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University of North Carolina at Charlotte vs Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Charlotte, NC · Worcester, MA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair NC:MA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE NC × MA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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-RACE · wide · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Both grew, one campus expanded much faster

ENROLL-RACE · wide · 2013–2023

Undergraduate headcount rose at both University of North Carolina at Charlotte and Worcester Polytechnic Institute across 2013–2023, but one fitted annual pace pulls far ahead of the other. Treat them as size peers on different slopes, not interchangeable large campuses.

  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute: enrollment grew +33.2% over 2013–2023; fitted +136 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.
  • University of North Carolina at Charlotte: enrollment grew +10.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +172 students/yr fitted, r² 0.51.
  • University of North Carolina at Charlotte: acceptance rate eased +17.1% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.66).
  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute: acceptance rate eased +13.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.48).

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 Worcester Polytechnic Institute

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION University of North Carolina at Charlotte leads on in-state tuition ($7,239 vs $60,965 at Worcester Polytechnic Institute)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE University of North Carolina at Charlotte leads on avg net price ($15,435 vs $43,071 at Worcester Polytechnic Institute)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI University of North Carolina at Charlotte leads on out-of-state tuition ($22,492 vs $60,965 at Worcester Polytechnic Institute)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between University of North Carolina at Charlotte and Worcester Polytechnic Institute?▼
University of North Carolina at Charlotte leads on in-state tuition at $7,239 versus $60,965 at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between University of North Carolina at Charlotte and Worcester Polytechnic Institute?▼
University of North Carolina at Charlotte leads on avg net price at $15,435 versus $43,071 at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of North Carolina at Charlotte and Worcester Polytechnic Institute?▼
University of North Carolina at Charlotte leads on out-of-state tuition at $22,492 versus $60,965 at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. 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