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California State University-Fullerton vs University of North Carolina Wilmington

Fullerton, CA · Wilmington, NC · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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Pair CA:NC

PUBLIC-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-NET

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE CA × NC
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-NET Largest gap · Avg Net Price

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • University of North Carolina Wilmington: average net price rose +43.0% from $13,618 (2013) to $19,472 (2023), r² 0.85.
  • California State University-Fullerton: net price ranged $4,211–$9,034 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -37.5% is not a trend (r² 0.33).
  • California State University-Fullerton: acceptance rate eased +89.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.71).
  • University of North Carolina Wilmington: acceptance rate eased +36.6% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.61).

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: California State University-Fullerton vs University of North Carolina Wilmington

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE California State University-Fullerton leads on avg net price ($6,555 vs $20,109 at University of North Carolina Wilmington)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA California State University-Fullerton leads on median debt at graduation ($13,750 vs $19,500 at University of North Carolina Wilmington)
  3. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of North Carolina Wilmington leads on acceptance rate (64.2% vs 90.5% at California State University-Fullerton)

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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between California State University-Fullerton and University of North Carolina Wilmington?▼
California State University-Fullerton leads on avg net price at $6,555 versus $20,109 at University of North Carolina Wilmington. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between California State University-Fullerton and University of North Carolina Wilmington?▼
California State University-Fullerton leads on median debt at graduation at $13,750 versus $19,500 at University of North Carolina Wilmington. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between California State University-Fullerton and University of North Carolina Wilmington?▼
University of North Carolina Wilmington leads on acceptance rate at 64.2% versus 90.5% at California State University-Fullerton. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); avg net price focus for this pair · 2025