The Chemistry at UNC Chapel Hill Research Doctorate Program has consistently placed high in the US News & World Report annual national rankings overall. Individual specializations are ranked as follows:

Our distinguished faculty of 40 includes six members of the National Academy of Sciences, eight members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one member of the National Academy of Engineering, a Fellow of The Royal Society, a past president of the American Chemical Society, a Priestly Medal recipient, and numerous recent recipients of other national and international awards.

Our research program is one of the strongest in the country with more than 200 publications published annually and over 100 patents filed within last 10 years.

Current faculty bring over $18 million in external funding into the department annually and have extensive collaborations with industry and other academic research institutions.

For a more comprehensive summary of research accomplishments please see our research section.

Currently, in the Chemistry at UNC Chapel Hill program there are:

• > 250 graduate students (~15% international, ~50% female)
  
• > 70 postdoctoral research associates
  
• > 100 undergraduate majors per year