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University History

Aerial view of UNC CharlotteUNC Charlotte is one of a generation of universities founded in metropolitan areas of the United States immediately after World War II in response to rising education demands generated by the war and its technology. To serve returning veterans, North Carolina opened 14 evening college centers in communities across the state. The Charlotte Center opened Sept. 23, 1946, offering evening classes to 278 freshmen and sophomore students in the facilities of Charlotte’s Central High School. After three years, the state closed the centers, declaring that on-campus facilities were sufficient to meet the needs of returning veterans and recent high school graduates.  >>more

Quick Facts

 

  • Founded
    1946
     
  • Accreditation
    Commission of Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
     
  • Doctoral/Research Intensive institution
    Reclassified in 2000 by the UNC Board of Governors
     
  • 7 colleges
    Colleges of Arts + Architecture, Business, Computing and Informatics, Education, Engineering, Health and Human Services and Liberal Arts & Sciences
     
  • Programs
    92 Bachelor's degree programs
    59 Master's degree programs
    20 Doctoral degree programs
     
  • Campus
    1000-acre wooded campus
    Approximately 75 buildings
    8 miles from Uptown Charlotte
     
  • Total enrollment
    Approximately 26,300
     

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