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The University of Tennessee-Knoxville vs University of North Carolina Wilmington

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

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE TN × NC
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • 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 NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • University of North Carolina Wilmington: average net price rose +43.0% from $13,618 (2013) to $19,472 (2023), r² 0.85.
  • The University of Tennessee-Knoxville: net price ranged $14,162–$19,400 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +27.9% is not a trend (r² 0.40).
  • The University of Tennessee-Knoxville: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.26).
  • University of North Carolina Wilmington: acceptance rate eased +36.6% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.61).

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 University of North Carolina Wilmington

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION University of North Carolina Wilmington leads on in-state tuition ($7,277 vs $13,812 at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE The University of Tennessee-Knoxville leads on acceptance rate (41.6% vs 64.2% at University of North Carolina Wilmington)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI University of North Carolina Wilmington leads on out-of-state tuition ($24,152 vs $33,256 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 University of North Carolina Wilmington?▼
University of North Carolina Wilmington leads on in-state tuition at $7,277 versus $13,812 at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between The University of Tennessee-Knoxville and University of North Carolina Wilmington?▼
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville leads on acceptance rate at 41.6% versus 64.2% at University of North Carolina Wilmington. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between The University of Tennessee-Knoxville and University of North Carolina Wilmington?▼
University of North Carolina Wilmington leads on out-of-state tuition at $24,152 versus $33,256 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