University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, is the eleventh-oldest institution of higher education (and the oldest public institution) in the United States. Known to many as Carolina, or simply UNC, it is consistently ranked among the elite American Universities in academics and is considered a "Public Ivy." Carolina has developed an excellent reputation in numerous academic fields, as well as in its successful and very popular basketball program, which last won the National Championship on April 4, 2005.

Students

UNC is considered one of the strongest state universities, consistently ranking in the top five among state institutions in national surveys.

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Among graduate programs, the School of Information and Library Science, the School of Public Health, the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, the Analytical Chemistry program, and the Kenan Flagler Business School are especially highly regarded.

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For undergraduates, the university offers one of the nation's most acclaimed Honors Programs in a public institution.

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The university has for decades offered an undergraduate merit scholarship known as the Morehead Scholarship, modeled after the Rhodes Scholarship at Oxford. The scholarship offers tuition, room, and board for four years.

Related Topics:
Morehead Scholarship - Rhodes Scholarship - Oxford

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Also offered is the Robertson Scholarship, an innovative scholarship granting recipients the opportunity to attend both UNC-Chapel Hill and neighboring Duke University. Offered both at UNC and Duke, UNC recipients receive full tuition, room, and living stipends.

Related Topics:
Robertson Scholarship - Duke University

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Student demographics

• Student-faculty ratio: 18:1
• Classes with fewer than 30 students: 69%
• Average SAT: 1301
• Average ACT: 29
• Campus Size: 729 acres (3 km²)
• Male-Female ratio: 2:3
• African American: 9%
• Asian American: 7%
• Caucasian: 80%
• Hispanic: 2%
• Native American: 0.6%