List of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill leaders
Leaders of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill were known as Presidents until the formation of the Consolidated University of North Carolina in 1932. Between 1934 and 1945, the title Dean of Administration was used for the leader of the university, which in turn became Chancellor. An asterisk indicates an interim or acting appointment.
Presiding Professors
| Name | Term |
| Rev. David Ker | 1794-1796 |
| Charles Wilson Harris | 1796 |
| Rev. Joseph Caldwell | 1796-1797 1799-1804 |
| James Smiley Gillaspie | 1797-1799 |
Presidents
| Name | Term |
| Rev. Joseph Caldwell | 1804-1812 1816-1835 |
| Robert Hett Chapman | 1812-1816 |
| Elisha Mitchell | 1835 |
| David Lowry Swain | 1835-1868 |
| Rev. Solomon Pool | 1869-1872 |
| Rev. Charles Phillips | 1875-1876 |
| Kemp Plummer Battle | 1876-1891 |
| George Tayloe Winston | 1891-1896 |
| Edwin Anderson Alderman | 1896-1900 |
| Francis Preston Venable | 1900-1914 |
| Edward Kidder Graham | 1914-1918 |
| Marvin Hendrix Stacy | 1918-1919 |
| Harry Woodburn Chase | 1919-1930 |
| Frank Porter Graham | 1930-1932 |
Dean of Administration
| Name | Term |
| Robert Burton House | 1934-1945 |
Chancellors
| Name | Term |
| Robert Burton House | 1945-1957 |
| William Brantley Aycock | 1957-1964 |
| Paul Frederick Sharp | 1964-1965 |
| Joseph Carlyle Sitterson | 1965-1972 |
| Nelson Ferebee Taylor | 1972-1980 |
| Christopher Columbus Fordham | 1980-1988 |
| Paul Hardin III | 1988-1995 |
| Michael Hooker | 1995-1999 |
| William Octavius McCoy | 1999-2000 |
| James Moeser | 2000-2008 |
| Herbert Holden Thorp | 2008-2013 |
| Carol L. Folt | 2013- 2019 |
| Kevin Guskiewicz | 2019-present |