UNC ranked in top 5 of The Princeton Review’s Best Value Colleges Posted Apr 23, 2021 UNC is ranked fifth among the nation’s public universities in The Princeton Review’s 2021 list of the “Best Value Colleges,” released April 20. The college admissions service company ranked 650 academic institutions, dividing them into public and private categories. UNC appears in the top five for the best return on investment among public institutions. (UNC.edu)