North Carolina State University at Raleigh vs Dartmouth College

Raleigh, NC · Hanover, NH · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair NC:NH

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE NC × NH
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • 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 · single · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Both enrollments grew, different paces

ENROLL-RACE · single · 2013–2023

Undergraduate headcount rose at both North Carolina State University at Raleigh and Dartmouth College across 2013–2023 on similar paces, while acceptance rates tightened on both sides, a growth-under-squeeze pattern rather than a pure size race.

  • North Carolina State University at Raleigh: enrollment grew +14.8% over 2013–2023; fitted +358 students/yr fitted, r² 0.83.
  • Dartmouth College: enrollment grew +5.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +26 students/yr fitted, r² 0.49.
  • North Carolina State University at Raleigh: acceptance rate tightened -20.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.60).
  • Dartmouth College: acceptance rate tightened -36.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.78).

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 State University at Raleigh vs Dartmouth College

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION North Carolina State University at Raleigh leads on in-state tuition ($8,799 vs $68,268 at Dartmouth College)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Dartmouth College leads on acceptance rate (5.4% vs 41.7% at North Carolina State University at Raleigh)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI North Carolina State University at Raleigh leads on out-of-state tuition ($32,847 vs $68,268 at Dartmouth College)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between North Carolina State University at Raleigh and Dartmouth College?
North Carolina State University at Raleigh leads on in-state tuition at $8,799 versus $68,268 at Dartmouth College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between North Carolina State University at Raleigh and Dartmouth College?
Dartmouth College leads on acceptance rate at 5.4% versus 41.7% at North Carolina State University at Raleigh. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between North Carolina State University at Raleigh and Dartmouth College?
North Carolina State University at Raleigh leads on out-of-state tuition at $32,847 versus $68,268 at Dartmouth College. 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