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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill vs University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Chapel Hill, NC · Denver, CO · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair NC:CO

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE NC × CO
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • 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

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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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill: acceptance rate tightened -32.1% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.81).
  • University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.06).
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: enrollment grew +15.0% over 2013–2023; fitted +266 students/yr fitted, r² 0.96.
  • University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus: enrollment ranged 10,470–11,892 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.

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 University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill leads on acceptance rate (15.3% vs 74.7% at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill leads on 150%-time completion (91.6% vs 46.7% at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill leads on median debt at graduation ($14,000 vs $20,500 at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus?▼
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill leads on acceptance rate at 15.3% versus 74.7% at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus?▼
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill leads on 150%-time completion at 91.6% versus 46.7% at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus?▼
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill leads on median debt at graduation at $14,000 versus $20,500 at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. 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