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George Mason University vs University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Fairfax, VA · Chapel Hill, NC · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair VA:NC

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE VA × NC
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-ACCEPT Largest gap · Acceptance Rate

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

Decade path · College Scorecard

Selectivity moved on only one side of this board

ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, one school's acceptance-rate series clears the r² ≥ 0.40 floor while the other does not. Read the directional claim as one-sided, then check the companion metric below.

  • George Mason University: acceptance rate eased +43.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.80).
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: acceptance rate tightened -32.1% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.81).
  • George Mason University: enrollment grew +27.0% over 2013–2023; fitted +620 students/yr fitted, r² 0.93.
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: enrollment grew +15.0% over 2013–2023; fitted +266 students/yr fitted, r² 0.96.

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: George Mason University vs University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill leads on acceptance rate (15.3% vs 87.5% at George Mason University)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill leads on in-state tuition ($8,994 vs $14,220 at George Mason University)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill leads on avg net price ($11,655 vs $17,915 at George Mason University)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between George Mason University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill?▼
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill leads on acceptance rate at 15.3% versus 87.5% at George Mason University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between George Mason University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill?▼
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill leads on in-state tuition at $8,994 versus $14,220 at George Mason University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between George Mason University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill?▼
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill leads on avg net price at $11,655 versus $17,915 at George Mason University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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