UNC School of Social Work

Our School is ranked #3 in the nation!

US News & World Report has released its graduate school rankings for 2019, and UNC School of Social Work is ranked third place in the nation! This is the highest ranking our School has received to date, according to Dean Gary Bowen, and it marks an increase from our previous fifth-place ranking.

Five U.S. schools tied for the third-place rank, with each receiving the same score as its peers -- we are ranked equally with University of Washington, University of Chicago, University of California-Berkley and Columbia.

We're really proud to earn this national recognition of excellence. Congratulations to our faculty, students, alumni, staff and partners on this acknowledgement of our achievements! You can find the list of all ranked schools, along with the methodology used to determine the rankings, at the US News & World Report website.

In The News

School researchers awarded $390K grant from National Institutes of Justice

Professor Rebecca Macy, assistant professor Cindy Fraga Rizo and faculty associate Christopher Wretman have been awarded a two-year, $390,000 grant from the National Institutes of Justice to determine how best to evaluate one of the country’s largest providers of services for victims of human-trafficking.

Researchers recommend data sharing as a step toward improving family services

cover of report booklet about early childhood education data users A new report from researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill suggests that a big step toward healthier, happier kids in North Carolina may be as simple as facilitating a better process for organizations to share data about the children and families they serve.

SSW to host memorial service for Maeda Galinsky on Oct. 13

UNC School of Social Work will host a memorial service for Maeda Galinsky on Sunday, Oct. 13, 1-3 p.m. in the School's auditorium. A reception will follow the service. All friends and colleagues, past and present, are invited to join us.

Lanier appointed Wallace Kuralt Early Career Distinguished Scholar

Associate professor Paul Lanier, Ph.D., has been appointed a Wallace Kuralt Early Career Distinguished Scholar. The appointment acknowledges a faculty member’s high level of productivity in teaching, publishing, research, and service, as well as overall contributions to the School of Social Work community, including through mentoring of other junior faculty and doctoral students.