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University of California-Berkeley vs University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Berkeley, CA · Chapel Hill, NC · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair CA:NC

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE CA × 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 ENROLL-RACE · single · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Both enrollments grew, different paces

ENROLL-RACE · single · 2013–2023

Undergraduate headcount rose at both University of California-Berkeley and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill across 2013–2023 on similar paces, while acceptance rates tightened on both sides, a growth-under-squeeze pattern rather than a pure size race.

  • University of California-Berkeley: enrollment grew +27.4% over 2013–2023; fitted +670 students/yr fitted, r² 0.92.
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: enrollment grew +15.0% over 2013–2023; fitted +266 students/yr fitted, r² 0.96.
  • University of California-Berkeley: acceptance rate tightened -35.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.59).
  • 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: University of California-Berkeley 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 $16,347 at University of California-Berkeley)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of California-Berkeley leads on acceptance rate (11.0% vs 15.3% at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 University of California-Berkeley leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($74,919 vs $57,057 at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between University of California-Berkeley and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill?▼
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill leads on in-state tuition at $8,994 versus $16,347 at University of California-Berkeley. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between University of California-Berkeley and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill?▼
University of California-Berkeley leads on acceptance rate at 11.0% versus 15.3% at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between University of California-Berkeley and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill?▼
University of California-Berkeley leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $74,919 versus $57,057 at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 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