Key differences on Outcomes
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UVA grads earn $14.7K more ten years out than UNC's ($86,863 vs. $72,200)
Median earnings, 10 yrs - 2
UVA graduates 3 pts more of its students than UNC (94% vs. 91%)
Graduation rate
Outcomes
Outcomes
Earnings and finishing
Borrowing
Eight-year outcomes
Graduation by group
Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity
| Group | Michigan | UVA | UNC |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 94% | 96% | 92% |
| Asian | 95% | 97% | 95% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 93% | 96% | 92% |
| Black | 83% | 89% | 88% |
| Two or more races | 92% | 96% | 88% |
| International | 91% | 94% | 88% |
On-time progress, from the colleges' Common Data Sets
| Finished within | Michigan | UVA | UNC |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 years: Pell recipients | 74% | Not published | 78% |
| 4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | 85% | Not published | 85% |
| 4 years: all first-time full-time | 82% | Not published | 83% |
| 5 years: Pell recipients | 86% | Not published | 87% |
| 5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | 93% | Not published | 92% |
| 5 years: all first-time full-time | 92% | Not published | 90% |
Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2019;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;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