University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill

The University of North Carolina, the oldest public institution of higher education in the United States, offers 71 bachelor’s, 107 master’s and 74 doctoral degree programs in the College of Arts & Sciences and 13 separate professional schools. UNC is a Research One institution and is considered a “public ivy.” It is a member of the Association of American Universities. UNC has been accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges since 1900, and is also accredited by over 30 programmatic and professional organizations via its various professional schools and graduate programs. UNC’s faculty and alumni include 9 Nobel Prize laureates, 23 Pulitzer Prize winners, 51 Rhodes Scholars, a U.S. President, a U.S. Vice President, 38 state Governors, 98 members of the United States Congress, and nine Cabinet members.