National Recognition
US
NEWS AND WORLD REPORT
27th among national universities (August
2006)
5th among public national universities
1st among publics, 9th overall in "Great
Schools, Great Prices"
18th "least student indebtedness" among national universities
5th (tied) "best undergraduate business program"
PRINCETON REVIEW
Best college value in the nation (April
2004)
6th for the Daily Tar Heel student
newspaper (September
2004)
4th for fan loyalty (September
2004)

KIPLINGER'S PERSONAL FINANCE
"Best value" among public universities for the fourth consecutive time (February
2006)
NEWSWEEK - AMERICA'S 25 HOTTEST SCHOOLS
#1 for Health Careers (August
2005)
THE JOURNAL OF BLACKS IN HIGHER EDUCATION
#1 among top universities for percentage of first-year African-American
students for the second year in a row (November
2006)