UNC’s Reputation Holds Steady in National, Global College Rankings

Posted Oct 4, 2021
The University of North Carolina has been named a leading public university by recently-released collegiate rankings. Carolina ranked 28th in this year’s edition of U.S. News & World Report’s annual list of “America’s Best Colleges.” USNWR ranked Carolina as the tenth-best value in the nation. UNC also had individual schools and programs rank highly. (Chapelboro.com)

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