UNC Asheville

UNC Asheville is a beautiful 360 acre campus located in the majestic mountains of scenic North Carolina. The university serves approximately 3700 students and provides a wide variety of primarily undergraduate degree programs. The city of Asheville is a progressive community of 75,000 residents. Asheville is culturally diverse and has a modern feel with many coffee houses, restaurants, art galleries, retail shopping stores, and craft shops.

Asheville has achieved excellent rankings as a highly livable city and there are numerous activities for outdoor enthusiasts such as camping, backpacking, mountain biking, canoeing and rock climbing.

UNC Asheville provides relatively small class sizes for a superior learning environment. The university has a nationally recognized undergraduate research program that fosters innovative and critical thinking. UNC Asheville has 330 full and part-time staff (some of whom are award-winning faculty) and are dedicated to making UNC Asheville one of the best academic settings in North Carolina.

Prospective UNC Asheville students are eligible to apply for a variety of grants and scholarships, one of which is the Jagannathan Scholarship administered by the NC Education Assistance Authority.