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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has one of the highest percentages among all U.S. public universities of undergraduate students studying abroad before they graduate -- nearly 40 percent (Institute of International Education/ Open Doors Report 2008).

UNC's Gillings School of Global Public Health was ranked the top school of public health within a public university by U.S. News & World Report (2008 edition, ranked in 2007). The School tied for second with Harvard in top schools of public health overall (including public and private universities).

Carolina has had a total of 30 Luce Scholars since the program began in 1974. The University ranks first in the country, just above Harvard, in producing Luce Scholars. The Henry Luce Foundation provides scholarships for a year's internship in Asia, with the goal of acquainting future American leaders with Asian colleagues in their fields (2009).

UNC University
Libraries

The UNC University Libraries collection holds materials in almost 300 languages from nearly every country in the world. (2009)

Center for Global Initiatives

The Center for Global Initiatives is one of only nine National Resource Centers in International Studies designated by the U.S. Department of Education. (2009)

Rotary Center for International Studies in Peace and Conflict Resolution

The Rotary Center for International Studies in Peace and Conflict Resolution, jointly managed with Duke’s Center for International Development, is one of only six centers worldwide. The Center is currently home to 19 World Peace Fellows from 17 different countries. (August 2009)

Languages Across
the Curriculum

UNC's Graduate Certificate in Languages Across the Curriculum pedagogy is the first such professional certification in the U.S. (2009)

Peace Corps

UNC is ranked seventh in the large schools category with 77 graduates currently serving in the Peace Corps. A total of 1,054 alumni have served in the Peace Corps. (2008)

Carolina Alumni

Carolina alumni, totaling 269,748, live in 153 foreign countries as well as all 50 U.S. states. (2009)

Read UNC Global by the Numbers for more facts.