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
UVA$86.9KHighest
UNC$72.2K
Graduation rate
UVA94%Highest
UNC91%
Retention rate
UVA98%Highest
UNC97%
Borrowing
Median debt
UVA$17.5K
UNC$14KLowest
Undergrads with a federal loan
UVA20%
UNC13%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
UVA$12.8K
UNC$10.9KLowest
Eight-year outcomes
Credential within 4 years, all students
UVA90%
UNC85%
Credential within 8 years, all students
UVA95%
UNC91%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
UVA3%
UNC6%
Graduation by group
Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
UVA92%
UNC88%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
UVA96%
UNC93%
Pell graduation gap
UVA4 pts lower
UNC5 pts lower
Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity
| Group | UVA | UNC |
|---|---|---|
| White | 96% | 92% |
| Asian | 97% | 95% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 96% | 92% |
| Black | 89% | 88% |
| Two or more races | 96% | 88% |
| International | 94% | 88% |
On-time progress, from the colleges' Common Data Sets
| Finished within | UVA | 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;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 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