University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Location and Contact Information
103 South Bldg Cb 9100Chapel Hill, NC 27599
USA
Main Tel: (919) 962-2211
Web Site
The campus is in a small city.
Overview
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, also known as UNC, is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It was established on December 11, 1789 and today its campus covers an area of 729 acres. The university is the oldest in the University of North Carolina system. UNC has the following academic divisions:
- College of Arts & Sciences
- Friday Center for Continuing Education
- General College
- Graduate School
- Kenan-Flagler Business School
- School of Dentistry
- School of Education
- School of Government
- School of Information & Library Science
- School of Journalism & Mass Comm
- School of Law
- School of Medicine
- School of Nursing
- School of Pharmacy
- School of Public Health
- School of Social Work
- Summer School
UNC has fraternities and sororities on campus that belong to the Pan-Hellenic Council, Interfraternity Council, Greek Alliance Council, and the National Pan-Hellenic Council.
Highlights (vs. Other Schools)
- Many students concentrating in medicine, media, religion and philosophy, science, liberal arts, and conservation and resource management.
- Large number of programs of study offered.
- Large number of students.
- High faculty salary.
- High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
- Selective admissions.
- Affordable tuition & fees.
- Good faculty-to-student ratio.
- Number of dorm rooms for students.
- High yield: the portion of accepted students who enroll.
School characteristics:
- The school is public.
- Academic calender: Semester.
- Carnegie classification: Doctoral/Research Universities, Extensive.
Features of note:
- The school offers a faculty tenure system.
- There are one or more libraries on-campus.
- Campus housing is available.
- Students may study abroad.
- Distance learning is available.
- Weekend study is an option.
- Part-time classes are available.
- ROTC.
- Athlete financial aid is awarded.
Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)
| Item | Cost |
|---|---|
| State Tuition and fees | $ 5,625 |
| Out-of-state tuition and fees | $ 23,513 |
| Room | $ 5,250 |
| Board | $ 3,200 |
| Books and supplies | $ 1,000 |
| Other | $ 2,556 |
Financial Aid
UNC participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.
In 2009-2010, 51% of students received financial aid of some sort.
| Grants | % of Students | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Any Grant | 42% | $9,082 |
| Institutional Grant | 30% | $6,729 |
| Federal Grant | 16% | $4,121 |
| Pell Grant | 13% | $3,610 |
| Other Federal Grant | 14% | $1,354 |
| State or Local Grant | 25% | $4,481 |
| Loans | % of Students | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Student Loan | 22% | $4,948 |
| Federal Loan | 21% | $4,201 |
| Other Loan | 4% | $6,670 |
(Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.)
Similar Schools
Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill:
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| School | Location | Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | 19,291 |
| 2 | American University | Washington, DC | 11,684 |
| 3 | New York University | New York, NY | 42,189 |
| 4 | Boston University | Boston, MA | 31,766 |
| 5 | Southern Methodist University | Dallas, TX | 10,965 |
| 6 | University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | 33,747 |
| 7 | Fordham University | Bronx, NY | 14,666 |
| 8 | University of Iowa | Iowa City, IA | 29,152 |
| 9 | Boston College | Chestnut Hill, MA | 14,836 |
| 10 | Villanova University | Villanova, PA | 10,274 |
Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)
| Degree | Total Earned | Different Programs |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor | 4,236 | 65 |
| Master | 1,825 | 82 |
| First-professional degree | 618 | 4 |
| Doctorate | 483 | 66 |
| 1-2 year certificate | 20 | 5 |
| Post-master's certificate | 1 | 1 |
| Postbaccalaureate certificate | 3 |
Faculty
Tenure (2009-2010):
| Full-Time Faculty | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| With tenure | 1,389 | |
| Without tenure; working toward tenure | 433 | |
| Without tenure; tenure not available | 1,207 |
Students
Student enrollment was 28,567 in 2009-2010 (24,205 full-time equivalent).
About 41% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 59% of the class.
