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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill vs Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Chapel Hill, NC · Blacksburg, VA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair NC:VA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE NC × VA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • 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 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 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University across 2013–2023 on similar paces, while acceptance rates tightened on both sides, a growth-under-squeeze pattern rather than a pure size race.

  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University: enrollment grew +27.2% over 2013–2023; fitted +733 students/yr fitted, r² 0.96.
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: enrollment grew +15.0% over 2013–2023; fitted +266 students/yr fitted, r² 0.96.
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: acceptance rate tightened -32.1% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.81).
  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University: acceptance rate tightened -18.9% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.77).

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 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill leads on acceptance rate (15.3% vs 54.8% at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill leads on avg net price ($11,655 vs $24,953 at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill leads on in-state tuition ($8,994 vs $15,948 at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University?▼
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill leads on acceptance rate at 15.3% versus 54.8% at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University?▼
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill leads on avg net price at $11,655 versus $24,953 at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University?▼
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill leads on in-state tuition at $8,994 versus $15,948 at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. 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