UNC ranks fifth among the nation’s best public universities for the 10th consecutive year, according to U.S. News & World Report magazine. The rankings appear in the magazine’s annual college guidebook.
UC Berkeley ranked first among public universities, followed by UCLA and Virginia (tied for second), Michigan (fourth) and UNC (fifth). Among national public and private universities, Carolina ranked 30th. Other top public universities ranked between 22nd (Berkeley) and 29th (Michigan) overall. Last year, UNC tied for 28th overall with Tufts and Wake Forest. Overall scores of all five top public universities remained identical to last year, ranging from 76 to 70.