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University of North Carolina
University of North Carolina
Established 1789 (Chapel Hill)
1972 (current structure)
Type Public
President Thomas W. Ross
The Old Well on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus
Academic staff 13,564 (2008 Fall)[1]
Admin. staff 30,664 (2008 Fall)[1] time the state added a women’s college, a land-grant uni-
versity, five historically black institutions, and one to ed-
Students 222,322 (2009 Fall)[2] ucate Native Americans. Others were created to prepare
Undergraduates 176,133 (2009 Fall)[3] teachers for public education and to instruct performing
artists.
Postgraduates 46,189 (2009 Fall)[3]
During the Depression, the North Carolina General
Location North Carolina, United States Assembly searched for cost savings within state govern-
ment. Towards this effort in 1931, it redefined the
Campus Multi-Campus University
University of North Carolina, which at the time referred
Former names Consolidated University of North exclusively to the University of North Carolina at Chapel
Carolina Hill; the new Consolidated University of North Carolina was
Website www.northcarolina.edu created to include the existing campuses of University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina State
Chartered in 1789, the University of North Carolina was University, and the University of North Carolina at
the first public university in the United States and the Greensboro. The three campuses came under the leader-
only one to graduate students in the eighteenth century. ship of just one board and one president. By 1969, three
Today, UNC is a multi-campus university composed of all additional campuses had joined the Consolidated Univer-
16 of North Carolina’s public institutions that grant bac- sity through legislative action: the University of North
calaureate degrees, as well as the NC School of Science Carolina at Charlotte, the University of North Carolina at
and Mathematics, the nation’s first public residential Asheville, and the University of North Carolina at Wilm-
high school for gifted students.[4] UNC campuses con- ington.
ferred 43,686 degrees for 2008–2009, the bulk of which In 1971, North Carolina passed legislation bringing in-
were Bachelor’s level with 31,055 degrees awarded.[5] to the University of North Carolina all 16 public institu-
The University has a total enrollment of over 183,000 stu- tions that confer bachelor degrees. This round of consol-
dents and confers over 75% of all bachelor degrees in idation granted each constituent institution a Chancel-
North Carolina in 2008.[6] lor and a Board of Trustees. In 1985, the North Caroli-
na School of Science and Mathematics, a residential high
school for gifted students, was declared an affiliated
History school of the university. In 2007, the high school became
Founded in 1789, the University of North Carolina at a full member of the system.
Chapel Hill is the oldest public university in the United
States. In 1877, the State of North Carolina began spon-
soring additional higher education institutions. Over
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Structure powers over academic and other operations of its campus
on delegation from the Board of Governors.
Legal mandate
The legal authority and mandate for the University of
North Carolina can be found in the North Carolina Con-
stitution. Article 9 of the constitution deals with all forms
of public education in the state. Sections 8 and 9 of that
article stipulate the function and cost to students of the
University of North Carolina.[8]
UNC Charlotte. The system expanded significantly in the 1960s
and 1970s.
PULSTAR Reactor. North Carolina State is one of several re-
search institutions in the University. • Sec. 8. Higher education.
Article IX of the North Carolina State Constitution pro- The General Assembly shall maintain a public sys-
vides authorization for the creation of the University of tem of higher education, comprising The Univer-
North Carolina.[7] Under this authorization, Chapter 116 sity of North Carolina and such other institutions
of the North Carolina General Statutes entrusts the of higher education as the General Assembly may
University of North Carolina to its Board of Governors.[8] deem wise. The General Assembly shall provide for
The Board of Governors is the policy-making body the selection of trustees of The University of North
charged with "the general determination, control, super- Carolina and of the other institutions of higher ed-
vision, management, and governance of all affairs of the ucation, in whom shall be vested all the privileges,
constituent institutions." It elects the president, who ad- rights, franchises, and endowments heretofore
ministers the university. The 32 voting members of the granted to or conferred upon the trustees of these
Board of Governors are elected by the General Assembly institutions. The General Assembly may enact laws
for four-year terms. The current Chairwoman of the sys- necessary and expedient for the maintenance and
tem’s Board of Governors is Hannah Gage, who was pre- management of The University of North Carolina
ceded by Jim W. Phillips, Jr. The president of the UNC and the other public institutions of higher educa-
Association of Student Governments (ASG) is also a non- tion.
voting member.
