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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill vs University of Florida

Chapel Hill, NC · Gainesville, FL · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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Pair NC:FL

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE NC × FL
  • ACCEPT-PAR Admission near-par
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • GAP-NET Largest gap · Avg Net Price

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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill and University of Florida 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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill: enrollment grew +15.0% over 2013–2023; fitted +266 students/yr fitted, r² 0.96.
  • University of Florida: enrollment grew +5.4% over 2013–2023; fitted +215 students/yr fitted, r² 0.59.
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: acceptance rate tightened -32.1% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.81).
  • University of Florida: acceptance rate tightened -48.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.93).

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 Florida

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE University of Florida leads on avg net price ($6,541 vs $11,655 at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill leads on acceptance rate (15.3% vs 24.2% at University of Florida)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI University of Florida leads on out-of-state tuition ($28,659 vs $41,203 at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and University of Florida?▼
University of Florida leads on avg net price at $6,541 versus $11,655 at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and University of Florida?▼
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill leads on acceptance rate at 15.3% versus 24.2% at University of Florida. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and University of Florida?▼
University of Florida leads on out-of-state tuition at $28,659 versus $41,203 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); avg net price focus for this pair · 2025