University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
UNC
🇺🇸 United States
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NC
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Chapel Hill
Est. 1789
www.unc.edu
Ranked Top 50 worldwide across 4 major ranking systems
Ranked in 131 subject rankings
Ranking Overview
QS
=140
40
63.2
2026
THE
78
8
70.3
2026
ARWU
39
4
35.0
2025
US News
51
4
75.8
2026
Historical Trend
QS
THE
ARWU
US News
:
Score:
Top Subjects
4
Library & Information Management
QS 4
5
Pharmacy & Pharmacology
QS 5
10
Public Health
ARWU 10
10
Dentistry & Oral Sciences
ARWU 10
14
Biological Sciences
ARWU 14
14
Nursing
QS 14
=15
Social Sciences and Public Health
US News =15
16
Nursing
ARWU 16
16
Infectious Diseases
US News 16
18
Sociology
ARWU 18
18
Dentistry
QS 18
19
Political Sciences
ARWU 19
20
Statistics
ARWU 20
22
Psychiatry/Psychology
US News 22
24
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health
US News 24
Subject Rankings
QS
46 subjects|
Subject
|
Rank
|
Score
|
Year
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Library & Information Management | 4 | 87.2 | 2026 |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | 5 | 87.7 | 2026 |
| Nursing | 14 | 85.7 | 2026 |
| Dentistry | 18 | 81.5 | 2026 |
| Sports-Related Subjects | 38 | 78.1 | 2026 |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | 44 | 80.1 | 2026 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 44 | 78.1 | 2026 |
| Philosophy | =46 | 71.0 | 2026 |
| Statistics & Operational Research | 50 | 78.4 | 2026 |
| Theology, Divinity & Religious Studies | 51-100 | - | 2026 |
| Classics & Ancient History | 51-150 | - | 2026 |
| History | 51-100 | - | 2026 |
| Geography | 51-100 | - | 2026 |
| Biological Sciences | =57 | 75.0 | 2026 |
| Medicine | =60 | 73.4 | 2026 |
| Psychology | 60 | 73.0 | 2026 |
| Chemistry | =81 | 73.1 | 2026 |
| Accounting & Finance | =95 | 68.7 | 2026 |
| Politics | 98 | 65.3 | 2026 |
| Data Science & Artificial Intelligence | 101-200 | - | 2026 |
| Archaeology | 101-150 | - | 2026 |
| English Language & Literature | 101-150 | - | 2026 |
| Anatomy & Physiology | 101-200 | - | 2026 |
| Anthropology | 101-200 | - | 2026 |
| Education & Training | 101-150 | - | 2026 |
| Development Studies | 101-150 | - | 2025 |
| Social Policy & Administration | 101-150 | - | 2025 |
| Business & Management Studies | =126 | 67.6 | 2026 |
| Social Sciences & Management | =127 | 70.9 | 2026 |
| Earth & Marine Sciences | 151-200 | - | 2026 |
| Environmental Sciences | 151-200 | - | 2026 |
| Geology | 151-200 | - | 2026 |
| Geophysics | 151-200 | - | 2026 |
| Hospitality & Leisure Management | 151-175 | - | 2025 |
| Economics & Econometrics | =161 | 68.3 | 2026 |
| Arts & Humanities | =176 | 69.1 | 2026 |
| Natural Sciences | =189 | 71.5 | 2026 |
| Computer Science & Information Systems | 201-250 | - | 2026 |
| Modern Languages | 201-250 | - | 2026 |
| Materials Sciences | 201-250 | - | 2026 |
| Architecture & Built Environment | 201-260 | - | 2025 |
| Mathematics | 251-300 | - | 2026 |
| Physics & Astronomy | 251-300 | - | 2026 |
| Law & Legal Studies | 251-300 | - | 2026 |
| Engineering & Technology | =285 | 65.8 | 2026 |
| Linguistics | 301-350 | - | 2026 |
ARWU
43 subjects|
Subject
|
Rank
|
Score
|
Year
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Health | 10 | 224.7 | 2025 |
| Dentistry & Oral Sciences | 10 | 254.7 | 2025 |
| Biological Sciences | 14 | 244.6 | 2025 |
| Nursing | 16 | 212.0 | 2025 |
| Sociology | 18 | 175.0 | 2025 |
| Political Sciences | 19 | 202.5 | 2025 |
| Statistics | 20 | 169.7 | 2025 |
| Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences | 26 | 168.2 | 2025 |
