Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    UNC's yield is 15 pts higher than Florida State's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    UNC's SAT midpoint is 120 points higher than Florida State's

    SAT midpoint
  3. 3

    UNC grads earn $10.5K more ten years out than Florida State's ($72,200 vs. $61,675)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    Florida State's grants cover 30% of its full price on average, vs. 21% at UNC

    Aid generosity
  5. 5

    UNC graduates 9 pts more of its students than Florida State (91% vs. 83%)

    Graduation rate
  6. 6

    Florida State costs about $6.2K less per year on average than UNC ($19,462 vs. $25,694, all students)

    Average cost, all students

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

UNC admits 15%, Florida State 24%; UNC's yield is higher, at 45%.

Acceptance rate
Florida State24%
UNC15%
Quad's selectivity
  • Florida StateVery selective
  • UNCHighly selective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1200–1600
Florida State
1270–1410
UNC
1390–1530
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Florida StateGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • UNCRigor and GPA very importantweighted GPAs

Who's on each campus

Florida State has 1.6× as many undergrads as UNC and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Florida State32.2K
UNC20.8K
Pell Grant share
Florida State23%
UNC20%

Majors and faculty

Psychology leads at Florida State, and Biology/Biological Sciences at UNC; UNC has 15 students per faculty member to Florida State's 17.

Students per faculty member
Florida State17 to 1
UNC15 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Florida StatePsychology, General7%
  • UNCBiology/Biological Sciences, General11%

What each costs

Florida State costs about $6.2K less a year than UNC on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Florida State$19.5K
UNC$25.7K
Aid generosity
Florida State30%
UNC21%

What each pays off

UNC's former students earn more, a median $72.2K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 80% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Florida State$61.7K
UNC$72.2K
Graduation rate
Florida State83%
UNC91%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Florida StateGrowing+159%
  • UNCGrowing+112%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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