Life at Carolina

Discovery and self-discovery: at UNC-Chapel Hill, we think the best education includes learning more about yourself and your role in the Carolina community.

Find your place. Explore your path.

  • Housing

    Make yourself at home. Campus housing is a safe, affordable place to put your feet up while you put roots down at Carolina, an unmatched opportunity to immerse yourself in Tar Heel life.

  • Carolina Union

    More than a building, the Union offers a variety of spaces for students to relax, refresh, chat with friends or study.

  • Campus Recreation

    Engage in some serious fun. Campus Recreation welcomes students, faculty, staff and family members of all ability levels to enjoy our inclusive social and physical activities, from personal fitness and outdoor education to intramural and club sports.

  • Health and Wellness

    Be well, from head to heels. At Carolina, we believe health and wellness are a lifelong crucial part of achieving goals, whether inside the classroom, in our relationships, at our desks or out in the world.

  • Community and Public Service

    Connect to your purpose. The Carolina Center for Public Service blends UNC-Chapel Hill's dual mission of service and learning to build and spread engagement with the world around us.

  • About the Town

    Where Carolina’s borders end, the town of Chapel Hill – a vibrant, welcoming community of 59,000 people – continues.

Around Campus

  • An investment in people

    Carolina received a $10 million commitment from the John William Pope Foundation that will provide support for the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, UNC Horizons, the track and field program, and the Philosophy, Politics and Economics Program.

  • Defining a ‘shared purpose’

    Chancellor Carol L. Folt is featured in Inc. magazine discussing the Blueprint for Next and how Carolina has thrived from a clear sense of purpose.

  • A $1 million Edge for Carolina students

    The Delany family has given a $1 million gift to the Carolina Edge initiative, with $750,000 benefiting the Carolina Covenant and $250,000 to support law school students.