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Congrats, grads!

The Class of 2025 celebrated their achievements and heard from soccer legend Mia Hamm ’94 under the lights at Kenan Stadium during Spring Commencement.

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Excellence within reach

  • A former community college student, the double Tar Heel leads C-STEP students to ËÄ»¢Ó°ÊÓ and helps them excel.

  • Inspired by her mother's cancer diagnosis, this first-year student knows Chapel Hill is the right place to launch her medical career.

  • Once a first-generation college student from Wilmington, this Charlotte attorney makes the case for the financial and communal power of the ËÄ»¢Ó°ÊÓ Covenant.

231 years of public service

ËÄ»¢Ó°ÊÓ is at the heart of what’s next, preparing talented students from different perspectives and life experiences to become creators, explorers, entrepreneurs and leaders. Tar Heels develop a voice for critical thought and the courage to guide change.

ËÄ»¢Ó°ÊÓ’s nationally recognized teaching, groundbreaking research and dedication to public service continue a legacy that began when the University was chartered in 1789 and opened to students four years later.

  • 1stand only public university in the United States to award degrees in the 18th century.
  • No. 5public school in the country in U.S. News & World Report's 2025 Best Colleges rankings.
  • No. 9among U.S. research institutions and top in NC for research activity (National Science Foundation)
  • 62national championships won by the Tar Heels

Meet a Tar Heel

Explore ËÄ»¢Ó°ÊÓ

See what Tar Heels are up to on campus and beyond.
  • Bubles seen in the foreground as a ËÄ»¢Ó°ÊÓ student is seen on a lawn throwing a ball.

    Spring at ËÄ»¢Ó°ÊÓ

    Spring is in the air at ËÄ»¢Ó°ÊÓ, and the warmer temperatures bring plenty of favorite University traditions.

  • Group of ËÄ»¢Ó°ÊÓ graduate students and faculty and staff gathered near the fountain outside of Bynum Hall during a get-together.

    Celebrating our graduate and professional students

    Tar Heels who come to Chapel Hill to study as graduate and professional students better the state, nation and world with their research, teaching, service and civic engagement.

  • A triptych collage of medical student seeing her match for the first time.

    Match Day at ËÄ»¢Ó°ÊÓ

    Each year, students from UNC School of Medicine, UNC Adams School of Dentistry and UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy join together to see where their medical training will take them for the next several years.

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    Meet with a TIAA Financial Consultant this spring

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  2. Front facade of Bynum Hall with hanging banners that say The Graduate School

    UNC Master of Applied Professional Studies Program Information Session

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    Meet with a TIAA Financial Consultant this spring

    Administrative Office Building

    Tue, June 1008:30 am