UNCThe University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has been rated the top value in U.S. public higher education for the 13th straight year by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine.

Kiplinger’s rates universities on quality and cost including metrics around admission rates, retention rates, graduate rates, sticker price, financial aid and graduation debt level.

UNC is the only school that meets 100% of students’ demonstrated financial need.  UNC students graduate with an average debt of less than $17,000, far below the national average of $29,400 according to Kiplinger’s.

Other UNC system school that made Kiplinger’s top 100 include:

  • NC State University — 16th
  • UNC School of the Arts — 24th
  • UNC Wilmington — 28th
  • Appalachian State University — 30th
  • UNC Asheville — 58th

Source: Kiplinger’s Personal Finance; Charlotte Observer