University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Ranked among the world’s Top 50 universities worldwide by THE, America’s first public varsity, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill has built itself an excellent transnational reputation SUMMIYA YASMEEN Chartered in 1789 as America’s first public varsity, over the past 226 years the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (UNC) has built itself an excellent transnational reputation for teaching and research. Currently, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill which admitted its first batch of students in 1795, is ranked among America’s Top 30 varsities by the US News and World Report and #47 worldwide by the London-based Times Higher Education in its World University Rankings 2013-14. A member of the prestigious Association of American Universities, UNC is credited with producing the largest number of Rhodes Scholars among public varsities (49 since 1904). Currently, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill offers its 29,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional students, 78 bachelor’s, 112 Masters, 68 doctorate and seven professional degree programmes through its 14 schools and the College of Arts and Sciences. All undergraduates receive a liberal arts degree but have the option to pursue a major within the professional schools or the College of Arts and Sciences. “I believe Carolina can be the leader in shaping the path for the public universities of America. By preserving excellence and innovation, access and affordability, and a deep commitment to the state, we have developed the strength to innovate and meet new challenges,” says Carol Folt, chancellor of UNC, a constituent of the University of North Carolina system, a multi-campus public institution comprising 16 public universities spread across the state. Chapel Hill. Sited in Orange County in the south-eastern state of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (pop. 57,000) offers students the advantages of a small town environment combined with urban-style living. In 2014, the personal finance website wallethub.com ranked Chapel Hill as the #3 college town of America. In addition to UNC, the flagship institution of the North Carolina university system, Chapel Hill boasts numerous local farms, forums for the arts, a historic district, museum, library, parks, malls, and numerous recreational facilities. Public transportation is free of charge, and connects the campus with other parts of the town and the nearby cities of Durham and Raleigh. Chapel Hill offers a temperate climate with hot and humid summers followed by mellow autumns, and cool winters with occasional snowfall. The buzzing metros of Atlanta, Georgia, and Washington, DC are a mere four-five hours drive down America’s superb highways. Campus facilities. UNC’s sprawling 729-acre campus hosts 300 major buildings, giant oak trees, brick sidewalks, stone paths and expansive greenery. The campus is dominated by two central quads: Polk Place and McCorkle Place. Adjacent to Polk Place is a sunken brick courtyard known as the Pit where students gather, to often engage in lively debate. In 1999, the UNC campus was conferred the American Society of Landscape Architects Medallion award. The university’s library system comprises the Davis Library, the central collection for humanities, social science, and business research; the Wilson Special Collections…