Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    San Jose State grads earn $21.7K more ten years out than U. North Carolina at Charlotte's ($78,988 vs. $57,289)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    San Jose State has 21 pts more first-gen students than U. North Carolina at Charlotte (49% vs. 28%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    San Jose State graduates 11 pts more of its students than U. North Carolina at Charlotte (78% vs. 67%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    U. North Carolina at Charlotte's yield is 9 pts higher than San Jose State's

    Yield rate
  5. 5

    San Jose State's grants cover 24% of its full price on average, vs. 18% at U. North Carolina at Charlotte

    Aid generosity
  6. 6

    U. North Carolina at Charlotte costs about $3.6K less per year on average than San Jose State ($21,340 vs. $24,978, 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

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

U. North Carolina at Charlotte admits 78%, San Jose State 85%; U. North Carolina at Charlotte's yield is higher, at 23%.

Acceptance rate
U. North Carolina at Charlotte78%
San Jose State85%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. North Carolina at CharlotteAccessiblefrom North CarolinaSelectivefrom other states
  • San Jose StateAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
U. North Carolina at Charlotte
1150–1340
San Jose StateTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. North Carolina at CharlotteRigor, GPA, and tests very important
  • San Jose StateGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

U. North Carolina at Charlotte and San Jose State are about the same size; San Jose State has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. North Carolina at Charlotte25.8K
San Jose State27.6K
Pell Grant share
U. North Carolina at Charlotte34%
San Jose State35%

Majors and faculty

Computer Science leads at U. North Carolina at Charlotte, and Business Administration and Management at San Jose State.

Students per faculty member
U. North Carolina at Charlotte21 to 1
San Jose State25 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. North Carolina at CharlotteComputer Science14%
  • San Jose StateBusiness Administration and Management, General25%

What each costs

U. North Carolina at Charlotte costs about $3.6K less a year than San Jose State on average; San Jose State's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
U. North Carolina at Charlotte$21.3K
San Jose State$25K
Aid generosity
U. North Carolina at Charlotte18%
San Jose State24%

What each pays off

San Jose State's former students earn more, a median $79K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. North Carolina at Charlotte$57.3K
San Jose State$79K
Graduation rate
U. North Carolina at Charlotte67%
San Jose State78%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. North Carolina at CharlotteGrowing+53%
  • San Jose StateGrowing+25%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why