• Founded in 1946
• Doctoral/Research Intensive institution (reclassified in 2000 by the UNC Board of Governors)
• 4^th largest of 16 constituent members of the University of North Carolina
• Largest institution of higher education in Charlotte region
• 7 colleges:  College of Architecture, Arts and Sciences, Business, Education, Engineering, Health and Human Services, and Information Technology
• UNC Charlotte's first emphasis is on teaching, followed by applied research and responsive public service
• 80 programs leading to Bachelor's degrees
• 58 programs leading to Master's degrees
• 12 programs leading to Doctoral degrees
• Largest research library in the Southern Piedmont region with nearly one million volumes
• 1000-acre wooded campus with approximately 75 buildings
• 8 miles from Uptown Charlotte
• #1 in the South by Carnegie Communications (ranked by students)
• #1 in producing start-up businesses
• Accreditation:  Commission of Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
• Approximately 900 faculty members (of the full-time instructional faculty, nearly 90% hold the highest degrees attainable in their fields); Student-faculty ratio is 15 to 1
• Enrollment:  nearly 20,000 (a growth of about 4 percent per year), including almost 4,000 graduate students
• More than 70,000 living alumni, with an addition of 4,000 to 4,500 new alumni annually

THE COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE

• Theory and practice of architecture
• Innovative studio experiences such as Design/Build and the Charlotte Community Design Studio,  designing creative solutions for real-life needs
• A four-year bachelor's degree, a five-year Bachelor of Architecture degree, Master of Architecture, and Master of Geography in community planning (with the Department of Geography and Earth Science)

THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

• Largest of the seven colleges; 21 departments and seven interdisciplinary programs
• Curriculum for nearly 7,800 undergraduate majors, approximately 760 graduate students and all students meeting general education requirements
• Master's and doctoral degree programs in applied mathematics, biology, optical science and engineering, and public policy; an interdisciplinary Ph.D. in infrastructure and environmental systems; an interdisciplinary doctoral concentration in curriculum and instruction; and a joint history program with the University of Aberdeen in Scotland

THE BELK COLLEGE OF BUSINESS

• Undergraduate degrees in accounting, economics, finance, industrial and operations management, international business, management, management information systems, and marketing; and graduate programs in business administration, accounting, and economics
• Acclaimed MBA program is one of the largest in the Carolinas
• Accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International, the highest standard of achievement for business schools worldwide

THE COLLEGE OF COMPUTING & INFORMATICS

• A National Security Agency Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education
• Strong reputation for providing cyber security and privacy solutions for business and government
• Renowned for building virtual environments that address medical, psychological, and social needs
• Strength in applying computational techniques to analyze complex biological data in bioinformatics
• Master's degrees in computer science and information technology; doctoral degree in information technology

THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

• Programs in teacher education, child and family development, counseling, instructional technology, and educational leadership
• Enrolls nearly 3,000 undergraduate and graduate students in professional education programs
• Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program for college graduates – in a variety of disciplines – to prepare for the teaching profession
• Doctoral programs in educational leadership, counseling, special education, and curriculum and instruction

THE WILLIAM STATES LEE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

• More than 40 years of educating engineering professionals in civil engineering, electrical and computer engineering, mechanical engineering, and engineering technology

• Doctoral degrees in electrical engineering and mechanical engineering, an interdisciplinary degree in infrastructure and environmental engineering, and an inter-institutional Ph.D. in civil engineering with N.C. State University
• Valuable hands-on experience through the involvement of area businesses and industry professionals

THE COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

• Undergraduate and graduate programs in nursing, social work, athletic training, health fitness, health promotion, and health administration
• Partners with hospitals and health organizations
• Research conducted to advance science and practice in the health and human services professions

ATHLETICS

• Team Name:  Charlotte 49ers (www.charlotte49ers.com)

• University Colors:  Green and White
• Mascot:  Norm the Niner

• Member of Conference USA
• 16 teams in both men's and women's divisions
• NCAA Tournament participation in 11 sports including trips to the Final Four in men's basketball (1977) and men's soccer (1996)
   

• UNC 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.

• Charlotte’s education and business leaders, long aware of the area’s unmet needs for higher education, moved to have the Charlotte Center taken over by the city school district and operated as Charlotte College, offering the first two years of college courses.  Later, the same leaders asked Charlotte voters to approve a two-cent tax to support that college.

• Charlotte College drew students from the city, Mecklenburg County, and from a dozen surrounding counties. The two-cent tax was later extended to all of Mecklenburg County. Ultimately, financial support for the college became a responsibility of the State of North Carolina.

• As soon as Charlotte College was firmly established, efforts were launched to give it a campus of its own. With the backing of Charlotte business leaders and legislators from Mecklenburg and surrounding counties, land was acquired on the northern fringe of the city and bonds were passed to finance new facilities. In 1961, Charlotte College moved into two new buildings on what was to become a 1,000-acre campus 10 miles from downtown Charlotte.

• Three years later, the North Carolina legislature approved bills making Charlotte College a four-year, state-supported college. A year later, the legislature approved bills making Charlotte College a branch of The University of North Carolina.