No surprises. In USAToday's latest rankings of the best colleges in North Carolina, Wake Forest ranks #2, and University of NC School of the Arts ranks #7 in the top ten list. Not in the link provided below, Salem College ranked #12, even above UNC-Wilmington, East Carolina, UNC-Charlotte, and High Point (#13, #14, #15, and #18 respectively).
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