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
Median earnings, 10 yrs
UNC$72.2K
UVA$86.9KHighest
Graduation rate
UNC91%
UVA94%Highest
Retention rate
UNC97%
UVA98%Highest
Borrowing
Median debt
UNC$14KLowest
UVA$17.5K
Undergrads with a federal loan
UNC13%
UVA20%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
UNC$10.9KLowest
UVA$12.8K
Eight-year outcomes
Credential within 4 years, all students
UNC85%
UVA90%
Credential within 8 years, all students
UNC91%
UVA95%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
UNC6%
UVA3%
Graduation by group
Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
UNC88%
UVA92%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
UNC93%
UVA96%
Pell graduation gap
UNC5 pts lower
UVA4 pts lower
Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity
| Group | UNC | UVA |
|---|---|---|
| White | 92% | 96% |
| Asian | 95% | 97% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 92% | 96% |
| Black | 88% | 89% |
| Two or more races | 88% | 96% |
| International | 88% | 94% |
On-time progress, from the colleges' Common Data Sets
| Finished within | UNC | UVA |
|---|---|---|
| 4 years: Pell recipients | 78% | Not published |
| 4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | 85% | Not published |
| 4 years: all first-time full-time | 83% | Not published |
| 5 years: Pell recipients | 87% | Not published |
| 5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | 92% | Not published |
| 5 years: all first-time full-time | 90% | Not published |
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;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About 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