PlainCollege

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill vs California State University-Sacramento

Chapel Hill, NC · Sacramento, CA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

Scorecard match plate

Pair NC:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE NC × CA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-ACCEPT Largest gap · Acceptance Rate

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.

  • California State University-Sacramento: acceptance rate eased +34.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.70).
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: acceptance rate tightened -32.1% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.81).
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: enrollment grew +15.0% over 2013–2023; fitted +266 students/yr fitted, r² 0.96.
  • California State University-Sacramento: enrollment grew +7.2% over 2013–2023; fitted +246 students/yr fitted, r² 0.57.

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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill vs California State University-Sacramento

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill leads on acceptance rate (15.3% vs 94.0% at California State University-Sacramento)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI California State University-Sacramento leads on out-of-state tuition ($20,618 vs $41,203 at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill leads on 150%-time completion (91.6% vs 56.1% at California State University-Sacramento)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill profile · California State University-Sacramento profile · Compare other colleges

Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and California State University-Sacramento?▼
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill leads on acceptance rate at 15.3% versus 94.0% at California State University-Sacramento. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and California State University-Sacramento?▼
California State University-Sacramento leads on out-of-state tuition at $20,618 versus $41,203 at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and California State University-Sacramento?▼
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill leads on 150%-time completion at 91.6% versus 56.1% at California State University-Sacramento. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); acceptance rate focus for this pair · 2025