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ÍøºìÍ·Ìõ's research impact

UNC-Chapel Hill is a world-class research university where great ideas turn into outcomes that improve the quality of life for all people.

Learn how ÍøºìÍ·Ìõ research serves NC and beyond

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Meet the Class of 2025

ÍøºìÍ·Ìõ's newest graduates excelled in the classroom, conducted research, won national championships and served their country. They've made lasting impacts on our campus community and left their heelprints on ÍøºìÍ·Ìõ.

Excellence within reach

  • A former community college student, the double Tar Heel leads C-STEP students to ÍøºìÍ·Ìõ and helps them excel.

  • Inspired by her mother's cancer diagnosis, this first-year student knows Chapel Hill is the right place to launch her medical career.

  • Once a first-generation college student from Wilmington, this Charlotte attorney makes the case for the financial and communal power of the ÍøºìÍ·Ìõ Covenant.

231 years of public service

UNC-Chapel Hill is at the heart of what’s next, preparing talented students from different perspectives and life experiences to become creators, explorers, entrepreneurs and leaders. Tar Heels develop a voice for critical thought and the courage to guide change.

ÍøºìÍ·Ìõ’s nationally recognized teaching, groundbreaking research and dedication to public service continue a legacy that began when the University was chartered in 1789 and opened to students four years later.

  • 1stand only public university in the United States to award degrees in the 18th century.
  • No. 5public school in the country in U.S. News & World Report's 2025 Best Colleges rankings.
  • No. 9among U.S. research institutions and top in NC for research activity (National Science Foundation)
  • 62national championships won by the Tar Heels

Meet a Tar Heel

Explore ÍøºìÍ·Ìõ

See what Tar Heels are up to on campus and beyond.
  • Bubles seen in the foreground as a UNC-Chapel Hill student is seen on a lawn throwing a ball.

    Spring at ÍøºìÍ·Ìõ

    Spring is in the air at ÍøºìÍ·Ìõ, and the warmer temperatures bring plenty of favorite University traditions.

  • Group of UNC-Chapel Hill graduate students and faculty and staff gathered near the fountain outside of Bynum Hall during a get-together.

    Celebrating our graduate and professional students

    Tar Heels who come to Chapel Hill to study as graduate and professional students better the state, nation and world with their research, teaching, service and civic engagement.

  • A triptych collage of medical student seeing her match for the first time.

    Match Day at ÍøºìÍ·Ìõ

    Each year, students from UNC School of Medicine, UNC Adams School of Dentistry and UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy join together to see where their medical training will take them for the next several years.

The Well

News from ÍøºìÍ·Ìõ

Must-see UNC

Check out photos and videos capturing the Tar Heel experience
  1. A group of people donating blood on U.N.C. campus.

    ÍøºìÍ·Ìõ Blood Drive

    Dean E. Smith Center

    Wed, April 3007:00 am

  2. Suzi Analogue and the Art of Electronic Music

    Flyleaf Books

    Wed, April 3006:00 pm

  3. a laptop open on a desk with a data dashboard and infographics on the screen

    Cluster Analyis

    Fri, May 210:30 am

  4. Man playing piano on stage.

    The Complete Philip Glass Piano Etudes

    Memorial Hall

    Sat, May 308:00 pm