Key differences on Outcomes
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Michigan grads earn $11.4K more ten years out than UNC's ($83,648 vs. $72,200)
Median earnings, 10 yrs - 2
Michigan graduates 2 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 | UNC | Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| White | 92% | 94% |
| Asian | 95% | 95% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 92% | 93% |
| Black | 88% | 83% |
| Two or more races | 88% | 92% |
| International | 88% | 91% |
On-time progress, from the colleges' Common Data Sets
| Finished within | UNC | Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| 4 years: Pell recipients | 78% | 74% |
| 4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | 85% | 85% |
| 4 years: all first-time full-time | 83% | 82% |
| 5 years: Pell recipients | 87% | 86% |
| 5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | 92% | 93% |
| 5 years: all first-time full-time | 90% | 92% |
Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2019;University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 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