Quad

Head-to-head

U. North Carolina Wilmington
U. Central Missouri

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. Central Missouri's grants cover 31% of its full price on average, vs. 12% at U. North Carolina Wilmington

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    U. North Carolina Wilmington graduates 15 pts more of its students than U. Central Missouri (74% vs. 58%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    U. Central Missouri costs about $10.4K less per year on average than U. North Carolina Wilmington ($16,535 vs. $26,943, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    U. North Carolina Wilmington has 2.6× as many undergrads as U. Central Missouri

    Undergrads
  5. 5

    U. Central Missouri has 7 pts more first-gen students than U. North Carolina Wilmington (33% vs. 26%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    U. Central Missouri's yield is 7 pts higher than U. North Carolina Wilmington's

    Yield rate

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. Central Missouri admits 64%, U. North Carolina Wilmington 65%; U. Central Missouri's yield is higher, at 29%.

Acceptance rate
U. North Carolina Wilmington65%
U. Central Missouri64%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. North Carolina WilmingtonSelective
  • U. Central MissouriAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 1100–1600
U. North Carolina Wilmington
1240–1350
U. Central MissouriNot reported
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. North Carolina WilmingtonRigor and GPA very importantweighted GPAs
  • U. Central MissouriGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

U. North Carolina Wilmington has 2.6× as many undergrads as U. Central Missouri; U. Central Missouri has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. North Carolina Wilmington14.9K
U. Central Missouri5.6K
Pell Grant share
U. North Carolina Wilmington24%
U. Central Missouri27%

Majors and faculty

Business Administration and Management leads at U. North Carolina Wilmington, and Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration at U. Central Missouri.

Students per faculty member
U. North Carolina Wilmington17 to 1
U. Central Missouri18 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. North Carolina WilmingtonBusiness Administration and Management, General20%
  • U. Central MissouriCriminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration7%

What each costs

U. Central Missouri costs about $10.4K less a year than U. North Carolina Wilmington on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
U. North Carolina Wilmington$26.9K
U. Central Missouri$16.5K
Aid generosity
U. North Carolina Wilmington12%
U. Central Missouri31%

What each pays off

U. North Carolina Wilmington's former students earn more, a median $55K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. North Carolina Wilmington$55K
U. Central Missouri$49.6K
Graduation rate
U. North Carolina Wilmington74%
U. Central Missouri58%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; U. Central Missouri got more selective while U. North Carolina Wilmington got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. North Carolina WilmingtonGrowing+77%
  • U. Central MissouriGrowing+22%
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

Sources:University of North Carolina Wilmington (Fall 2025), Fall 2025;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;University of North Carolina Wilmington Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2027 applicants;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;University of North Carolina Wilmington Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023About 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