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PO Box 1510
Pembroke, NC 28372-1510

The University of North Carolina at Pembroke, founded in 1887, is a public, liberal arts school located in the rural setting of Robeson County in southeastern North Carolina. UNC Pembroke is a master's level, degree-granting university that offers 44 bachelor's and 17 master's degrees.
One of 16 schools that comprise the University of North Carolina system, the school is less than two hours from Raleigh, Charlotte, and the North and South Carolina beaches.

With more than 5,900 students and about 249 full-time faculty members, the student to faculty ratio is approximately 16 to one. Faculty members, not teaching assistants, teach all academic courses. The average class size at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke is 30 students. UNC Pembroke's most popular undergraduate majors include business, education, social work and biology. Recently, UNC Pembroke has added new baccalaureate programs, including Spanish and environmental science, as well as new graduate degrees, including the Master of School Administration and the Master of Arts in Teaching.

Quick Facts

The University of North Carolina at Pembroke offers one undergraduate online degree in business administration with a concentration in management.

Historically, UNC Pembroke was founded as a school to serve Native Americans.

Approximately 30 percent of students live on campus.

Five percent of the students are from out of state, representing South Carolina, Virginia, New York, New Jersey and Maryland.

Minority enrollment is about 49 percent of the student body.

The student body is more than 60 percent female.

Ninety percent of students are employed or attending graduate school within 12 months of graduation.

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