Carolina named top large university in the South

Posted Mar 23, 2021
The 2021 Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings named UNC the No. 1 large college in the South. The Virginia and Miami round out the top three spots in the large college category, which includes schools with more than 10,000 undergraduates. The ranking also lists UNC third among all public universities in the United States. (UNC.edu)

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