Welcome to UNC Charlotte!

I am pleased to welcome you to UNC Charlotte.

Founded in 1946, UNC Charlotte is one of the great success stories in American higher education. Today, Charlotte is the third-largest university in North Carolina, with more than 31,000 enrolled students and a leading economic driver for our fast-growing region.  

There’s an unstoppable momentum at Charlotte. Our gains in academics, research, student success, athletics and community engagement are not just steps forward; they are leaps. 

Driven by rising student and research success metrics, Charlotte has reached new heights in the national rankings. Since 2020, Charlotte is one of the top 10 fastest-rising universities in the U.S. News & World Report rankings. For 2025, For 2025, Charlotte ranks No. 81 among U.S. public universities and as the most innovative public university in North Carolina, at No. 45 nationally. . 

Of particular significance is our University’s rising research enterprise. Since the inception of our 10-year strategic plan in 2021, our aim to establish ourselves as a globally renowned research institution has steadily progressed. The Chronicle of Higher Education is projecting UNC Charlotte’s official designation as a Carnegie R1 institution in early 2025. This milestone reflects our collective endeavors thus far and our trajectory toward becoming one of the nation’s preeminent public research universities. 

Charlotte is a great city, and we are Charlotte’s great University. I encourage you to learn more about UNC Charlotte and visit our campus.

Go Niners!

Sharon L. Gaber
Chancellor