UNC Academic Prestige

pac12bound
Wed, 19 Apr 2017 04:16:03 +0000

Hi everyone,

West Coast parent here. My son is choosing between UCLA and UNC. We’re very familiar with west coast schools, but not all to familiar with the East.

Could someone kindly speak to the academic prestige of UNC? I know there are a lot of rankings out there, but I’d like to hear from real people.

My understanding is that UNC is a public Ivy, along with UVA. So how does that work? Do people in the East Cost who want academic reputation shoot for Ivys as well as UVA and UNC?

Does a UNC degree carry weight in Washington DC and New York? and even in the west coast?

My son is thinking about majoring in Computer Science, Economics with a minor in PPE.

Thank you for your time and would appreciate your thoughts and comments.