University of North Carolina
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This article is about the 17-campus public university system in North Carolina. For the university commonly known as the "UNC" or "North Carolina", see University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. For that school's athletic program, see North Carolina Tar Heels.
The University of North Carolina is the public university system for the state of North Carolina. Overseeing the state's 16 public universities and the NC School of Science and Mathematics, it is commonly referred to as the UNC System to differentiate it from its first campus, UNC-Chapel Hill.
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Latin: Universitas Carolinae Septentrionalis | |
Type | Public university system |
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Established | 1789 (Chapel Hill) 1972 (current structure) |
President | Peter Hans[1] |
Governing body | UNC Board of Governors |
Academic staff | 13,564 (2008 Fall)[2] |
Administrative staff | 30,664 (2008 Fall)[2] |
Students | 244,507 (2021 Fall)[3] |
Undergraduates | 191,517 (2021 Fall)[3] |
Postgraduates | 52,990 (2021 Fall)[3] |
Location | , , United States |
Campus | 17 campuses |
Website | northcarolina |
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The university system has a total enrollment of 244,507 students as of fall 2021.[3] UNC campuses conferred 62,930 degrees in 2020–2021, the bulk of which were at the bachelor's level, with 44,309 degrees awarded.[4] In 2008, the UNC System conferred over 75% of all baccalaureate degrees in North Carolina.[5][6]