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University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

University of North Carolina
UNC Chapel Hill seal.svg
Former names
North Carolina University
(1789–1963)
Motto Lux libertas (Latin)
Motto in English
Light and liberty
Type Public
Established December 11, 1789
Endowment $2.890 billion (2016)
Chancellor Carol Folt
Academic staff
3,696 (Fall 2013)
Administrative staff
8,287 (Fall 2013)
Students 29,084 (Fall 2015)
Undergraduates 18,415 (Fall 2015)
Postgraduates 10,669 (Fall 2015)
Location Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.
Campus University town
729 acres (3.0 km2)
Colors Carolina Blue & white
         
Athletics NCAA Division I FBSACC
Nickname Tar Heels
Mascot Rameses
Affiliations
Website www.unc.edu
UNC Chapel Hill Logo.svg
University rankings
National
ARWU 25
Forbes 47
U.S. News & World Report 30
Washington Monthly 20
Global
ARWU 35
QS 78
Times 63
U.S. News & World Report 27

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, or simply Carolina, is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. It is one of the 17 campuses of the University of North Carolina system. After being chartered in 1789, the university first began enrolling students in 1795, which also 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 and began the process of desegregation in 1951 when African-American graduate students were admitted under Chancellor Robert Burton House. In 1952, North Carolina opened its own hospital, UNC Health Care, for research and treatment, and has since specialized in cancer care. The school's students, alumni, and sports teams are known as "Tar Heels".


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