| Education | 28 | 134.2 | 2025 |
| Chemistry | 36 | 230.4 | 2025 |
| Geography | 36 | 173.8 | 2025 |
| Library & Information Science | 44 | 127.5 | 2025 |
| Human Biological Sciences | 48 | 159.9 | 2025 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 51-75 | - | 2025 |
| Clinical Medicine | 51-75 | - | 2025 |
| Medical Technology | 51-75 | - | 2025 |
| Law | 51-75 | - | 2025 |
| Communication | 51-75 | - | 2025 |
| Psychology | 51-75 | - | 2025 |
| Finance | 51-75 | - | 2025 |
| Management | 51-75 | - | 2025 |
| Computer Science & Engineering | 76-100 | - | 2025 |
| Economics | 76-100 | - | 2025 |
| Business Administration | 76-100 | - | 2025 |
| Public Administration | 76-100 | - | 2025 |
| Oceanography | 101-150 | - | 2025 |
| Water Resources | 101-150 | - | 2025 |
| Biotechnology | 101-150 | - | 2025 |
| Materials Science & Engineering | 151-200 | - | 2025 |
| Energy Science & Engineering | 151-200 | - | 2019 |
| Transportation Science & Technology | 151-200 | - | 2019 |
| Artificial Intelligence | 151-200 | - | 2025 |
| Mathematics | 201-300 | - | 2025 |
| Physics | 201-300 | - | 2025 |
| Atmospheric Science | 201-300 | - | 2025 |
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | 201-300 | - | 2025 |
| Environmental Science & Engineering | 201-300 | - | 2025 |
| Agricultural Sciences | 201-300 | - | 2022 |
| Veterinary Sciences | 201-300 | - | 2021 |
| Hospitality & Tourism Management | 201-300 | - | 2020 |
| Earth Sciences | 301-400 | - | 2025 |
| Ecology | 301-400 | - | 2025 |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | 401-500 | - | 2025 |
US News
31 subjects|
Subject
|
Rank
|
Score
|
Year
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences and Public Health | =15 | 75.8 | 2026 |
| Infectious Diseases | 16 | 75.8 | 2026 |
| Psychiatry/Psychology | 22 | 75.8 | 2026 |
| Public, Environmental and Occupational Health | 24 | 75.8 | 2026 |
| Immunology | 27 | 75.8 | 2026 |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology | 31 | 75.8 | 2026 |
| Molecular Biology and Genetics | 32 | 75.8 | 2026 |
| Clinical Medicine | 33 | 75.8 | 2026 |
| Gastroenterology and Hepatology | 35 | 75.8 | 2026 |
| Endocrinology and Metabolism | =36 | 75.8 | 2026 |
| Microbiology | =36 | 75.8 | 2026 |
| Biology and Biochemistry | 37 | 75.8 | 2026 |
| Cell Biology | 39 | 75.8 | 2026 |
| Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology | 54 | 75.8 | 2026 |
| Neuroscience and Behavior | =59 | 75.8 | 2026 |
| Oncology | 61 | 75.8 | 2026 |
| Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging | 70 | 75.8 | 2026 |
| Mathematics | =90 | 75.8 | 2026 |
| Surgery | 104 | 75.8 | 2026 |
| Economics and Business | =113 | 75.8 | 2026 |
| Chemistry | =125 | 75.8 | 2026 |
| Materials Science | 127 | 75.8 | 2026 |
| Plant and Animal Science | =137 | 75.8 | 2026 |
| Environment/Ecology | 149 | 75.8 | 2026 |
| Computer Science | =157 | 75.8 | 2026 |
| Space Science | =227 | 75.8 | 2026 |
| Nanoscience and Nanotechnology | 233 | 75.8 | 2026 |
| Geosciences | =253 | 75.8 | 2026 |
| Agricultural Sciences | =306 | 75.8 | 2026 |
| Physics | =429 | 75.8 | 2026 |
| Engineering | =462 | 75.8 | 2026 |
THE
11 subjects|
Subject
|
Rank
|
Score
|
Year
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical & Health | =34 | 76.5 | 2026 |
| Social Sciences | 34 | 72.7 | 2026 |
| Psychology | 39 | 69.4 | 2026 |
| Life Sciences | 58 | 70.6 | 2026 |
| Education | 59 | 61.4 | 2026 |
| Arts & Humanities | =74 | 56.3 | 2026 |
| Business & Economics | =95 | 56.8 | 2026 |
| Computer Science | 101–125 | 56.2 | 2026 |
| Engineering & Technology | 151–175 | 52.9 | 2026 |
| Physical Sciences | 151–175 | 54.9 | 2026 |
| Law | 176–200 | 40.6 | 2026 |