UNC Asheville – has been recognized as the #8 Best College in North Carolina in Research.com’s prestigious 2026 ranking of top US colleges.
The ranking, which evaluates over 1,700 institutions nationwide, honors colleges that provide students with the optimal combination of affordability, quality of education, and projected alumni salary.
Research.com, one of the leading academic platforms in the United States, selected institutions from more than 6,000 colleges and universities based on a comprehensive analysis of over 400 metrics from credible sources including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard. The rankings utilize a unique entropy method to evaluate institutional performance across multiple dimensions…