University & City Life
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is the city’s largest university. It is located in University City, the northeastern portion of Charlotte, which is also home to University Research Park, a 13 km research and corporate park. With just over 29,000 students, UNC Charlotte is the third largest and the fastest-growing institution in the state system.
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UNC Charlotte offers:
Colleges Include:
- College of Arts + Architecture
- College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
- Belk College of Business
- College of Computing and Informatics
- Cato College of Education
- William States Lee College of Engineering
- College of Health and Human Services
- Honors College
- University College
Welcome to North Carolina’s largest metropolitan area and the U.S.’s 16th largest city. Nicknamed the Queen City, Charlotte and its resident county are named in honor of the British queen “Charlotte Sophia” of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
Charlotte is a major city in the United States and home to 6 Fortune 500 companies and 14 Fortune 1000 headquarters, including Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and Lowe’s, and is the third-largest banking center in the United States. The Charlotte Douglas International Airport is a major international airport and the hub for American Airlines.
The city is also home to the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL), the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA), two NASCAR Sprint Cup races, the NASCAR All-Star Race, the NASCAR Hall of Fame, and the U.S. National Whitewater Center.
Recognized as a leading cultural capital, Charlotte continues to build on its reputation as a world class city through arts, science, and historical attractions and is considered the “International Gateway to the South.” Its multicultural and international community facilitates a rewarding academic, research, and social environment both on the UNC Charlotte campus and in the Charlotte community.