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Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    U. North Carolina at Charlotte graduates 21 pts more of its students than Full Sail (67% vs. 46%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    U. North Carolina at Charlotte grads earn $19.1K more ten years out than Full Sail's ($57,289 vs. $38,219)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Full Sail$38.2K
U. North Carolina at Charlotte$57.3K
Graduation rate
Full Sail46%
U. North Carolina at Charlotte67%
Retention rate
Full Sail53%
U. North Carolina at Charlotte86%

Borrowing

Median debt
Full Sail$27K
U. North Carolina at Charlotte$21.5K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Full Sail63%
U. North Carolina at Charlotte39%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Full Sail$13.7K
U. North Carolina at Charlotte$18K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Full Sail45%
U. North Carolina at Charlotte53%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Full Sail49%
U. North Carolina at Charlotte69%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Full Sail2%
U. North Carolina at Charlotte20%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Full Sail41%
U. North Carolina at Charlotte64%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Full Sail46%
U. North Carolina at Charlotte70%
Pell graduation gap
Full Sail5 pts lower
U. North Carolina at Charlotte6 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupFull SailU. North Carolina at Charlotte
White48%69%
Asian75%71%
Hispanic/Latino51%72%
Black30%67%
Two or more races41%60%
InternationalNot shown: under 30 students75%

On-time progress, from the colleges' Common Data Sets

Finished withinFull SailU. North Carolina at Charlotte
4 years: Pell recipientsNot published47%
4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loanNot published52%
4 years: all first-time full-timeNot published50%
5 years: Pell recipientsNot published61%
5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loanNot published68%
5 years: all first-time full-timeNot published65%

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;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 Charlotte Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;University of North Carolina at Charlotte 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