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	Sub-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	91
Doctoral Degrees	3
Other Advanced Degrees	0

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

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

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

542

Applied

318

Accepted

163

Enrolled

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 14th	December 14th	Yes
Spring deadline	October 12th	October 12th	No
Summer deadline	March 8th	March 8th	No

Entrance Requirements

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	December 15
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:	5,842,552

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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