About the Graduate School
The Graduate School of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill encompasses 89 graduate programs offering 66 doctoral and 91 master's degrees. Graduate students and professional students make up about 40 percent of Carolina's total number of enrolled students. There is a great deal of diversity among our graduate students, with more than 10 percent coming from underrepresented groups: African-American, Hispanic, and American Indian. Another 14 percent are international students.
The Graduate School provides graduate students with fellowships, tuition support, travel awards, and research supplements. Many of our fellowships are interdisciplinary in focus.
The Graduate School supports graduate students in every program across the Carolina campus, serving students from admission through graduation. We provide services to graduate students including seminars and classes in pedagogy, leadership, communication, grant writing, and other professional development.
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097; Telephone number 404-679-4500) to award bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and professional degrees.
The Graduate School has played an important role on the Carolina campus for 100 years— serving graduate students from admission through graduation, and ensuring the excellence of graduate programs. The history of graduate education at Carolina has been one of partnership among faculty, students, campus leaders, private donors and friends of the University. As we look to the future, we envision this partnership continuing the legacy of excellence in graduate education at Carolina.
— Linda Dykstra, Dean of the Graduate School