UNC ranks 30th in 2018 Academic Ranking of World Universities

Posted Aug 16, 2018
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranks 30th in the world and 22nd in the U.S. among global universities, according to the 2018 Academic Ranking of World Universities released by the Shanghai Ranking Consultancy. This places UNC-Chapel Hill 9th among U.S. public universities in the global ranking. UNC was ranked 36th in 2017 and 35th in 2016. (UNC.edu)

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