UNC ranked a top-five public university for 23rd straight year

Posted Sep 24, 2024
UNC-Chapel Hill is ranked the No. 5 public university in the country and is tied for No. 27 overall in the 2025 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings released on Tuesday. North Carolina is No. 1 for best value among public universities for the 20th time. Carolina has been ranked among the top 5 public universities for 23 consecutive years. (UNC.edu)

Related: Campus Connections

UNC's Gedas Bertasius uses basketball to train computers
Today, the same instincts that once helped Gedas Bertasius scan a basketball court — where the pass is headed, how the defense might collapse —...
Tue Mar 31, 2026

Carolina Across 100 launches final program
UNC-Chapel Hill’s Carolina Across 100 initiative welcomes 10 teams covering 19 counties to its final program Our State, Our Future. This culminating program marks the...
Tue Mar 31, 2026

Interview with comedian, UNC alum Lewis Black
Lewis Black, the now 77-year-old stand-up legend has retired from touring, and his recent “Goodbye Yeller Brick Road” performances were his last. But Black, the...
Mon Mar 30, 2026

Here are 5 things I love about Carolina
Rameses at Home - One of my favorite experiences in the community is when I drive past the Hogan family farm and I catch a...
Sat Mar 28, 2026