<P> Founded in 1789 , the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is one of three schools to claim the title of oldest public university in the United States . It closed from 1871 to 1875 , faced with serious financial and enrollment problems during the Reconstruction era . In 1877 , the State of North Carolina began sponsoring additional higher education institutions . Over time the state added a women 's college ( now known as the University of North Carolina at Greensboro ) , a land - grant university ( North Carolina State University ) , five historically black institutions ( North Carolina A&T State University , North Carolina Central University , Winston - Salem State University , Fayetteville State University , and Elizabeth City State University ) and one to educate American Indians ( the University of North Carolina at Pembroke ) . Others were created to prepare teachers for public education and to instruct performing artists . </P>
<P> Founded in 1789 , the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is one of three schools to claim the title of oldest public university in the United States . It closed from 1871 to 1875 , faced with serious financial and enrollment problems during the Reconstruction era . In 1877 , the State of North Carolina began sponsoring additional higher education institutions . Over time the state added a women 's college ( now known as the University of North Carolina at Greensboro ) , a land - grant university ( North Carolina State University ) , five historically black institutions ( North Carolina A&T State University , North Carolina Central University , Winston - Salem State University , Fayetteville State University , and Elizabeth City State University ) and one to educate American Indians ( the University of North Carolina at Pembroke ) . Others were created to prepare teachers for public education and to instruct performing artists . </P>
when was the university of north carolina founded
when was the university of north carolina founded
1789
1789