North Carolina A & T State University vs University of Pennsylvania

Greensboro, NC · Philadelphia, PA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair NC:PA

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-GAP · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-TUITION

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE NC × PA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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

North Carolina A & T State University posted a brisk directional enrollment rise over 2013–2023 while its peer's size series stays a range, and both acceptance rates tightened. Do not read this as parallel growth under the same selectivity story.

  • North Carolina A & T State University: enrollment grew +39.0% over 2013–2023; fitted +344 students/yr fitted, r² 0.99.
  • University of Pennsylvania: enrollment ranged 10,507–10,774 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • North Carolina A & T State University: acceptance rate tightened -33.7% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.44).
  • University of Pennsylvania: acceptance rate tightened -52.0% 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: North Carolina A & T State University vs University of Pennsylvania

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION North Carolina A & T State University leads on in-state tuition ($6,813 vs $68,686 at University of Pennsylvania)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Pennsylvania leads on acceptance rate (5.4% vs 49.9% at North Carolina A & T State University)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI North Carolina A & T State University leads on out-of-state tuition ($20,673 vs $68,686 at University of Pennsylvania)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between North Carolina A & T State University and University of Pennsylvania?
North Carolina A & T State University leads on in-state tuition at $6,813 versus $68,686 at University of Pennsylvania. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between North Carolina A & T State University and University of Pennsylvania?
University of Pennsylvania leads on acceptance rate at 5.4% versus 49.9% at North Carolina A & T State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between North Carolina A & T State University and University of Pennsylvania?
North Carolina A & T State University leads on out-of-state tuition at $20,673 versus $68,686 at University of Pennsylvania. 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