Undergrads are 60% of enrolled students, graduate students are 32%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 8%.
Students under 25 years old represent 69% of the student body. About 4% of the school is at least 40 years of age.
Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.
Admissions Summary (2009-2010)
Applicants Admitted Men 35% Women 33% All 34%
SAT Test Scores:
SAT Middle 50% Verbal 590-690 Math 620-700 Writing 590-690
Room and Board
UNC provides on-campus housing for 9,035 of its 24,205 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).
Athletics
School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Atlantic Coast Conference for major sports.
The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 270 male students received the aid (men were 56% of those receiving aid) and 208 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 44% of students receiving such aid) .
International Study
About 2% of freshmen are from countries other than the US.
International applicants are required to take the TOEFL exam.
Graduate School Focus
UNC offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).
Graduate offerings include continuing professional education and medical degrees.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Comprehensive Doctoral With Medical/Veterinary.
Programs of Study
(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)
ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING
- City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning
BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
- Accounting
- Business Administration and Management
- Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
- Computer Science
- Information Science/Studies
CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
- Environmental Science
- Environmental Studies
DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
EDUCATION AND TEACHING
- Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching
- Education
- Educational Leadership and Administration
- Elementary Education and Teaching
- Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
- Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
- Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
- Secondary School Administration/Principalship
- Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods
ENGINEERING
- Archeology
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering
- Materials Science
- Operations Research
FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK
- Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies
- Public Administration
- Public Policy Analysis
- Social Work
FINE ARTS
- Art History, Criticism and Conservation
- Fine/Studio Arts
LAW
- Law (LLB, JD)
LIBERAL ARTS
- African Studies
- African-American/Black Studies
- American/United States Studies/Civilization
- Anthropology
- Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
- Asian Studies/Civilization
- Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
- Comparative Literature
- Economics
- English Language and Literature
- European Studies/Civilization
- Geography
- German Language and Literature
- History
- Latin American Studies
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
- Library Science/Librarianship
- Linguistics
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
- Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
- Political Science and Government
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
- Russian Studies
- Slavic/Baltic/Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Oth
- Sociology
- Women's Studies
MATHEMATICS
- Applied Mathematics
- Mathematics and Statistics
- Mathematics
- Statistics
MEDIA
- Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
- Mass Communication/Media Studies
MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION
- Environmental Health
- Health and Medical Administrative Services
- Health/Health Care Administration/Management
- Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration
- Public Health Education and Promotion
MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY
- Audiology/Audiologist and Hearing Sciences
- Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
- Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
- Cytotechnology/Cytotechnologist
- Dental Assisting/Assistant
- Dental Hygiene/Hygienist
- Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist
- Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist
MEDICINE
- Dental Clinical Sciences, General (MS, PhD)
- Dental Public Health and Education (Cert, MS/MPH, PhD/DPH)
- Dentistry (DDS, DMD)
- Medical Scientist (MS, PhD)
- Medicine (MD)
- Pharmaceutics and Drug Design (MS, PhD)
- Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])
- Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)
MUSIC
- Music Performance
- Music
- Musicology and Ethnomusicology
NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE
- Nursing Science (MS, PhD)
- Nursing
- Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
- Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing
NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY
- Health and Physical Education
- Movement Therapy and Movement Education
- Nutrition Sciences
- Occupational Therapy/Therapist
- Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management
- Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor
RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY
- Philosophy
- Religion/Religious Studies
SCIENCE
- Biochemistry
- Bioinformatics
- Biology/Biological Sciences
- Biostatistics
- Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology
- Chemistry
- Ecology
- Epidemiology
- Genetics
- Geology/Earth Science
- Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
- Neurobiology and Neurophysiology
- Oceanography, Chemical and Physical
- Pathology/Experimental Pathology
- Pharmacology
- Physical Sciences
- Physics
- Physiology
- Toxicology
THERAPY AND COUNSELING
- Maternal and Child Health
- Physical Therapy/Therapist
- Psychology
- School Psychology