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For the 12th consecutive year, UNCW is among the top 10 public regional undergraduate universities in the South. The designation appears in the 2010 U.S.News & World Report “America’s Best Colleges” guidebook.
Among all 121 public and private universities in the South that provide a full range of undergraduate and master's level programs, UNCW is ranked 12th, up from 14th in 2009 and steadily advancing from 24th in 2002.
For the second straight year, UNCW was also included on the U.S.News list of 16 "up-and-coming" master's universities in the South. Nationally, 77 colleges and universities were singled out on this list as schools that have recently made the most promising and innovative changes in academics, faculty, students, campus or facilities.
UNCW was been named by G.I. Jobs to its 2010 list of Military Friendly Schools. This list honors the top 15 percent of colleges, universities and trade schools that are "doing the most to embrace America's veterans as students," according to the magazine.
In 2009, UNCW joined the ranks of an exclusive group of higher education institutions included in the revised and updated 2010 edition of the Fiske Guide to Colleges by Edward B. Fiske.
UNC Wilmington is one of the top three "Best Values" among public universities in North Carolina, according to Kiplinger's 2009 rankings. We are ranked 25th nationally for value to in-state students and 35th for out-of-state students. Kiplinger's ranks four-year schools that combine outstanding economic value with top-notch education.
UNCW is one of the nation's 50 "Best Value" public colleges and universities according to The Princeton Review.
UNCW received the "Best in the Southeast" designation for 2010 by The Princeton Review.
UNC Wilmington is included in Peterson's Competitive Colleges 2008: Top Colleges for Top Students. Of the 440 institutions highlighted, UNC Wilmington, UNC Chapel Hill, North Carolina State University and UNC Asheville are the only public institutions in North Carolina listed.
UNCW was ranked in the top 100 publics universities by Forbes for the second year in a row.
UNCW has one of the highest four-year graduation rates in the UNC system, second only to UNC Chapel Hill.
More than 74 percent of freshmen surveyed said UNCW was their first choice. Profile of UNCW students and student life (pdf)
UNCW has the second highest freshman-to-sophomore year retention rate in the UNC system, behind only UNC Chapel Hill.
UNCW's student-athletes captured three Colonial Athletic Association championships in 2008-09: men's swimming and diving, men's tennis and men's track and field.
In the classroom, the Seahawks continued to excel. All 19 of UNCW’s intercollegiate teams remained in full compliance with the NCAA’s guidelines, and the men’s basketball team received a Public Recognition Award for the second consecutive year for being in the top 10 percent nationally for its work in the classroom.
Over the past decade, UNCW has built, renovated or added more than 40 buildings. The Seahawk Crossing student residence facility and the campus’ first parking garage opened this summer, and construction is underway next door on the School of Nursing building. Planning is underway for a classroom building for psychology and other departments as well as a new marine biotechnology building and oyster hatchery at the Center for Marine Science.
UNCW students have a strong sense of civic responsibility and volunteerism. More than 4,700 students contributed more than 51,000 hours to volunteer and service learning projects. The economic value of that community service alone exceeds $1 million dollars.
Donors were very generous last year, providing $7 million in gifts despite the economy. However, the total of gift commitments exceeded $14 million, an 8 percent increase over the previous fiscal year.
Donors also established 32 new scholarships during the past fiscal year, nine of which are endowed at a total value of $480,000. Of these new scholarships, 31 will be awarded on the basis of merit. Increasing merit scholarships for exceptional students is a major fundraising priority for UNCW.
Total research funding for the past fiscal year topped $20 million.

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