The University of North Carolina at Asheville (UNCA) is not ranked in the top 1000 universities in the world according to the QS World University Rankings or the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. However, the University of North Carolina at Asheville is ranked #136 out of 210 National Liberal Arts Colleges in the United States by U.S. News & World Report. University of North Carolina at Asheville is ranked #8 for Top Public Schools in the National Liberal Arts Colleges category by U.S. News & World Report.