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The University of Tennessee-Knoxville vs North Carolina State University at Raleigh

Knoxville, TN · Raleigh, NC · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair TN:NC

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE TN × NC
  • ACCEPT-PAR Admission near-par
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • 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 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.

  • The University of Tennessee-Knoxville: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.26).
  • North Carolina State University at Raleigh: acceptance rate tightened -20.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.60).
  • The University of Tennessee-Knoxville: enrollment grew +37.3% over 2013–2023; fitted +694 students/yr fitted, r² 0.87.
  • North Carolina State University at Raleigh: enrollment grew +14.8% over 2013–2023; fitted +358 students/yr fitted, r² 0.83.

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: The University of Tennessee-Knoxville vs North Carolina State University at Raleigh

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION North Carolina State University at Raleigh leads on in-state tuition ($8,799 vs $13,812 at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 North Carolina State University at Raleigh leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($57,623 vs $47,782 at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI North Carolina State University at Raleigh leads on 150%-time completion (84.7% vs 73.7% at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between The University of Tennessee-Knoxville and North Carolina State University at Raleigh?▼
North Carolina State University at Raleigh leads on in-state tuition at $8,799 versus $13,812 at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between The University of Tennessee-Knoxville and North Carolina State University at Raleigh?▼
North Carolina State University at Raleigh leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $57,623 versus $47,782 at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between The University of Tennessee-Knoxville and North Carolina State University at Raleigh?▼
North Carolina State University at Raleigh leads on 150%-time completion at 84.7% versus 73.7% at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville. 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