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University at Buffalo vs University of North Carolina Wilmington

Buffalo, NY · Wilmington, NC · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair NY:NC

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE NY × NC
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • 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 ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • University of North Carolina Wilmington: enrollment grew +16.4% over 2013–2023; fitted +185 students/yr fitted, r² 0.66.
  • University at Buffalo: enrollment ranged 19,365–22,059 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • University at Buffalo: acceptance rate eased +22.6% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.72).
  • 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: University at Buffalo vs University of North Carolina Wilmington

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION University of North Carolina Wilmington leads on in-state tuition ($7,277 vs $10,936 at University at Buffalo)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI University of North Carolina Wilmington leads on out-of-state tuition ($24,152 vs $31,536 at University at Buffalo)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 University at Buffalo leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($70,814 vs $54,967 at University of North Carolina Wilmington)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between University at Buffalo and University of North Carolina Wilmington?▼
University of North Carolina Wilmington leads on in-state tuition at $7,277 versus $10,936 at University at Buffalo. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University at Buffalo and University of North Carolina Wilmington?▼
University of North Carolina Wilmington leads on out-of-state tuition at $24,152 versus $31,536 at University at Buffalo. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between University at Buffalo and University of North Carolina Wilmington?▼
University at Buffalo leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $70,814 versus $54,967 at University of North Carolina Wilmington. 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