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School of Social Work

Inspiring faculty, high-impact field placements, collaborative projects — at our top-ranked School of Social Work, you have all the resources for success as you prepare for a professional career in social work practice, research or education.

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A century of leadership, a legacy of service

Founded in 1920, the School of Social Work is consistently ranked as one of the best in the nation. Through innovative research that improves practice and enhances education, we search for solutions to challenges that include poverty, mental health, violence and substance abuse. We prepare social workers to make a difference.

Facts & Figures

  • 153partnerships with different field agencies which created 263 placements in 28 cities in the U.S. and abroad
  • 7thBest Graduate School in the United States by US News & World Report
  • 300MSW students enrolled annually
  • $16.6million in external awards, 2020-2021
  • Doctoral programis the first one of its kind in North Carolina
  • 100North Carolina counties served by students, faculty and alumni
  • $600,000in scholarships received by MSW students in 2021-2022

Around Campus

  • Headshot of Brian Conlon next to microscopic image of infection.

    Researchers target staph infections

    Brian Conlon’s lab is looking at ways to help antibiotics fight deadly “persister” bacteria.

  • Davis Library exterior day.

    Changes at Davis Library on April 29

    Interim Director of Access Services Suchi Mohanty talks about steps University Libraries are taking to make reading day safer and more productive.

  • UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Lee H. Roberts speaking into a microphone from a podium. Behind him is Carolina Blue signage with the UNC-Chapel Hill logo and text reading:

    Three with Lee

    Chancellor Lee H. Roberts answers questions about international student visas, federal funding and Carolina’s budget.