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College of Wilmington vs University of North Carolina Wilmington

Wilmington, NC · Wilmington, NC · largest Scorecard gap: median earnings (10 yr)

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MIXED-SECTOR · SAME-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-EARN

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • SAME-STATE Same state · NC
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-EARN Largest gap · Median Earnings (10 yr)

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.
  • College of Wilmington: net price ranged $12,038–$21,923 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +16.8% is not a trend (r² 0.11).
  • College of Wilmington: enrollment shrank -15.4% over 2013–2023; fitted -7 students/yr fitted, r² 0.41.
  • University of North Carolina Wilmington: enrollment grew +16.4% over 2013–2023; fitted +185 students/yr fitted, r² 0.66.

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: College of Wilmington vs University of North Carolina Wilmington

  1. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 University of North Carolina Wilmington leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($54,967 vs $19,235 at College of Wilmington)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI University of North Carolina Wilmington leads on 150%-time completion (70.7% vs 27.7% at College of Wilmington)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA College of Wilmington leads on median debt at graduation ($9,423 vs $19,500 at University of North Carolina Wilmington)

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Median Earnings (10 yr) and other Scorecard questions

On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between College of Wilmington and University of North Carolina Wilmington?▼
University of North Carolina Wilmington leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $54,967 versus $19,235 at College of Wilmington. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between College of Wilmington and University of North Carolina Wilmington?▼
University of North Carolina Wilmington leads on 150%-time completion at 70.7% versus 27.7% at College of Wilmington. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between College of Wilmington and University of North Carolina Wilmington?▼
College of Wilmington leads on median debt at graduation at $9,423 versus $19,500 at University of North Carolina Wilmington. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median earnings (10 yr) focus for this pair · 2025