University of North Carolina campuses of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina State University, and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The three campuses came under the leadership of just one board and one president. By 1969, three additional campuses had joined the Consolidated University through legislative action: the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, the University of North Carolina at Asheville, and the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. In 1971, North Carolina passed legislation bringing into the University of North Carolina all 16 public institutions that confer bachelor's degrees. This round of consolidation granted each constituent institution a
University of North Carolina at Charlotte amount of sunlight, and cantilevered multi-story blocks which provide shade and give the building a distinctive look resembling a stack of books. Approximately 28,721 students were enrolled in the University in the fall of 2016 (23,404 undergraduate), 47 percent are male and 53 percent are female. Students hail from 97 of North Carolina's 100 counties, 45 states, and 103 countries. UNC Charlotte is classified as a doctoral research university by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. UNC Charlotte was ranked the 38th top college in the United States by the Social Mobility Index college rankings. The 2013 edition