Private company

University of North Carolina Press

Logo: James Hogg, Alfred Moore, and John Haywood., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Nonprofit university press publisher

The University of North Carolina Press (UNC Press), founded in 1922, is a nonprofit university press associated with the University of North Carolina. It was the first university press founded in the Southern United States.2 Its revenue was $7.3 million in 2023.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1922Founded1

The University of North Carolina Press (UNC Press), founded in 1922, is a nonprofit university press associated with the University of North Carolina. It was the first university press founded in the Southern United States.2

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

University of North Carolina Press revenue by year1$7.3M in 2023+55% since 2014
0$2.0M$4.0M$6.0M$8.0M2014: $4.8M$4.8M20142015: $4.6M$4.6M2015−4%2016: $4.9M$4.9M2016+8%2017: $4.4M$4.4M2017−10%2018: $7.3M$7.3M2018+64%2019: $6.6M$6.6M2019−9%2020: $5.5M$5.5M2020−17%2021: $7.5M$7.5M2021+35%2022: $5.7M$5.7M2022−24%2023: $7.3M$7.3M2023+29%
  • 2023$7.3M1
  • 2022$5.7M1
  • 2021$7.5M1
  • 2020$5.5M1
  • 2019$6.6M1
  • 2018$7.3M1

Timeline

  1. 1922Founded Founded1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$717.5K 2020–2020
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2020–2020: $717.5K in all. PPP loans $717.5K.$0$200K$400K$600K$800K2020 · PPP loans: $717.5K2020
Figures by year
YearPPP loansTotal
2020$717.5K$717.5K

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA4. Matched to this company by name and state.

  1. Apr 14, 2020$717.5K PPP loan (first draw) from Truist Bank4To UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA PRESS INC, Chapel Hill NC; $721.6K forgiven Nov 20, 2020