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George Mason University vs University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Fairfax, VA · Greensboro, NC · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair VA:NC

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

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

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-1SIDE · brisk · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Headcount surged on one side only

ENROLL-1SIDE · brisk · 2013–2023

George Mason University posted a brisk directional enrollment rise over 2013–2023 while its peer's size series stays a range. Pair any cost snapshot with that asymmetry before treating the campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • George Mason University: enrollment grew +27.0% over 2013–2023; fitted +620 students/yr fitted, r² 0.93.
  • University of North Carolina at Greensboro: enrollment ranged 13,848–16,238 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • George Mason University: acceptance rate eased +43.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.80).
  • University of North Carolina at Greensboro: acceptance rate eased +49.7% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.89).

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 Greensboro

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION University of North Carolina at Greensboro leads on in-state tuition ($7,661 vs $14,220 at George Mason University)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE University of North Carolina at Greensboro leads on avg net price ($10,965 vs $17,915 at George Mason University)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI University of North Carolina at Greensboro leads on out-of-state tuition ($24,012 vs $38,688 at George Mason University)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between George Mason University and University of North Carolina at Greensboro?▼
University of North Carolina at Greensboro leads on in-state tuition at $7,661 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 Greensboro?▼
University of North Carolina at Greensboro leads on avg net price at $10,965 versus $17,915 at George Mason University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between George Mason University and University of North Carolina at Greensboro?▼
University of North Carolina at Greensboro leads on out-of-state tuition at $24,012 versus $38,688 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); in-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025