Yale University vs University of North Carolina Wilmington

New Haven, CT · Wilmington, NC · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair CT:NC

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE CT × NC
  • ACCEPT-SPLIT Admission split
  • 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 ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Selectivity moved on only one side of this board

ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, one school's acceptance-rate series clears the r² ≥ 0.40 floor while the other does not. Read the directional claim as one-sided, then check the companion metric below.

  • University of North Carolina Wilmington: acceptance rate eased +36.6% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.61).
  • Yale University: acceptance rate tightened -36.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.69).
  • Yale University: enrollment grew +25.6% over 2013–2023; fitted +122 students/yr fitted, r² 0.41.
  • University of North Carolina Wilmington: enrollment grew +16.4% over 2013–2023; fitted +185 students/yr fitted, r² 0.66.

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: Yale University vs University of North Carolina Wilmington

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Yale University leads on acceptance rate (3.9% vs 64.2% at University of North Carolina Wilmington)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION University of North Carolina Wilmington leads on in-state tuition ($7,277 vs $67,250 at Yale University)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI University of North Carolina Wilmington leads on out-of-state tuition ($24,152 vs $67,250 at Yale University)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Yale University and University of North Carolina Wilmington?
Yale University leads on acceptance rate at 3.9% versus 64.2% at University of North Carolina Wilmington. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Yale University and University of North Carolina Wilmington?
University of North Carolina Wilmington leads on in-state tuition at $7,277 versus $67,250 at Yale University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Yale University and University of North Carolina Wilmington?
University of North Carolina Wilmington leads on out-of-state tuition at $24,152 versus $67,250 at Yale 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