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University of Minnesota-Twin Cities vs North Carolina State University at Raleigh

Minneapolis, MN · Raleigh, NC · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair MN:NC

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

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

Decade path · College Scorecard

Selectivity moved on only one side of this board

ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, one school's acceptance-rate series clears the r² ≥ 0.40 floor while the other does not. Read the directional claim as one-sided, then check the companion metric below.

  • University of Minnesota-Twin Cities: acceptance rate eased +73.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.90).
  • North Carolina State University at Raleigh: acceptance rate tightened -20.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.60).
  • University of Minnesota-Twin Cities: enrollment ranged 30,135–31,535 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • North Carolina State University at Raleigh: enrollment grew +14.8% over 2013–2023; fitted +358 students/yr fitted, r² 0.83.

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 Minnesota-Twin Cities vs North Carolina State University at Raleigh

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION North Carolina State University at Raleigh leads on in-state tuition ($8,799 vs $17,214 at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE North Carolina State University at Raleigh leads on acceptance rate (41.7% vs 79.8% at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI North Carolina State University at Raleigh leads on out-of-state tuition ($32,847 vs $38,362 at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities)

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities profile · North Carolina State University at Raleigh profile · Compare other colleges

In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between University of Minnesota-Twin Cities and North Carolina State University at Raleigh?▼
North Carolina State University at Raleigh leads on in-state tuition at $8,799 versus $17,214 at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between University of Minnesota-Twin Cities and North Carolina State University at Raleigh?▼
North Carolina State University at Raleigh leads on acceptance rate at 41.7% versus 79.8% at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of Minnesota-Twin Cities and North Carolina State University at Raleigh?▼
North Carolina State University at Raleigh leads on out-of-state tuition at $32,847 versus $38,362 at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. 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