'Make the experience yours': Out-of-state students adjust to UNC, face challenges

By Maria Sullivan | September 5

While UNC is mainly made up of students from North Carolina, up to 18 percent of the student body hails from across the country and world. The University's ...

Out-of-state students weigh their election options ahead of midterms

By Claire Willmschen | August 28

NC organization aids Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Maria, Irma

By Carina McDermed | September 27

Out-of-state enrollment grows out of North Carolina

By Danielle Chemtob | February 10

Only 18 percent of students at UNC are out-of-state — a cap set by the UNC system. Tuition is significantly higher for out-of-state students than for in-state students. There are students from 38 different states in this year’s freshman class.

UNC can be tough fit for out-of-state students

By Parth Shah | March 6

Size matters — at least, that’s what Massachusetts native Haley Scott thought in high school.

Carlos Cordero, left, 29, is in his first year at UNC. As a staff sergeant in the Army, he was stationed at Fort Bragg. Through Fayetteville Technical Community College, he joined C-Step which led him to UNC Chapel Hill.

Nationally students battle credit transfer policies

By Blair Burnett | September 18

When Carlos Cordero, a 29-year-old junior transfer, came to UNC as a full-time student this fall, he felt welcomed on campus immediately.