University of North Carolina
A public four-year research institution located in Chapel Hill, N.C., Orange County. • Chartered in 1789 as the first state university in the United States; classes began in 1795. • Regularly ranked as the best value for academic quality in U.S. public higher education. • Ranks among the top public universities in research support. FY 2014, faculty attracted nearly $793 million in research grants and contracts. • Faculty — 3,667 (fall 2014) • Staff — 8,297 (fall 2014) • Student enrollment — 29,135 (fall 2014) • Regularly ranked as a most beautiful college with a campus of over 700 acres. • Recognized as a “Green College”, there are 15 LEED certified building on campus of which two are gold and one is platinum certified. • Since 2012, three major buildings dedicated; Koury Oral Health Sciences Center, Genome Sciences Building and Marsico Hall. • UNC Health Care Facilities adjacent to the University include N.C. Memorial Hospital, N.C. Children’s Hospital, N.C. Women’s Hospital, N.C. Neurosciences Hospital, and N.C. Cancer Hospital.
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the nation`s first public university, serves North Carolina, the United States and the world through teaching, research and public service. We embrace an unwavering commitment to excellence as one of the world`s great research universities. Our mission is to serve as a center for research, scholarship and creativity and to teach a diverse community of undergraduate, graduate and professional students to become the next generation of leaders. Through the efforts of our exceptional faculty and staff, and with generous support from North Carolina`s citizens, we invest our knowledge and resources to enhance access to learning and to foster the success and prosperity of each rising generation. We also extend knowledge-based services and other resources of the University to the citizens of North Carolina and their institutions to enhance the quality of life for all people in the State.
Foundation year: 1789
Short name: UNC system
Type: Public
Students: 34570
Faculty: 3660
Faculty/Students Ratio: 9:1
Region: North America
Location: Chapel Hill, NC
