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North Carolina State University at Raleigh vs University of Alabama at Birmingham

Raleigh, NC · Birmingham, AL · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair NC:AL

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE NC × AL
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-ACCEPT Largest gap · Acceptance Rate

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Selectivity moved on only one side of this board

ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, one school's acceptance-rate series clears the r² ≥ 0.40 floor while the other does not. Read the directional claim as one-sided, then check the companion metric below.

  • North Carolina State University at Raleigh: acceptance rate tightened -20.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.60).
  • University of Alabama at Birmingham: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.10).
  • North Carolina State University at Raleigh: enrollment grew +14.8% over 2013–2023; fitted +358 students/yr fitted, r² 0.83.
  • University of Alabama at Birmingham: enrollment grew +8.2% over 2013–2023; fitted +179 students/yr fitted, r² 0.45.

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 University of Alabama at Birmingham

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE North Carolina State University at Raleigh leads on acceptance rate (41.7% vs 88.2% at University of Alabama at Birmingham)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI University of Alabama at Birmingham leads on out-of-state tuition ($22,562 vs $32,847 at North Carolina State University at Raleigh)
  3. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT North Carolina State University at Raleigh leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (83.4% vs 61.8% at University of Alabama at Birmingham)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between North Carolina State University at Raleigh and University of Alabama at Birmingham?▼
North Carolina State University at Raleigh leads on acceptance rate at 41.7% versus 88.2% at University of Alabama at Birmingham. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between North Carolina State University at Raleigh and University of Alabama at Birmingham?▼
University of Alabama at Birmingham leads on out-of-state tuition at $22,562 versus $32,847 at North Carolina State University at Raleigh. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between North Carolina State University at Raleigh and University of Alabama at Birmingham?▼
North Carolina State University at Raleigh leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 83.4% versus 61.8% at University of Alabama at Birmingham. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); acceptance rate focus for this pair · 2025