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University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Overview of University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill

The main campus of UNC is in Chapel Hill, North Carolina (a large suburb). The school is a public school. UNC offers degrees up to the Doctoral degree.

Areas of Study

The school students most commonly major in a field related to science, media, medical adminstration, and liberal arts.

UNC Selectivity

UNC does not accept everyone who applies. In 2005, 36% of people who applied to the school were accepted. In 2005, SAT verbal scores of half of students were 590 to 690. Three-fourths of students accepted in 2005 had SAT math scores of 600 or more.

Faculty

The school offers tenure to reward and retain some professors. Salaries for full-time faculty at UNC are higher than most, allowing the school to afford quality teaching.

Student Body

In 2005, the school had 27,276 enrolled students.

Student Life

UNC is generally not a school for part-time students. Student athletes at the school belong to the Atlantic Coast Conference for major sports.

More complete details are provided below.

Contacting UNC

University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
103 S Bldg Cb 9100
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
General Phone: (919) 962-2211
Admissions Phone: (919) 966-3621
Financial Aid Phone: (919) 962-8396
http://www.unc.edu

UNC Programs and Degrees (2005)

UNC awarded degrees in these major categories in 2005:

General CategoryDegreesMost Common Majors [see all]
Liberal Arts1,430political science, English, economics, history, library science, area and Cultural studies, Romance languages and literature, sociology, ...
Business And Management954business management, accounting, human resources
Science701biology, chemistry, epidemiology, biostatistics, physics, geology, physical science courses, bacteriology, ...
Media684mass communication, communication studies, radio and television
Therapy And Counseling507psychology, maternal and child health, physical therapy, school psychology, educational psychology
Medicine476medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, public health, dental clinical sciences, pharmaceutics and drug design, dental public health
Education And Teaching311teacher education, education, elementary school teaching, secondary school administration, middle school teaching, early childhood education, school counseling, curriculum and instruction, ...
Law227law
Nursing And Emergency Medicine226registered nursing, various nursing, nursing science, community nurse
Nutrition And Exercise Therapy217health and physical education, nutrition sciences, occupational therapy, parks and recreation management, vocational counseling, movement therapy
Family And Social Work216social work, public policy analysis, public administration, food and nutrition
Medical Adminstration194health care administration, public health education, environmental health, international public health
Computer Science And Engineering127computer science, information science
Medical Assistant And Technician88dental hygienist, audiology and speech pathology, clinical lab tech, radiation therapist, audiology, speech pathology
Conservation And Resource Management85environmental science, environmental studies
Religion And Philosophy77philosophy, religion
Mathematics76mathematics, applied mathematics, statistics
Fine Arts57fine arts, art history and criticism
Drama And Performing Arts48drama
Music45music performance, music, musicology
Architecture And Planning40urban planning
Engineering29biomedical engineering, operations research, materials science

Number of programs and degrees for UNC in 2005:

Degree LevelTotal
Awarded
Number of
Programs
Bachelor's degree3,88864
Master's degree1,84779
First-professional degree6104
Doctor's degree45966
Award of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years111
Postbaccalaureate certificate02

UNC Student Body

In 2005, UNC had a total enrollment of 27,276 students (24,251 full-time equivalent).

Students in the Freshman Class (2005):

GroupPercent
Men42%
Women58%
Full-Time100%
Part-Time0%

More details are available, using 2004 data:

Students By Class (2004):

GroupPercent
Undergraduate59%
Graduate32%
First Professional8%

Racial Diversity (2004):
RacePercent
White74%
Black10%
Hispanic2%
Asian6%
American Indian1%
Other Races2%
(Foreign Students)5%

Students by Age (2004):

AgePercent
Under 181%
18-1925%
20-2128%
22-2415%
25-2916%
30-347%
35-393%
40-493%
50-641%
65+0%

Incoming (Freshman) Students by Place of Residence (2004):
(From available data sampling)

ResidencePercent
North Carolina82%
New York2%
Maryland2%
Florida2%
Foreign countries1%
Georgia1%
Virginia1%
New Jersey1%
Pennsylvania1%
Texas1%
Ohio1%
Illinois1%
California1%
Tennessee1%
South Carolina1%

UNC Graduation, Retention, and Transfers

Retention Rates (2004):

GroupReturning From
Previous Year
Full-Time95 %
Part-Time80 %

UNC Room and Board (2005)

UNC offers campus housing for 7,292 of its 24,251 (full-time) students.

