Chapel Hill, North Carolina · Public · 4-year · Small city
Overview
Located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public four-year institution. Its campus is in a small city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 32,438, made up of 20,885 undergraduates and 11,553 graduate students. It holds the Carnegie R1 designation for very high research activity. It is part of University of North Carolina.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 136 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Management Science, Biology, and Behavioral Sciences. It awarded 9,499 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 23 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
97% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1.
Key figures
32,438
Students enrolled
97%
First-year retention
9,499
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
136
Programs and majors
15:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 136
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
97%
First-year retention, part-time students
100%
Student-to-faculty ratio
15:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
5,629
Master's degrees
2,628
Doctoral degrees (research)
565
Professional doctorates
674
Post-master's certificates
3
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
32,438
Undergraduates, fall 2024
20,885
Graduate students, fall 2024
11,553
Full-time, fall 2024
92%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
35,001
Undergraduates, 2024-25
22,075
Graduate students, 2024-25
12,926
Full-time, 2024-25
87%
Size category
20,000 students or more
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
60%
Men
40%
White
53%
Hispanic or Latino
9%
Black or African American
9%
Asian
13%
Two or more races
5%
International (U.S. nonresident)
8%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
23
Programs with a fully online option
2
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
7%
Students taking some online courses
38%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
University of North Carolina
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Atlantic Coast Conference
Chancellor
Lee H. Roberts
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization