University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC, UNC-Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Chapel Hill, or simply Carolina[11]) is a public research university in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It is the flagship of the University of North Carolina system and is considered to be one of the "Public Ivies". After being chartered in 1789, the university first began enrolling students in 1795, making it one of the oldest public universities in the United States.[12]
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Former names | University of North Carolina (1789–1963) |
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| Motto | Lux libertas[1] (Latin) |
Motto in English | "Light and liberty"[1] |
| Type | Public research university |
| Established | December 11, 1789; 233 years ago (1789-12-11)[2] |
| Founder | William Richardson Davie |
Parent institution | University of North Carolina |
| Accreditation | SACS |
Academic affiliations | |
| Endowment | $5.16 billion (2021)[3] |
| Chancellor | Kevin Guskiewicz[4] |
Academic staff | 8,623 (Fall 2021)[5] |
Total staff | 12,961 (Fall 2021)[5] |
| Students | 31,705 (Fall 2022)[6] |
| Undergraduates | 20,029 (Fall 2022)[6] |
| Postgraduates | 11,676 (Fall 2022)[6] |
| Location | , North Carolina , United States 35°54′31″N 79°02′57″W |
| Campus | Small city[7], 729 acres (3.0 km2)[8] |
| Newspaper | The Daily Tar Heel |
| Colors | Carolina blue and white[9] |
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Sporting affiliations | |
| Mascot | Rameses |
| Website | www |
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The university offers degrees in over 70 courses of study and is administratively divided into 13 separate professional schools and a primary unit, the College of Arts & Sciences.[13] It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity", and is a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU).[14][15] According to the National Science Foundation, UNC spent $1.14 billion on research and development in 2018, ranking 12th in the nation.[16]
The campus covers 729 acres (3 km2) of Chapel Hill's downtown area, encompassing the Morehead Planetarium and the many stores and shops located on Franklin Street. Students can participate in over 550 officially recognized student organizations. UNC Chapel Hill is one of the charter members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, which was founded on June 14, 1953. The university's athletic teams compete as the Tar Heels.
UNC's faculty and alumni include 9 Nobel Prize laureates, 23 Pulitzer Prize winners,[17][18] and 51 Rhodes Scholars.[19][20] Additional notable alumni include a U.S. President,[21] a U.S. Vice President,[22] 38 Governors of U.S. States, 98 members of the United States Congress, and 9 Cabinet members as well as CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, Olympians and professional athletes.