Tufts University vs University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Medford, MA · Chapel Hill, NC · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair MA:NC

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE MA × NC
  • ACCEPT-PAR Admission near-par
  • 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 · wide · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Both grew, one campus expanded much faster

ENROLL-RACE · wide · 2013–2023

Undergraduate headcount rose at both Tufts University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill across 2013–2023, with a wide pace gap, while acceptance rates tightened on both sides. Growth plus a shared selectivity squeeze is the board's distinctive shape.

  • Tufts University: enrollment grew +32.2% over 2013–2023; fitted +186 students/yr fitted, r² 0.93.
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: enrollment grew +15.0% over 2013–2023; fitted +266 students/yr fitted, r² 0.96.
  • Tufts University: acceptance rate tightened -46.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.76).
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: acceptance rate tightened -32.1% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.81).

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: Tufts University vs University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill leads on in-state tuition ($8,994 vs $70,704 at Tufts University)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill leads on avg net price ($11,655 vs $39,998 at Tufts University)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill leads on out-of-state tuition ($41,203 vs $70,704 at Tufts University)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Tufts University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill?
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill leads on in-state tuition at $8,994 versus $70,704 at Tufts University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Tufts 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 $39,998 at Tufts University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Tufts University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill?
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill leads on out-of-state tuition at $41,203 versus $70,704 at Tufts University. 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