• Sec. 9. Benefits of public institutions of higher
Each of the UNC campuses is headed by a chancellor
education.
who is chosen by the Board of Governors on the pres-
ident’s nomination and is responsible to the president. The General Assembly shall provide that the bene-
Each university has a board of trustees consisting of eight fits of The University of North Carolina and other
members elected by the Board of Governors, four ap- public institutions of higher education, as far as
pointed by the governor, and the president of the student practicable, be extended to the people of the State
body, who serves ex officio. (The UNC School of the Arts free of expense. [9]
has two additional ex officio members; and the NC School
of Science and Mathematics has a 27-member board as
required by law.) Each board of trustees holds extensive
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Institutions
Within its seventeen campuses, UNC houses two medical
schools and one teaching hospital, ten nursing programs,
a school of dentistry, and a school of pharmacy, as well as
a veterinary school, two law schools, 15 schools of educa-
tion, three schools of engineering, and a school for per-
forming artists.[6] The oldest university, the University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, first admitted students
in 1795. The smallest and newest member is the North
Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, a residential
two-year high school, founded in 1980 and a full mem-
ber of the University from 2007. The largest university is
North Carolina State University, with 33,819 students as
of 2009 Fall.
While the official names of each campus are deter-
mined by the North Carolina General Assembly, abbrevi-
ations are determined by the individual school.[10]
Notes
The enrollment numbers are from University of North
Carolina website: http://www.northcarolina.edu/web/
facts.php They are the official headcount numbers. It in-
Erskine Boyce Bowles, President of the University of North
cludes all full time and part time, undergrad and post-
Carolina from 2006 to 2011.
grad students. It didn’t have the North Carolina School
of Science and Mathematics enrollment numbers listed,
[3] ^ "Facts & Figures". Northcarolina.edu.
but on its website http://www.ncssm.edu/about-ncssm/
http://www.northcarolina.edu/web/facts.php.
facts.php it listed 650 students.
Retrieved 2010-08-14.
With the exception of the University of North Caroli-
[4] "About UNC". UNC General Administration.
na at Pembroke and the University of North Carolina
http://www.northcarolina.edu/about/index.htm.
School of the Arts, the institutions that joined the
Retrieved 2011-02-16.
University of North Carolina in 1972 did so under their
[5] "Facts & Figures". UNC General Administration.
current name. As of 2008, all public four-year institutions
http://www.northcarolina.edu/about/facts.htm.
in North Carolina are members of the University.
Retrieved 2010-08-14.
[6] ^ "University Facts". University of North Carolina.
Affiliates 2008-01-10. Archived from the original on
2008-02-13. http://web.archive.org/web/
Presidents 20080213044958/http://www.northcarolina.edu/
content.php/home/facts.htm. Retrieved
An asterisk (*) denotes acting president. 2008-03-18.
[7] "Article IX - Education". North Carolina State
See also Constitution. North Carolina General Assembly.
2006. http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/
• List of colleges and universities in North Carolina enactedlegislation/statutes/html/bychapter/
• North Carolina Community College System chapter_9.html. Retrieved 2008-03-29.
[8] ^ "Chapter 116 - Higher Education". North Carolina
References General Statutes. North Carolina General Assembly.
