With the first “early decision” college-application deadline looming on Nov. 1 and tuition costs having more than doubled since the 1980s, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its 2020’s Best College & University Rankings as well as accompanying videos, in addition to separate rankings for colleges and for universities.
To help college-bound seniors choose the best schools within their states, WalletHub compared over 1,000 higher-education institutions in the U.S. based on 33 key measures grouped into seven categories, such as Student Selectivity, Cost & Financing and Career Outcomes. The data set ranges from student-faculty ratio to graduation rate to post-attendance median salary.
Top 10 Colleges & Universities in North Carolina:
Duke University
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
North Carolina State University-Raleigh
Davidson College
Salem College
Western Carolina University
Appalachian State University
Queens University of Charlotte
University of Mount Olive
Meredith College
With that in mind, here’s a closer look at some of the top schools and how each performed in certain metrics:
School Snapshot: Duke University (1 = Best; 22 = Average; 43 = Worst)
1st – Admission Rate
1st – Student-Faculty Ratio
22nd – On-Campus Crime
1st – Gender & Racial Diversity
1st – Graduation Rate
1st – Post-Attendance Median Salary
School Snapshot:
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (1 = Best; 22 = Average; 43 = Worst)
3rd – Admission Rate
25th – Net Cost
20th – Student-Faculty Ratio
14th – Gender & Racial Diversity
3rd – Graduation Rate
3rd – Post-Attendance Median Salary
School Snapshot: North Carolina State University-Raleigh (1 = Best; 22 = Average; 43 = Worst)
11th – Admission Rate
23rd – Net Cost
23rd – Student-Faculty Ratio
17th – On-Campus Crime
24th – Gender & Racial Diversity
5th – Graduation Rate
4th – Post-Attendance Median Salary
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