Back-to-School Fact Sheet

Final fall enrollment figures for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will not be available from the registrar’s office until early September. Below are projected estimates for fall 2005.

• Undergraduate: 15,683
  
• Graduate: 6,354
  
• Professional: 2,278
  
• Total students: 24,315

Recent freshman classes at Carolina have set new standards of excellence as measured by the rigorous coursework students have taken in high school, as well as their grades and SAT scores. The most academically qualified class ever is headed to Carolina in fall 2005 with an average SAT score of 1301, up 14 points over last year’s class. Admitted freshmen hail from every N.C. county, each of the nation’s 50 states and 44 other countries.

• Number applied: 18,702
  
• Number admitted: 6,726; 35.96 percent
  
• Number expected to enroll: 3,720; 55.3 percent of those admitted
  
• Percentage ranked 10^th or higher in graduating class: 40.2 percent, of those reporting a rank
  
• Percentage ranked first in graduating class: 6.5 percent, of those reporting a rank
  
• Percentage ranked in top 10 percent of graduating class: 74.3 percent, of those reporting a rank
  
• Percentage ranked in top 20 percent of graduating class: 93.1 percent, of those reporting a rank
  
• Average SAT score: 1301
  
• Percentage with a grade point average of 4.0 or higher: 85.3 percent, of those reporting a GPA
  
• Percentage from North Carolina: 82.5 percent
  
• Percentage from out of state: 17.5 percent
  
• Percentage African Americans: 11 percent
  
• Percentage Asian Americans: 7.1 percent
  
• Percentage Hawaiian, Pacific Islander: 0.1 percent
  
• Percentage Hispanics: 4.4 percent
  
• Percentage Native Americans, Alaska Natives: 1 percent
  
• Percentage Caucasian: 73.2 percent
  
• Percentage other: 1.8 percent
  
• Percentage not reported: 1.4 percent

• In-state tuition (12 or more hours per semester): $3,205
  
• Out-of-state tuition (12 or more hours per semester): $17,003
  
• Annual required fees: $1,401
  
• Room (on-campus): $4,190 (double room with air conditioning) or $3,630 (double room without air conditioning)
  
• Board (on-campus): $2,876
  
• Estimated books and supplies: $900

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

The reopening of Cobb Residence Hall has been delayed until early October. Students assigned to Cobb will be temporarily housed in the newly completely student family housing apartments, located on Baity Hill off Mason Farm Road. Cobb was closed for complete renovation in May 2004. Upon completion, the hall will be updated with modern fire alarms and a sprinkler system. New plumbing and electrical systems also are being installed. For updates on the project, visit the "This Just In" section http://housing.unc.edu.

Residents of Cobb will have the opportunity to participate in the Connected Learning Program, a joint project of Housing and Residential Education and the James M. Johnston Center for Undergraduate Excellence. Students will develop projects that connect personal interests with academic experiences and campus activities. Upper-class students will serve as mentors to first-year students and will develop the projects.

The Service and Learning Program is a new addition to theme housing at UNC this fall. Students on the fourth floor of Ehringhaus Residence Hall will work with the Public Service Scholars Program and the Service-Learning Initiative. The Public Service Scholars Program, which began in 2003, provides a framework for service, connects students who care about similar issues and guides participants through training that can make their service more effective.

Participants in the Service and Learning Program will complete 15 hours of public service a semester and attend leadership development workshops.

The final stage of construction on Cameron Avenue is expected to be completed by Wednesday (Aug. 24). The construction, which closed the road to through-traffic between Raleigh and South Columbia streets, is part of a utility infrastructure upgrade for a new chiller plant and parking deck.

The following roads will be under construction throughout the fall, with expected dates of construction completion given:

• Country Club Road will be two lanes between Paul Green Theatre Drive and South Road. This project is expected to be completed in September.
  
• Manning Drive will also be reduced to two lanes in front of the Craige Parking Deck. This project will be ongoing through spring.
  
• South Road will be two lanes from Raleigh Street to the area near the Bell Tower. This project is expected to be completed in September.
  
• The right turn lane from Raleigh Road (N.C. 54) westbound onto Country Club Road has been closed. This project is expected to be completed in September.

During move-in times for students living on campus, the following will be one-way roads from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 27-28:

• McCauley Street will be one-way eastbound (also one-way from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Friday).
  
• Raleigh Street will be one-way southbound from the intersection with Cameron Avenue and Country Club Road to South Road.
  
• Battle Lane will be one-way northbound from Boundary Street to Franklin Street.

During move-in, most of the spaces at residence halls will be held for unloading. Students have 35 minutes to unload their vehicles. These spaces are reserved for short-term unloading only. Once belongings have been taken to students’ rooms, they should then move cars to non-unloading spaces elsewhere in the parking area and then return to their rooms to unpack. Motorists will not need a permit to park in these non-unloading spaces on Saturday or Sunday, but will need a temporary permit from UNC’s Department of Public Safety for parking in these spaces on other days.

Other construction will affect traffic at various campus locations throughout the year. The UNC Department of Public Safety provides up-to-date traffic and parking information on its Web site, http://www.dps.unc.edu/dps/, under "breaking news." Related link: http://constructionwatch.unc.edu/

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