<P> The title of oldest public university in the United States is claimed by three universities : the University of Georgia , the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , and College of William and Mary . Each has a distinct basis for the claim : North Carolina being the first to hold classes and graduate students , Georgia being the first created by state charter , and William & Mary having the oldest founding date of any currently public university , though it was private for over 250 years and completely closed for a period after the Civil War . </P>
<P> The title of oldest public university in the United States is claimed by three universities : the University of Georgia , the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , and College of William and Mary . Each has a distinct basis for the claim : North Carolina being the first to hold classes and graduate students , Georgia being the first created by state charter , and William & Mary having the oldest founding date of any currently public university , though it was private for over 250 years and completely closed for a period after the Civil War . </P>
8 . what is the oldest college in north carolina
8 . what is the oldest college in north carolina
the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill