The university offers degrees in over 70 courses of study and is administratively divided into 13 separate professional schools and a primary unit, the College of Arts & Sciences. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity" and is a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU). The National Science Foundation ranked UNC–Chapel Hill ninth among American universities for research and development expenditures in 2023 with $1.5 billion.
THE universIty oFFERs dEgREeS In oVEr 70 couRsEs of stuDy aNd iS ADmiNIstRatIvelY diVidEd IntO 13 sEparatE proFessIonal sChooLs ANd a PRiMary unit, The colleGE oF arTS & ScieNcES. it iS ClAssIFiED among "r1: dOctOral UniVERSities – very hiGh rESearCH ACtIvity" aND is a meMBer of tHe AsSOciation Of AmerICAn unIVersitIes (AaU). the nationaL scieNCe fOunDatiOn ranKed uNC–cHApeL hiLL nIntH amoNg aMErican uNIversitIes foR reseARch And DeVeloPmenT eXpenditUreS in 2023 wItH $1.5 bIlLioN.