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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

School of Information and Library Science

Chapel Hill, NC

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Overview

School of Information and Library Science / School of Information and Library Science is located in Chapel Hill, NC, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree Concentration
Master of Science in Information Science (MSIS) Information science
Post Master Certificate (PMC) Data curation
Professional Science Master's (PSM) Digital curation and management
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Information and library science
Master of Science in Library Science (MSLS) Library science

Degrees Awarded

Degree Number Awarded
Master's Degrees 73
Doctoral Degrees 3
Other Advanced Degrees 0

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available? Yes
Evening/weekend programs available? No
Distance learning programs available? Yes
Terminal master's degree available? Yes

Degree Requirements

Degree Requirement
Master's Degrees Comp Exam Required
Paper or project
Doctoral Degrees Comp Exam Required
Thesis Required
Other Advanced Degrees Paper or project

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

530
Applied
172
Accepted
160
Enrolled
32%

Applying

95
Application Fee - Domestic
Yes
Electronic
applications accepted?
Yes
Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type Domestic International Priority date
Fall deadline December 12th December 14th Yes
Spring deadline October 12th October 12th No
Summer deadline March 8th March 8th No

Entrance Requirements

Tuition & Fees

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Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards December 12
Types of financial support available Fellowships
Research Assistantships
Teaching Assistantships
Health Care Benefits
Scholarship and/or loans
Graduate Assistantships
Career or field-related internships
Federal Work-Study

Student Body

296
Total Graduate Students
15%
International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino 7.09%
Black or African American 3.04%
White or Caucasian 62%
American Indian or Alaska Native 0.34%
Asian 6.76%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0%
Two or more races 2.7%
Unknown 1.35%

Gender

Male (32%)
Female (67%)

Faculty

65
Total faculty
Full-time - 27
Part-time - 38
Male (33)
Female (32)

Research

Focus of faculty research: Information retrieval and management, digital libraries, management of information resources, archives and records management, health informatics
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:
13,603,816

Location & Contact

Address 100 Manning Hall
Campus Box 3360
Chapel Hill, NC  27599
United States
Contact Dr. Gary Marchionini
Dean
Email: gary@ils.unc.edu
Phone: 919-962-8363
Fax: 919-962-8071

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