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Kent State University at Kent vs University of North Carolina Wilmington

Kent, OH · Wilmington, NC · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair OH:NC

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE OH × NC
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • 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 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.
  • Kent State University at Kent: net price ranged $17,807–$19,614 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +1.9% is not a trend (r² 0.00).
  • Kent State University at Kent: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.51).
  • 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: Kent State University at Kent vs University of North Carolina Wilmington

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION University of North Carolina Wilmington leads on in-state tuition ($7,277 vs $13,232 at Kent State University at Kent)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of North Carolina Wilmington leads on acceptance rate (64.2% vs 86.3% at Kent State University at Kent)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA University of North Carolina Wilmington leads on median debt at graduation ($19,500 vs $24,500 at Kent State University at Kent)

Kent State University at Kent profile · University of North Carolina Wilmington profile · Compare other colleges

In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Kent State University at Kent and University of North Carolina Wilmington?▼
University of North Carolina Wilmington leads on in-state tuition at $7,277 versus $13,232 at Kent State University at Kent. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between Kent State University at Kent and University of North Carolina Wilmington?▼
University of North Carolina Wilmington leads on acceptance rate at 64.2% versus 86.3% at Kent State University at Kent. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Kent State University at Kent and University of North Carolina Wilmington?▼
University of North Carolina Wilmington leads on median debt at graduation at $19,500 versus $24,500 at Kent State University at Kent. 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