(Please refer to our profile of Chapel Hill, North Carolina for details about the area surrounding the campus. Also see our list of other North Carolina Colleges).

The school does not offer students a meal plan.

UNC Admissions and Selectivity (2005)

Acceptances:

GroupApplicantsAcceptedPercent
Accepted
EnrolledPercent of
Accepted Enrolled
Total18,8506,74136%3,58953%
Men7,7702,72135%1,49055%
Women11,0804,02036%2,09952%

Standardized Test Scores:

Test25th Percentile75th Percetile
SAT Verbal590690
SAT Math600700
ACT Verbal2431
ACT Math2530
ACT Composite2530

Application Requirements:

ItemRequirement
GPArecommended
Class Rankrecommended
High School Recordrequired
College Prep Programrecommended
Recommendationsnot required
Formal Demonstration of Competencenot required
Standardized Tests (SAT and/or ACT)required
Percent of Applicants Submitting SAT99%
Percent of Applicants Submitting ACT24%
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)required

Admissions Phone Number: (919) 966-3621

UNC Expenses and Financial Aid (2005)

Expenses and Financial Aid:

ExpenseAmount
In-state tuition and fees$ 4,613
Out-of-state tuition and fees$ 18,411
Room and board$ 6,700
Room charge$ 3,630
Board (meal plan) charge$ 3,070
Books and supplies$ 900
Other expenses$ 2,246

Financial Aid:
UNC participates in Federal Title IV financial aid programs. (The school's OPE ID is 297400)

Financial Aid Phone Number: (919) 962-8396

UNC Faculty

UNC has a tenure system for faculty.

Tenure Status of Faculty (2004):

Full-Time Faculty LevelMenWomen
Tenured873298
Non-tenured, but on tenure track256165
Non-tenured and not on tenure track385488

Salaries for full-time faculty:

Full-Time Faculty (2004):

Full-Time Faculty LevelContract LengthNumber MenAvg Salary MenNumber WomenAvg Salary Women
Professorcalendar year66$160,42620$143,199
Associate professorcalendar year46$106,94022$110,975
Assistant professorcalendar year25$84,05718$85,890
Instructorcalendar year1*0*
Lecturercalendar year4$60,6372*
No academic rankcalendar year61$87,56479$65,723
All faculty totalcalendar year203$114,659141$86,453

*: salaries are not displayed where there are fewer than 3 professors in the category.

Full-Time Faculty (2004):

Full-Time Faculty LevelContract LengthNumber MenAvg Salary MenNumber WomenAvg Salary Women
Professoracademic year350$112,10594$101,063
Associate professoracademic year121$76,16078$68,988
Assistant professoracademic year119$69,43482$58,517
Instructoracademic year1*1*
Lectureracademic year18$44,47035$42,145
No academic rankacademic year27$57,23848$57,299
All faculty totalacademic year636$93,098338$70,896

*: salaries are not displayed where there are fewer than 3 professors in the category.

UNC Athletics

Athletic Conferences (2005):

SportConference
FootballAtlantic Coast Conference
BasketballAtlantic Coast Conference
BaseballAtlantic Coast Conference
TrackAtlantic Coast Conference

Students on Athletic Scholarships (2004):

SportMenWomenTotal
Total259186445
Football91091
Track202343
Baseball30030
Basketball111324
All Other Sports107150257

UNC Degree Programs (2005)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
Accounting
Business Administration and Management, General
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General

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, General

EDUCATION AND TEACHING
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
Curriculum and Instruction
Early Childhood Education and Teaching
Education, General
Educational Leadership and Administration, General
Elementary Education and Teaching
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
Music Teacher Education
Secondary School Administration/Principalship
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods, Other