2006. http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/
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Official name Official Location Enrollment Carnegie Founded Joined References
(Previous name) abbrev. As of 2009 Classification system
Fall
Appalachian State Universi- ASU, Boone, Watauga 16,968 Master’s 1899 1972 [11][12]
ty App State County University
(Appalachian State Teacher’s Col- (for ath-
lege, until 1967) letics)
East Carolina University ECU, Greenville, Pitt 27,654 Doctoral/Re- 1907 1972 [13][14]
(East Carolina College, until 1967) East County search
Carolina University
(for ath-
letics)
Elizabeth City State Univer- ECSU Elizabeth City, 3,264 Baccalaureate 1891 1972 [15][16]
sity Pasquotank College
(Elizabeth City State College, until County
1969)
Fayetteville State University FSU Fayetteville, 6,283 Master’s 1867 1972 [17][18]
(Fayetteville State College, until Cumberland University
1969) County
North Carolina Agricultural NC A&T Greensboro, 10,614 Doctoral/Re- 1891 1972 [19][20]
and Technical State Univer- Guilford County search
sity University
(The Agricultural and Technical
College of North Carolina, until
1969)
North Carolina Central NCCU, Durham, 8,587 Master’s 1909 1972 [21][22]
University NC Central Durham County University
(North Carolina College at (for ath-
Durham, until 1969) letics)
North Carolina School of NCSSM Durham, 650 - 1980 2007 [23][24]
Science and Mathematics Durham County
North Carolina State Univer- NCSU, Raleigh, Wake 33,819 Doctoral/Re- 1887 1932 [25][26]
sity at Raleigh NC State County search
(North Carolina State College of (for ath- University
Agriculture and Engineering, until letics)
1963)
University of North Carolina UNCA Asheville, Bun- 3,897 Baccalaureate 1927 1969 [27][28]
at Asheville combe County College
(Asheville-Biltmore College until
1969)
University of North Carolina UNC- Chapel Hill, 28,916 Doctoral/Re- 1789 1932 [31][32]
at Chapel Hill Chapel Orange County search
(University of North Carolina, un- Hill, [29][30] University
til 1963) UNC
North
Carolina
and
Carolina
(for ath-
letics)
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University of North Carolina UNC Char- Charlotte, 24,701 Doctoral/Re- 1946 1965 [33][34]
at Charlotte lotte, Mecklenburg search
(Charlotte College, until 1965) Charlotte County University
(for ath-
letics)
University of North Carolina UNCG Greensboro, 21,306 Doctoral/Re- 1891 1932 [35][36]
at Greensboro Guilford County search
(North Carolina College for University
Women, until 1963)
University of North Carolina UNCP Pembroke, 6,661 Master’s 1887 1972 [37][38]
at Pembroke Robeson County University
(Pembroke State University, until
1996)
University of North Carolina UNCW Wilmington, 12,924 Master’s 1947 1969 [39][40]
at Wilmington New Hanover University
(Wilmington College, until 1969) County
University of North Carolina UNCSA Winston-Salem, 872 Special Focus 1963 1972 [41][42]
School of the Arts Forsyth County Institution
(North Carolina School of the Arts,
until 2008)
Western Carolina University WCU, Cullowhee, 9,429 Master’s 1889 1972 [43][44]
(Western Carolina College, until Western Jackson County University
1967) Carolina
(for ath-
letics)
Winston-Salem State WSSU Winston-Salem, 6,427 Baccalaureate 1892 1972 [45][46]
University Forsyth County College
(Winston-Salem Teacher’s College,
until 1969)
Name Location Founded
North Carolina Arboretum Asheville, Buncombe County 1989
North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching Cullowhee, Jackson County 1985
North Carolina Center for International Understanding Raleigh, Wake County
North Carolina Center for Nursing Raleigh, Wake County
North Carolina State Approving Agency Raleigh, Wake County
North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority Raleigh, Wake County
UNC Center for Public Television (UNC-TV) Research Triangle Park, Durham County 1955
UNC Faculty Assembly Chapel Hill, Orange County
University of North Carolina Press Chapel Hill, Orange County 1922
UNC Staff Assembly Chapel Hill, Orange County
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Name Term
Rev. Joseph Caldwell 1804-1812
Robert Hett Chapman 1812-1816
Rev. Joseph Caldwell 1816-1835
Elisha Mitchell * 1835
David Lowry Swain 1835-1868
Rev. Solomon Pool 1869-1872
Rev. Charles Phillips 1875-1876
Kemp Plummer Battle 1876-1891
George Tayloe Winston 1891-1896
Edwin Anderson Alderman 1896-1900
Francis Preston Venable 1900-1914
Edward Kidder Graham 1914-1918
Marvin Hendrix Stacy 1918-1919
Harry Woodburn Chase 1919-1930
Frank Porter Graham 1930-1932
(UNC Consolidation in 1931)
Frank Porter Graham 1932–1949
William Donald Carmichael, Jr. * 1949–1950
Gordon Gray 1950–1955
J. Harris Purks * 1955–1956
William Clyde Friday 1956–1986
(acting until 1957)
Clemmie Dixon Spangler, Jr. 1986–1997
Molly Corbett Broad 1997–2006
Erskine Bowles 2006–2011
Thomas W. Ross 2011–present
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