Salisbury University vs University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Salisbury, MD · Chapel Hill, NC · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair MD:NC

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE MD × NC
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • 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.

  • Salisbury University: acceptance rate eased +61.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.92).
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: acceptance rate tightened -32.1% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.81).
  • Salisbury University: enrollment shrank -22.0% over 2013–2023; fitted -181 students/yr fitted, r² 0.84.
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: enrollment grew +15.0% over 2013–2023; fitted +266 students/yr fitted, r² 0.96.

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: Salisbury University vs University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill leads on acceptance rate (15.3% vs 87.5% at Salisbury University)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Salisbury University leads on out-of-state tuition ($22,174 vs $41,203 at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill leads on avg net price ($11,655 vs $17,743 at Salisbury University)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Salisbury University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill?
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill leads on acceptance rate at 15.3% versus 87.5% at Salisbury University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Salisbury University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill?
Salisbury University leads on out-of-state tuition at $22,174 versus $41,203 at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Salisbury University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill?
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill leads on avg net price at $11,655 versus $17,743 at Salisbury University. 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