World-Class Facilities

Carolina has benefitted from a $2.3 billion capital construction program that ranks among the most ambitious in American public higher education. A $3.1 billion bond referendum for higher education, approved by North Carolina voters in 2000, provided more than $515 million for 49 construction and renovation projects on the Carolina campus.

Milestone projects include:

The North Carolina Cancer Hospital, one of five campus hospitals that are part of the UNC Health Care System.
The Carolina Physical Science Complex, which provides 460,000 square feet of new laboratory and classroom space.
The renovated Memorial Hall, located in the heart of the historic campus and home to Carolina Performing Arts, which brings to Chapel Hill world-class performers in music and dance.

The Carolina First Campaign

Carolina recently completed its own $2.38 billion fund-raising campaign, complementing the appropriation it received from the statewide bond package. This successful fund-raising effort — the fifth largest capital campaign in the history of U.S. higher education — will enable Carolina to maintain its commitment to become the nation’s leading public university. With the support of more than 194,000 donors, the Carolina First Campaign raised:

$419.7 million for faculty, including 208 new endowed professorships
$345.3 million for students, including 577 new scholarships and 196 new fellowships
$579.4 million for research
$664.8 million for strategic initiatives
$185 million for facilities