UNC-Chapel Hill ranks 29th in 2021 Academic Ranking of World Universities

Posted Sep 26, 2021
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranked 29th in the world and 20th in the United States among global universities, according to the 2021 Academic Ranking of World Universities released by the ShanghaiRanking Consultancy. UNC also ranks seventh among U.S. public universities. Carolina ranked 30th in 2020 and tied for 33rd in 2019. (UNC.edu)

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