University of North Carolina Wilmington

**About University of North Carolina Wilmington** • The University of North Carolina Wilmington, as the state’s coastal university, is dedicated to integrating teaching, mentoring, research, and service.
• Recognized nationally for its world-class faculty, staff, scholarly excellence, and affordability, UNCW offers a powerful academic experience that fosters creative inquiry and critical thinking within a diverse, inclusive, and globally-minded community.
• As a public institution with nearly 18,000 students, UNCW provides a full range of baccalaureate and graduate-level programs, including doctoral degrees in educational leadership, marine biology, nursing practice, and psychology.
• The university also offers numerous distance learning options, such as clinical research, an accelerated RN-to-BSN program, an Executive M.B.A. program for working professionals, and the nation’s only bachelor’s degree program focused on coastal engineering.
• UNCW has achieved the “Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity” (R2 University) designation from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, reflecting its commitment to advancing research and scholarly activities.
• UNCW has been part of the University of North Carolina System since 1969.
• UNCW does not discriminate against any employee or applicant based on race, sex (including gender, gender identity, marital status, childbirth, and pregnancy), age, color, national origin (including ethnicity), religion, disability, sexual orientation, political affiliation, veteran status, military service member status, genetic information, or relationship to other university constituents, except where sex, age, or ability represent bona fide educational or occupational qualifications or where marital status is a statutorily established eligibility criterion for State-funded employee benefit programs.