ENGINEERING
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
Materials Science
Operations Research

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General
Public Administration
Public Policy Analysis
Social Work

FINE ARTS
Art History, Criticism and Conservation
Fine/Studio Arts, General

LAW
Law (LLB, JD)

LIBERAL ARTS
African Studies
African-American/Black Studies
American/United States Studies/Civilization
Anthropology
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies, Other
Asian Studies/Civilization
Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General
Comparative Literature
Economics, General
English Language and Literature, General
European Studies/Civilization
Geography
German Language and Literature
History, General
Latin American Studies
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Library Science/Librarianship
Linguistics
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
Political Science and Government, General
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
Russian Studies
Slavic/Baltic/Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Oth
Sociology
Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS
Applied Mathematics
Mathematics, General
Statistics, General

MEDIA
Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
Mass Communication/Media Studies
Radio and Television

MEDICAL ADMINSTRATION
Environmental Health
Health/Health Care Administration/Management
International Public Health/International Health
Public Health Education and Promotion

MEDICAL ASSISTANT AND TECHNICIAN
Audiology/Audiologist and Hearing Sciences
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

MEDICINE
Dental Clinical Sciences, General (MS, PhD)
Dental Public Health and Education (Cert, MS/MPH, PhD/DPH)
Dentistry (DDS, DMD)
Medicine (MD)
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design (MS, PhD)
Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])
Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)

MUSIC
Music Performance, General
Music, General
Musicology and Ethnomusicology

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Nursing Science (MS, PhD)
Nursing, Other
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY
Health and Physical Education, General
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
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Biostatistics
Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology
Chemistry, General
Ecology
Epidemiology
Genetics, General
Geology/Earth Science, General
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
Neurobiology and Neurophysiology
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical
Pathology/Experimental Pathology
Pharmacology
Physical Sciences, Other
Physics, General
Physiology, General
Toxicology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING
Educational Psychology
Maternal and Child Health
Physical Therapy/Therapist
Psychology, General
School Psychology

UNC Highlights

(Details are provided further down on this page.)

What Sets UNC Apart:

CategoryTrophy 
Number of degree programs
(vs. all colleges)
Top 1%UNC Number of degree programs
Number of students
(vs. all colleges)
Top 1%UNC Number of students
Salaries of full-time faculty
(vs. all colleges)
Top 2%UNC Salaries of full-time faculty
Student SAT scores
(vs. all colleges)
Top 7%UNC Student SAT scores
% of degrees in media
(vs. all colleges)
Top 8%UNC % of degrees in media
Selectivity (based on % of applicants accepted)
(vs. all colleges)
Top 8%UNC Selectivity (based on % of applicants accepted)
Faculty/student ratio (full-time)
(vs. colleges of similar size)
Top 11%UNC Faculty/student ratio (full-time)
% of degrees in medicine
(vs. colleges of similar size)
Top 11%UNC % of degrees in medicine
% of degrees in religion and philosophy
(vs. colleges of similar size)
Top 12%UNC % of degrees in religion and philosophy
% of degrees in therapy and counseling
(vs. colleges of similar size)
Top 15%UNC % of degrees in therapy and counseling
% of degrees in science
(vs. all colleges)
Top 16%UNC % of degrees in science
Lowest tuition & fees (in-state)
(vs. colleges with similar degree levels)
Top 17%UNC Lowest tuition & fees (in-state)
% of degrees in liberal arts
(vs. colleges with similar degree levels)
Top 17%UNC % of degrees in liberal arts
% of degrees in medical adminstration
(vs. colleges with similar degree levels)
Top 20%UNC % of degrees in medical adminstration
Explanation of the Highlights categories

Notable:
Accepts some high school credits
Grants credits for AP courses
Offers distance learning
Career counseling
Career placement services
Student employment services
Option to study abroad
Offers campus housing
Offers part-time study
On-campus library
Offers campus housing
Tenure system for quality teaching
Has ROTC (army, navy, air force)
Offers athletic scholarships
NCAA athletic conference member

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