UNCW is the state’s coastal university, we are dedicated to the integration of teaching and mentoring with research and service. We offer over 60 baccalaureate programs, 35 masters' programs and four doctoral programs. We are a mid-size institution with 17, 500 students, over 275 clubs and organizations, a Division 1 NCAA athletics program with a beautiful surrounding beach community and downtown riverfront area.
Screen Gems Filming studio is located in Wilmington so many of our Film Studies students have had jobs and internships assisting with filming. We have had over 400 film, tv and commerical projects shot in Wilmington. Such as We're the Millers, Iron Man 3, One Tree Hill, Sleepy Hollow and the new Halloween film! Also, we have the Center for Marine Science which is a university owned 171,000 sq. ft private research facility including a shellfish research hatchery and marine biotechnology lab.