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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill vs University of Pennsylvania

Chapel Hill, NC · Philadelphia, PA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair NC:PA

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-PAR · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-HIGH · GAP-TUITION

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE NC × PA
  • ACCEPT-PAR Admission near-par
  • 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 ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Both acceptance rates still tightened, so the shared frame is selectivity, not enrollment.

  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: enrollment grew +15.0% over 2013–2023; fitted +266 students/yr fitted, r² 0.96.
  • University of Pennsylvania: enrollment ranged 10,507–10,774 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: acceptance rate tightened -32.1% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.81).
  • University of Pennsylvania: acceptance rate tightened -52.0% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.89).

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 Pennsylvania

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill leads on in-state tuition ($8,994 vs $68,686 at University of Pennsylvania)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Pennsylvania leads on acceptance rate (5.4% vs 15.3% at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill leads on avg net price ($11,655 vs $28,699 at University of Pennsylvania)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill profile · University of Pennsylvania profile · Compare other colleges

In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and University of Pennsylvania?▼
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill leads on in-state tuition at $8,994 versus $68,686 at University of Pennsylvania. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and University of Pennsylvania?▼
University of Pennsylvania leads on acceptance rate at 5.4% versus 15.3% at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and University of Pennsylvania?▼
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill leads on avg net price at $11,655 versus $28,699 at University of Pennsylvania. 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