University of North Carolina - Institutions

Institutions

Within its seventeen campuses, UNC houses two medical schools and one teaching hospital, ten nursing programs, a school of dentistry, and a school of pharmacy, as well as a veterinary school, two law schools, 15 schools of education, three schools of engineering, and a school for performing artists. The oldest university, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, first admitted students in 1795. The smallest and newest member is the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, a residential two-year high school, founded in 1980 and a full member of the University since 2007. The largest university is North Carolina State University, with 33,819 students as of 2009 Fall.

While the official names of each campus are determined by the North Carolina General Assembly, abbreviations are determined by the individual school.

Official name
 Official abbrev. Location Enrollment
 Carnegie Classification Founded Joined system References
Appalachian State University
 ASU,
App State
(for athletics)		 Boone, Watauga County 16,968 Master's University 1899 1972
East Carolina University
 ECU,
East Carolina
(for athletics)		 Greenville, Pitt County 27,654 Doctoral/Research University 1907 1972
Elizabeth City State University
 ECSU Elizabeth City, Pasquotank County 3,264 Baccalaureate College 1891 1972
Fayetteville State University
 FSU Fayetteville, Cumberland County 6,283 Master's University 1867 1972
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
 NC A&T Greensboro, Guilford County 10,614 Doctoral/Research University 1891 1972
North Carolina Central University
 NCCU,
NC Central
(for athletics)		 Durham, Durham County 8,587 Master's University 1909 1972
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics NCSSM Durham, Durham County 650 - 1980 2007
North Carolina State University at Raleigh
 NCSU,
State,
NC State,
(for athletics)		 Raleigh, Wake County 33,819 Doctoral/Research University 1887 1932
University of North Carolina at Asheville
 UNCA Asheville, Buncombe County 3,897 Baccalaureate College 1927 1969
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
 UNC-Chapel Hill,
UNC
North Carolina
(for athletics)		 Chapel Hill, Orange County 28,916 Doctoral/Research University 1789 1932
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
 UNC Charlotte,
Charlotte
(for athletics)		 Charlotte, Mecklenburg County 24,701 Doctoral/Research University 1946 1965
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
 UNCG Greensboro, Guilford County 21,306 Doctoral/Research University 1891 1932
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
 UNCP Pembroke, Robeson County 6,661 Master's University 1887 1972
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
 UNCW Wilmington, New Hanover County 12,924 Master's University 1947 1969
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
 UNCSA Winston-Salem, Forsyth County 872 Special Focus Institution 1963 1972
Western Carolina University
 WCU,
Western Carolina
(for athletics)		 Cullowhee, Jackson County 9,429 Master's University 1889 1972
Winston-Salem State University
 WSSU Winston-Salem, Forsyth County 6,427 Baccalaureate College 1892 1972

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