Among U.S. research universities, UNC-Chapel Hill placed 28th overall and 11th among public campuses. Last year, the University ranked 56th in the world and 29th in the United States.
The Carolina awardees are among the approximately 550 U.S. students who received a scholarship from the U.S. Department of State’s CLS Program in 2018.
The awards, which total $978,122, enable students to study outside the U.S. for a semester, summer or year.
Carolina ranks 30th in the world and 22nd in the U.S. among global universities, according to the 2018 Academic Ranking of World Universities.