A lawsuit that claims UNC uses race unfairly in admissions decisions has cost the University $16.8 million to defend, and that will go higher as the case proceeds. read more
The 43,384 applications for fall 2018 reflect a 6 percent increase from a year earlier. read more
The University doesn’t track the beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals among its student body, but there are DACA students — and alumni — who qualify for the program President Donald Trump has ordered phased out. read more
40,926 applied for admission (14 percent more than last year and second-largest increase in 25 years) 9,710, or 24 percent, were admitted 4,373, or 45 percent, are expected to enroll 61 percent… read more
The University has met funding setbacks with innovation in the quest to maintain the promise of covering 100 percent of need for low-income students. read more
The University is helping launch a new alliance that aims to make a college degree possible for more students, regardless of their ability to pay. read more
Nearly 40,800 students have applied for admission to UNC for this fall. That total is as of Jan. 18 and reflects an increase of 13.7 percent from the previous year. It’s also the second-largest increase in the past 25 years. read more
The 4,254 first-year students expected to start classes this week were chosen from 35,875 applicants. An additional 779 students are arriving as transfer students. read more
The UNC System Board of Governors ordered the fine a day after the BOG’s Budget and Finance Committee had recommended the penalty be waived. read more
The pool of candidates — totaling 19,842 — was 16 percent larger than last year, marking the fourth consecutive year that Carolina has set a record for the number of early-action applicants. Students from North Carolina applying for an… read more