Final fall enrollment figures will not be available from the registrar’s office until early September. Below are figures from fall 2002.

• Undergraduates: 15,961
• Graduate: 7,684
• Professional: 2,383
• Total Students: 26,028

These numbers, current as of Aug. 1, are estimates and will not be final until September.

• Number applied: 17,896
• Number admitted: 6,434; 36 percent
• Number expected to enroll: 3,570; 55.4 percent of those admitted
• Percentage ranked 10^th or higher in graduating class: 38.6
• Percentage ranked first in graduating class: 7
• Percentage ranked in top 10 percent of graduating class: 67.1
• Percentage ranked in top 20 percent of graduating class: 87
• Average SAT score: 1282
• Percentage with a grade-point average of 4.0 or higher: 73.5
• Percentage from North Carolina: 82
• Percentage from out of state: 18
• Percentage African-Americans: 11.9
• Percentage Asian-Americans: 6.4
• Percentage Hawaiian, Pacific Islander: .3
• Percentage Hispanics: 3.6
• Percentage Native-Americans, Alaska Natives: 0.9
• Percentage Caucasian: 73
• Percentage other: 1.2
• Percentage not reported: 2.7

• In-state tuition (12 or more hours per semester): $2,955
• Out-of-state tuition (12 or more hours per semester): $14,803
• Annual required fees: $1,117.04
• Room (On-campus): $3,700 (double room with air conditioning) or $3,220 (double room without air conditioning)
• Board (On-campus): $3,100
• Estimated Books and Supplies: $800

For updates on tuition and fee schedules, click to http://www.ais.unc.edu/bfhome/cashiers

Housing update

The Alexander, Connor and Winston residence halls, closed for renovations last year, will re-open this fall, housing 445 students. The buildings, constructed in the 1930s and ’40s, were upgraded to meet modern fire safety and accessibility standards. Selective painting was done inside. More modern furniture was installed, and in-room air conditioning controls were added.

As the department of housing and residential life continues to renovate older buildings, this year work will begin on the Alderman, Kenan and McIver halls along Raleigh Street. Those will be the only three of a total of 33 residence halls not in service this year. With the 30 in operation, 7,450 students can be housed.

Beginning Monday (Aug. 18), the N.C. Department of Transportation will temporarily close the eastbound on- and off-ramps on Interstate 40 at N.C. 54 (Exit 273) because of an I-40 widening project. The ramps will remain closed for about 35 days. People planning to drive to and from UNC and the Friday Center via this interchange are encouraged to travel alternate routes. Suggested detours are:

• Motorists traveling from Chapel Hill to Raleigh by I-40: Continue east on N.C. 54 to intersection with N.C. 751, turn right onto N.C. 751 south, cross bridge over I-40, turn left onto eastbound I-40 ramp. Motorists traveling from Raleigh to Chapel Hill will still be able to exit onto N.C. 54.
  
  
• Motorists traveling from Burlington to Chapel Hill by I-40: Exit onto U.S. 15-501 south (Exit 270) and turn right. Follow U.S. 15-501 south to intersection with N.C. 54 and exit right, before the bridge, onto N.C. 54 west toward campus. Traffic to the Friday Center should continue across the bridge, then exit right to N.C. 54 east and follow signs.
  
  
• Motorists traveling from north and west Durham: Instead of I-40 East to N.C. 54, take U.S. 15-501 South. Continue on U.S. 15-501 to the intersection with N.C. 54 and exit right, before the bridge, onto N.C. 54 west toward campus. Traffic to the Friday Center should continue across the bridge, then exit right to N.C. 54 east and follow signs.

For updates and a map of these routes, follow the "I-40 construction" link at http://www.unc.edu/.

After this phase of construction, the I-40 project will cause other ramp closings affecting travel to UNC. The UNC Department of Public Safety will keep faculty, staff and students informed of these developments.

On campus, Stadium Drive, which runs from South Road near the Bell Tower to Ridge Road, will be one-way, north to south, through late 2004 because of construction. Cars will not be able to turn onto Stadium from Ridge Road, and traffic will be limited to those who park on Stadium. By next fall, Stadium should be two-way again.

Raleigh Street, which has been blocked in sections for much of the summer, is expected to re-open before classes begin if the project isn’t held up by rain.

Academic calendar

 

Fall 2003		Spring 2004
Aug. 26, 2003	Classes Begin	Jan. 7, 2004
Sept. 1, 2003	Labor Day
Oct. 12, 2003	University Day
	Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday	Jan. 19, 2004
Oct.22, 2003 at 5 p.m.	Fall Break begins
Oct. 27, 2003 at 8 a.m.	Fall Break ends
Nov.26, 2003 at 1 p.m.	Thanksgiving Break begins
Dec. 1, 2003 at 8 a.m.	Thanksgiving Break ends
	Spring Break begins	March 5, 2004 at 5 p.m.
	Spring holiday	April 9, 2004
Dec. 8, 2003	Last day of classes	April 23, 2004
Dec. 9 and Dec. 10, 2003	Reading days	April 24 and April 28, 2004
Dec. 11-17, 2003	Final Exams	April 26 - May 4, 2004
Dec. 21, 2003	Commencement	May 9, 2004

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