Previous Presidents and Chancellors
| Presiding Professors | |
| David Ker | 1794-1796 |
| Charles W. Harris | 1796 (July - Dec.) |
| Joseph Caldwell | 1796 - 1797 |
| James S. Gillespie | 1797 - 1799 |
| Joseph Caldwell | 1799 - 1804 |
| Presidents | |
| Joseph Caldwell | 1804-1812 |
| Robert Hett Chapman | 1812-1816 |
| Joseph Caldwell | 1816-1835 |
| Elisha Mitchell (Acting) | 1835 (Feb. - Dec.) |
| David Lowry Swain | 1835-1868 |
| Solomon Pool | 1869-1872 |
| Vacant | 1872-1874 |
| Charles Phillips | 1875-1876 |
| Kemp Plummer Battle | 1876-1891 |
| George Tayloe Winston | 1891-1896 |
| Edwin Anderson Alderman | 1896-1900 |
| Francis Preston Venable | 1900-1913 |
| Edward Kidder Graham (Acting) | 1913-1914 |
| Edward Kidder Graham | 1914-1918 |
| M.H. Stacy | 1918-1919 |
| Harry Woodburn Chase | 1919 (Jan.-June) |
| Frank Porter Graham | 1930-1932 |
| Chancellor, UNC-Chapel Hill | |
Robert Burton House
Dean of Administration |
1934-1945 1945-1957 |
| William Brantley Aycock | 1957-1964 |
| Paul F. Sharp | 1964-1965 |
| J. Carlyle Sitterson | 1965-1972 |
| N. Ferebee Taylor | 1972-1980 |
| Christopher C. Fordham | 1980-1988 |
| Paul Hardin | 1988-1995 |
| Michael Hooker | 1995-1999 |
| William O. McCoy (Acting & Interim) | 1999-2000 |
| James Moeser | 2000-Present |