OUR STUDENTS:
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28,062 students; 22,924 undergraduates expected for fall
2015.
35% increase in enrollment in 10 years.
46% of total growth in the UNC system during the past 6
years is attributed to UNC Charlotte.
23,700 applications for 2015.
2,132 transfers from N.C. community colleges.
78 bachelor’s, 61 master’s and 21 doctoral programs.
5 National Science Foundation Fellows; 4 Fulbright Scholars;
6 Gates Millennium Scholars; 1 PEO International Peace
Scholar, 1 Goldwater Scholar.
6th class of prestigious Levine Scholars enrolled.
75% of undergraduates receive financial aid; 10,041 or 45%
of undergraduates were eligible for Pell grants, totaling more
than $40 million.
514 annual and endowed institutional scholarships awarded in
2015, totaling more than $3.6 million.
117,600 living alumni; 67,800 in the Charlotte region.
OUR FACULTY AND STAFF:
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1,000+ faculty and 3,200+ employees.
434 new research grant awards that exceeded $47 million in
2015.
Consistently in the top 5 universities nationally for number of
startups per million dollars of research funding.
Recognized as one of 36 universities by the National Science
Foundation National Innovation Network for commercialization
initiatives.
Faculty members have received UNC system’s highest
awards for outstanding teaching, research, public service and
community engagement.
OUR IMPACT AND BUDGET:
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Our economic impact to the Charlotte region, including
payroll, operations, construction and start-up companies, was
$2.1 billion in 2013.
Annual Budget $648.5 million.
State appropriation $216 million; tuition and fees $275 million;
private fundraising $24.5 million.
Undergraduate tuition and fees $6,414 in-state; $19,585 outof-state.
Recognized by Carnegie Foundation as a Community
Engaged University.
OUR ATHLETICS:
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3,200+ hours of community service completed by student athletes last year.
3.0 or higher cumulative GPA for the 18th straight semester.
17 Division I sports, including football, which will move to FBS
as a part of Conference USA at the start of the 2015 season.
Mark Price, former NBA All-star, hired as 10th men’s
basketball coach.
2016 PRIVATE FUNDRAISING PRIORITIES:
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Access and scholarship - increase available funds to ensure
that students have access to higher education to support their
progress to graduation.
Student experience - support development of diverse campus
activities ranging from intercollegiate athletics to top quality
arts and cultural programming to engage the community and
inform the hearts and minds of our students.
Faculty support - continually invest in recruiting and retaining
the highest quality faculty to ensure the continued excellence
of University programs.
Transformational opportunities - build on our unique role in the
region’s economic development and, through programming
like the Data Science Initiative, deliver tomorrow’s community
of professionals.
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