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University of California-Santa Cruz vs University of North Carolina Wilmington

Santa Cruz, CA · Wilmington, NC · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair CA:NC

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE CA × NC
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • 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 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.
  • University of California-Santa Cruz: net price ranged $15,107–$18,828 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +9.9% is not a trend (r² 0.35).
  • University of California-Santa Cruz: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.01).
  • 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 of California-Santa Cruz vs University of North Carolina Wilmington

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION University of North Carolina Wilmington leads on in-state tuition ($7,277 vs $16,005 at University of California-Santa Cruz)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI University of North Carolina Wilmington leads on out-of-state tuition ($24,152 vs $50,205 at University of California-Santa Cruz)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 University of California-Santa Cruz leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($68,396 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 of California-Santa Cruz and University of North Carolina Wilmington?▼
University of North Carolina Wilmington leads on in-state tuition at $7,277 versus $16,005 at University of California-Santa Cruz. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of California-Santa Cruz and University of North Carolina Wilmington?▼
University of North Carolina Wilmington leads on out-of-state tuition at $24,152 versus $50,205 at University of California-Santa Cruz. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between University of California-Santa Cruz and University of North Carolina Wilmington?▼
University of California-Santa Cruz leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $68,396 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