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George Mason University vs University of North Carolina Wilmington

Fairfax, VA · Wilmington, 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-PAR · 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-PAR Debt near-par
  • 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 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.
  • George Mason University: net price ranged $17,385–$21,048 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -0.1% is not a trend (r² 0.03).
  • George Mason University: acceptance rate eased +43.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.80).
  • 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 · 1 tied metrics omitted. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: George Mason University vs University of North Carolina Wilmington

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION University of North Carolina Wilmington leads on in-state tuition ($7,277 vs $14,220 at George Mason University)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI University of North Carolina Wilmington leads on out-of-state tuition ($24,152 vs $38,688 at George Mason University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 George Mason University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($76,343 vs $54,967 at University of North Carolina Wilmington)

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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 Wilmington?▼
University of North Carolina Wilmington leads on in-state tuition at $7,277 versus $14,220 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 Wilmington?▼
University of North Carolina Wilmington leads on out-of-state tuition at $24,152 versus $38,688 at George Mason University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between George Mason University and University of North Carolina Wilmington?▼
George Mason University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $76,343 versus $54,967 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); in-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025