Key differences on Outcomes
- 1
UNC graduates 27 pts more of its students than Howard (91% vs. 64%)
Graduation rate - 2
UNC grads earn $9.1K more ten years out than Howard's ($72,200 vs. $63,066)
Median earnings, 10 yrs
Outcomes
Outcomes
Earnings and finishing
Borrowing
Eight-year outcomes
Graduation by group
Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity
| Group | Howard | UNC |
|---|---|---|
| White | 65% | 92% |
| Asian | Not shown: under 30 students | 95% |
| Hispanic/Latino | Not shown: under 30 students | 92% |
| Black | 70% | 88% |
| Two or more races | Not reported | 88% |
| International | Not shown: under 30 students | 88% |
On-time progress, from the colleges' Common Data Sets
| Finished within | Howard | UNC |
|---|---|---|
| 4 years: Pell recipients | Not published | 78% |
| 4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | Not published | 85% |
| 4 years: all first-time full-time | Not published | 83% |
| 5 years: Pell recipients | Not published | 87% |
| 5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | Not published | 92% |
| 5 years: all first-time full-time | Not published | 90% |
Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;Howard University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2019About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)
Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why