WILMINGTON -- The University of North Carolina at Wilmington is one of the top 50 colleges and universities in the country. That's according to a new ranking of 484 four-year schools based on 19 standards of academic excellence and affordability by the business journals.
UNCW scored high marks for its cost, admission selectivity and prestige, and came in at 49.
UNC Chapel Hill and NC State are the only other schools in the state in the top 50.