University Of North Carolina At Charlotte

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, also referred to as UNC Charlotte or Charlotte, was established on September 23, 1946. The main campus encompasses 1000 acres in Charlotte, North Carolina. In addition, UNC Charlotte offers the Charlotte Research Institute Campus, South Charlotte Campus (Ballantyne), and Uptown Charlotte Campus. The university attracts students from approximately 80 foreign countries, has more than 80 bachelor and undergraduate programs, and over 60 master degree programs.

The following are the academic units of UNC Charlotte:

• Belk College of Business
• College of Art and Architecture
• College of Computing and Informatics
• College of Education
• College of Health and Human Services
• College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• The Graduate School
• The Honors College
• William States Lee College of Engineering

UNC Charlotte has an active Greek Life including more than 10 sororities and 14 fraternities. Some of the Greek organizations are Alpha Phi Alpha, Kappa Alpha Order, Alpha Sigma Phi, Alpha Kappa Alpha, and Delta Sigma Theta.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in computer science and engineering, religion and philosophy, and business and management.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• High faculty salary.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

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)

Financial Aid

UNC Charlotte participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 67% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 23,300 in 2009-2010 (20,251 full-time equivalent).

About 47% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 53% of the class.

Undergrads are 76% of enrolled students and graduate students are 24%.

Students under 25 years old represent 68% of the student body. About 7% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

UNC Charlotte provides on-campus housing for 5,000 of its 20,251 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

The school is in the Atlantic 10 Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 100 male students received the aid (men were 53% of those receiving aid) and 89 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 47% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

UNC Charlotte offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Doctorate, Professional Dominant.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (98 awarded)

• Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)
• City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning

ART STUDIES (50 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies
• Arts Management

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (998 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Finance
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Operations Management and Supervision

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (198 awarded)

• Computer Engineering
• Computer Science
• Information Technology

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (22 awarded)

• Dance
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (607 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Chemistry Teacher Education
• College Student Counseling and Personnel Services
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Drama and Dance Teacher Education
• Education/Teaching of Individuals with Mental Retardation
• Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Educational/Instructional Media Design
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• French Language Teacher Education
• German Language Teacher Education
• History Teacher Education
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Reading Teacher Education
• Spanish Language Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teacher Education, Multiple Levels
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods
• Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

ENGINEERING (321 awarded)

• Civil Engineering
• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Engineering
• Engineering/Industrial Management
• Mechanical Engineering
• Systems Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (115 awarded)

• Civil Engineering Technology/Technician
• Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician
• Engineering Technologies/Technicians
• Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (144 awarded)

• Human Development and Family Studies
• Public Administration
• Public Policy Analysis
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (41 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (579 awarded)

• African-American/Black Studies
• Anthropology
• Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• Geography
• German Language and Literature
• History
• Language Interpretation and Translation
• Latin American Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (64 awarded)

• Applied Mathematics
• Mathematics and Statistics
• Mathematics

MEDIA (225 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (51 awarded)

• Health/Health Care Administration/Management
• Public Health Education and Promotion

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (2 awarded)

• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
• Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

MEDICINE (6 awarded)

• Gerontology
• Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)

MUSIC (6 awarded)

• Music Performance
• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (234 awarded)

• Nursing
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (79 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Health and Physical Education
• Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (33 awarded)

• Ethics
• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (224 awarded)

• Bioinformatics
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Meteorology
• Optics/Optical Sciences
• Physical Sciences
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (180 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
• Fire Services Administration

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (301 awarded)

• Clinical Psychology
• Health/Medical Psychology
• Industrial and Organizational Psychology
• Psychology