Asheville is Your Classroom Besides excellent liberal arts and sciences education and an uplifting learning community, at UNC Asheville, you’ll find a university that believes in you and a city that inspires you.

2025’s Nicest Place in America – Reader’s Digest #8 Best Colleges in North Carolina #11 Most Affordable Colleges in North Carolina #16 Best Value Colleges in North Carolina We work hard on campus so we can play hard beyond it in mountains and theaters, forests and festivals, rivers and restaurants — wherever your adventures lead you.