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James Madison University vs University of North Carolina Wilmington

Harrisonburg, 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-HIGH · 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-HIGH High completion
  • 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-RACE · narrow · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Nearly parallel enrollment growth

ENROLL-RACE · narrow · 2013–2023

Undergraduate headcount rose at both James Madison University and University of North Carolina Wilmington across 2013–2023. The fitted annual pace is what separates this board from a generic large-campus frame.

  • University of North Carolina Wilmington: enrollment grew +16.4% over 2013–2023; fitted +185 students/yr fitted, r² 0.66.
  • James Madison University: enrollment grew +13.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +179 students/yr fitted, r² 0.85.
  • James Madison University: acceptance rate eased +20.0% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.66).
  • 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: James Madison University vs University of North Carolina Wilmington

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION University of North Carolina Wilmington leads on in-state tuition ($7,277 vs $14,250 at James Madison University)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI University of North Carolina Wilmington leads on out-of-state tuition ($24,152 vs $31,604 at James Madison University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 James Madison University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($69,954 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 James Madison University and University of North Carolina Wilmington?▼
University of North Carolina Wilmington leads on in-state tuition at $7,277 versus $14,250 at James Madison University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between James Madison University and University of North Carolina Wilmington?▼
University of North Carolina Wilmington leads on out-of-state tuition at $24,152 versus $31,604 at James Madison University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between James Madison University and University of North Carolina Wilmington?▼
James Madison University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $69,954 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