studies | X | |||
| PARKS, RECREATION, LEISURE, AND FITNESS STUDIES | ||||
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness, General | X | X | ||
| Kinesiology and Exercise Science | X | |||
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management, General | X | |||
| PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES | ||||
| Philosophy | X | X | ||
| Religion/Religious Studies | X | X | ||
| PHYSICAL SCIENCES | ||||
| Chemistry, General | X | X | ||
| Geology/Earth Science, General | X | X | ||
| Materials Science | X | |||
| Oceanography, Chemical and Physical | X | |||
| Physical Sciences, Other | X | |||
| Physics, General | X | X | ||
| PSYCHOLOGY | ||||
| Psychology, General | X | X | ||
| School Psychology | X | |||
| PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONS | ||||
| Public Administration | X | |||
| Public Policy Analysis, General | X | |||
| Social Work | X | |||
| SOCIAL SCIENCES | ||||
| Anthropology | X | X | ||
| Archeology | X | |||
| Economics, General | X | X | ||
| Geography | X | X | ||
| Political Science and Government, General | X | X | ||
| Sociology | X | X | ||
| VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS | ||||
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | X | X | ||
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | X | X | ||
| Fine/Studio Arts, General | X | X | ||
| Music Performance, General | X | |||
| Music, General | X | |||
| Musicology and Ethnomusicology | X | |||
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Scholarships
| Name | Amount | Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| Old Well Scholarship | $3000 | Varies |
| College Fellows Scholarship | $2500 | Varies |
| College-Sponsored National Merit Award | $2000 | Varies |
| Balanced Man Scholarship | $1000 | June 30, 2013 |
| Pogue Scholarship | Varies | Varies |
| Colonel Robinson Scholarships | Varies | Varies |
| Carolina Scholars Award - UNC, Chapel Hill | Varies | Varies |
| DAAD Study Scholarship for Graduating Seniors | Varies | November 01, 2013 |
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