Carolina named ‘new Ivy’ by Forbes
The list highlights institutions “turning out the smart, driven graduates craved by employers of all types.”
UNC-Chapel Hill is among Forbes’ list of “new Ivies,” institutions approaching the quality and prestige of an Ivy League education and producing “the smart, driven graduates craved by employers of all types.” Carolina is the only North Carolina institution on the list. The designation comes soon after the university was recognized by Princeton Review for its affordability as a best public university for value.
To compile the new Ivies list, Forbes analyzed 2022 admissions data for more than 1,700 colleges. Using that data, Forbes screened for schools with high standardized test scores and selective admission rate (below 50% at publics). Forbes then surveyed hiring managers about the remaining schools, narrowing the list down to 10 publics and 10 privates.
“These 10 state universities, spread across the U.S., attract high-achievers and turn out hard-working, highly-regarded employees,” Forbes wrote.
Other public universities on the list include Binghamton University, Georgia Institute of Technology, University of Florida, University of Illinois Urbana, University of Maryland, University of Michigan, University of Texas at Austin, University of Virginia, and University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Carolina also was recently ranked the No. 4 public university in the country in US News and World Report’s Best College Rankings. This spring, 20 Carolina graduate programs were among the top 10 in the nation as part of U.S. News and Education’s “Best Graduate Schools,” including Eshelman School of Pharmacy being ranked as the top pharmacy school in the country.
