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University of North Carolina at Charlotte vs California State University-Fresno

Charlotte, NC · Fresno, CA · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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Pair NC:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE NC × CA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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 NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • University of North Carolina at Charlotte: average net price rose +20.2% from $12,268 (2013) to $14,745 (2023), r² 0.41.
  • California State University-Fresno: net price ranged $5,464–$7,093 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -8.6% is not a trend (r² 0.02).
  • University of North Carolina at Charlotte: acceptance rate eased +17.1% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.66).
  • California State University-Fresno: acceptance rate eased +65.7% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.71).

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 Charlotte vs California State University-Fresno

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE California State University-Fresno leads on avg net price ($7,000 vs $15,435 at University of North Carolina at Charlotte)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA California State University-Fresno leads on median debt at graduation ($14,505 vs $21,500 at University of North Carolina at Charlotte)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI University of North Carolina at Charlotte leads on 150%-time completion (68.4% vs 55.9% at California State University-Fresno)

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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between University of North Carolina at Charlotte and California State University-Fresno?▼
California State University-Fresno leads on avg net price at $7,000 versus $15,435 at University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between University of North Carolina at Charlotte and California State University-Fresno?▼
California State University-Fresno leads on median debt at graduation at $14,505 versus $21,500 at University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between University of North Carolina at Charlotte and California State University-Fresno?▼
University of North Carolina at Charlotte leads on 150%-time completion at 68.4% versus 55.9% at California State University-Fresno. 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