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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

General Information

Name: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Address: 103 S Bldg Cb 9100, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
Phone:

  • General information: (919) 962-2211
  • Financial aid office: (919) 962-8396
  • Admissions office: (919) 966-3621

Website: www.unc.edu
Type of Institution: Public, 4-year or above
Religious affiliation: None

Estimated Student Expenses

Undergraduate academic year prices
Detailed expenses2006-072005-062004-05
Tuition and fees
        In-state$5,033$4,613$4,451
        Out-of-state$19,681$18,411$17,549
Books and supplies$1,000$900$900
Living arrangement
On-campus
        Room and board$7,096$6,700$6,756
        Other expenses$2,300$2,246$2,200
Off-campus
        Room and board$7,928$7,504$7,178
        Other expenses$1,950$1,920$1,898
Off-campus with family
        Other expenses$1,750$1,722$1,700

Total expenses   
In-state
        On-campus$15,429$14,459$14,307
        Off-campus$15,911$14,937$14,427
        Off-campus with family$7,783$7,235$7,051
Out-of-state
        On-campus$30,077$28,257$27,405
        Off-campus$30,559$28,735$27,525
        Off-campus with family$22,431$21,033$20,149

Financial Aid Recipients

    Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
  • Any form of aid: 65%
  • Federal grants: 16%
  • State/local grants: 23%
  • Institutional grants: 35%
  • Student loans: 24%
    Average Amount of Aid Received:
  • Federal grants:$3283
  • State/local grants:$2966
  • Institutional grants:$4791
  • Student loans:$3523

Admissions

Undergraduate application fee (2006-07):$70
Undergraduate Admissions
Fall 2005
TotalMenWomen
Number of applicants18,4147,56910,845
Percent admitted36.6%35.6%37.3%
Percent admitted who enrolled
Full-time55.7%54.9%56.1%
Part-time0.0%0.1%0.0%

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 27276
Undergraduate enrollment: 16764
First-time student retention: 96%
Overall graduation rate: 84%

Characteristics of undergraduate students

    • Attendance:
    • Full Time: 95%
    • Part Time: 5%
    • Gender:
    • Men: 42%
    • Women: 58%

White non-hispanic: 74%
Black non-hispanic: 11%
Hispanic: 3%
Asian/pacific islander: 6%
American indian/alaska native: 1%
Other: 5%

Degrees offered

    Architecture and Related Services
  • City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning - Master, Doctor
    Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
  • African Studies - Bachelor
  • African-American/Black Studies - Bachelor
  • American/United States Studies/Civilization - Bachelor
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies, Other - Bachelor
  • Asian Studies/Civilization - Bachelor
  • European Studies/Civilization - Bachelor
  • Latin American Studies - Bachelor
  • Russian Studies - Bachelor, Master
  • Women's Studies - Bachelor
    Biological and Biomedical Sciences
  • Biochemistry - Master, Doctor
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Biostatistics - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology - Master, Doctor
  • Ecology - Master, Doctor
  • Epidemiology - Master, Doctor
  • Genetics, General - Master, Doctor
  • Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology - Master, Doctor
  • Neurobiology and Neurophysiology - Doctor
  • Pathology/Experimental Pathology - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Pharmacology - Master, Doctor
  • Physiology, General - Master, Doctor
  • Toxicology - Master, Doctor
    Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services
  • Accounting - Master
  • Business Administration and Management, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General - Bachelor
    Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
  • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
  • Computer Science - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Information Science/Studies - Bachelor, Master
    Education
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services - Master
  • Curriculum and Instruction - Doctor
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching - Bachelor
  • Education, General - Master, Doctor
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General - Doctor
  • Elementary Education and Teaching - Bachelor
  • Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching - Bachelor
  • Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching - Master
  • Music Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Secondary School Administration/Principalship - Master
  • Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods, Other - Master
    Engineering
  • Biomedical/Medical Engineering - Master, Doctor
  • Materials Science - Master, Doctor
  • Operations Research - Master, Doctor
    English Language and Literature/Letters
  • English Language and Literature, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
  • Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General - Bachelor
    Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Comparative Literature - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • German Language and Literature - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Linguistics - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Slavic/Baltic/Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Oth - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
  • Audiology/Audiologist and Hearing Sciences - Doctor
  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist - Master, Doctor
  • Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist - Bachelor
  • Cytotechnology/Cytotechnologist - Certificate
  • Dental Clinical Sciences, General (MS, PhD) - Master, Doctor
  • Dental Hygiene/Hygienist - Bachelor, Certificate
  • Dental Public Health and Education (Cert, MS/MPH, PhD/DPH) - Master
  • Dentistry (DDS, DMD) - First Professional
  • Environmental Health - Bachelor
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Maternal and Child Health - Master, Doctor
  • Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist - Bachelor
  • Medicine (MD) - First Professional
  • Movement Therapy and Movement Education - Master, Doctor
  • Nursing Science (MS, PhD) - Doctor
  • Nursing, Other - Master
  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) - Bachelor
  • Occupational Therapy/Therapist - Master, Doctor
  • Pharmaceutics and Drug Design (MS, PhD) - Master, Doctor
  • Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada]) - First Professional
  • Physical Therapy/Therapist - Master, Doctor
  • Public Health Education and Promotion - Master, Doctor
  • Public Health, General (MPH, DPH) - Master
  • Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing - Master
  • Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist - Master
  • Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor - Master
    History
  • History, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Legal Professions and Studies
  • Law (LL.B.,J.D.) - First Professional
    Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies & Humanities
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies - Bachelor
    Library Science
  • Library Science/Librarianship - Master, Doctor
    Mathematics and Statistics
  • Applied Mathematics - Bachelor
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other - Master, Doctor
  • Mathematics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Statistics, General - Master, Doctor
    Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other - Master
  • Nutrition Sciences - Master, Doctor
  • Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution - Bachelor
    Natural Resources and Conservation
  • Environmental Science - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Environmental Studies - Bachelor
    Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies
  • Health and Physical Education, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management - Bachelor, Master
    Philosophy and Religious Studies
  • Philosophy - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Religion/Religious Studies - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Physical Sciences
  • Chemistry, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Geology/Earth Science, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Oceanography, Chemical and Physical - Master, Doctor
  • Physical Sciences, Other - Bachelor
  • Physics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Psychology
  • Educational Psychology - Master
  • Psychology, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • School Psychology - Master, Doctor
    Public Administration and Social Service Professions
  • Public Administration - Master
  • Public Policy Analysis - Bachelor, Doctor
  • Social Work - Master, Doctor
    Social Sciences
  • Anthropology - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Economics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Geography - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Political Science and Government, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Sociology - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Visual and Performing Arts
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Music Performance, General - Bachelor
  • Music, General - Bachelor
  • Musicology and Ethnomusicology - Master, Doctor


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