GREENSBORO, N.C. — Wake Forest University and UNC Greensboro were listed in the U.S. News & World Report's 2020 edition of the Best Global Universities rankings.
Wake Forest ranked 401st and UNCG was 1,022nd in what the magazine categorizes as the most comprehensive assessment of research universities worldwide. A total of 1,500 schools were ranked – up from 1,250 last year – based on academic research and reputation.
The new edition evaluates schools in 81 countries – up from 75 last year. The U.S. has the most universities in the overall ranking with 249, followed by China (188), the United Kingdom (86), Japan (82) and Germany (66).
Wake Forest ranked 112th among U.S. schools, and UNCG was 211th.
To see the other North Carolina schools that made the list, click here to see the rankings on the Triad Business Journal's website.
