UNC celebrates over 6,800 graduates, some concerned about future job market

Posted May 16, 2025
A sea of Carolina blue at the Old Well Saturday for UNC’s commencement ceremony. “It’s been a long ride, and I’m looking forward to this,” said UNC graduate Maggie Strother. More than 6,800 total students graduated from UNC Chapel Hill. About 4,300 of them were undergraduate students, 1,400 master’s students and about 900 doctoral students. (WRAL.com)

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