College Comparisons Project

BY: JANE DOE

Introduction The three schools that I selected to complete my project on are: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, The University of North Carolina at Pembroke, and North Carolina State Agricultural & Technical University.

I selected these schools because I am interested in attending a 4 Year Public University and I am interested in seeing the difference between the three.

Type & Size

School Type 4-Year 4-Year 4-Year

Public / Private Public - State Public - State Public - State

Location Chapel Hill, NC Pembroke, NC Greensboro, NC

Setting Suburban Rural Suburban

UNC Chapel Hill UNC Chapel Pembroke NC A&T State University

Student Population

UNC Chapel Hill UNC Chapel Pembroke NC A&T State University

Student Body Coeducational Coeducational Coeducational

Total Students 29,127 6,269 10,561

Total Undergraduate Students

18,370 5,504 8,872

Faculty

UNC Chapel Hill UNC Chapel Pembroke NC A&T State University

Full-Time Faculty 1,630 325 515

Part-Time Faculty 382 77 195

Student-Faculty Ratio 13:1 15:1 16:1

Credentials AwardedUNC Chapel Hill UNC Chapel Pembroke NC A&T State University

Certificate YES NO NO

Diploma NO NO NO

Associate Degree NO NO NO

Bachelor's Degree YES YES YES

First-Professional Certificate

NO NO NO

First-Professional Degree

NO NO NO

Post-Bachelor's Degree YES NO NO

Master's Degree YES YES YES

Post-Master's Certificate YES NO NO

Graduation & Retention Rates

UNC Chapel Hill UNC Chapel Pembroke NC A&T State University

Graduation Rate (6 years or less) 90% 76% 43%

Retention Rate 96.2% 64% 80%

Application RequirementsUNC Chapel Hill UNC Chapel Pembroke NC A&T State University

Letter(s) of Recommendation 1 required 2 required 3 required

High School Transcript required required required

Written Essay or Personal Statement

required recommended recommended

Minimum High School GPA 3.7 recommended 2.0 recommended 2.0 required

Entrance Exams SAT or ACT is required

SAT or ACT is required

SAT or ACT is required

Admission PoliciesUNC Chapel Hill UNC Chapel Pembroke NC A&T State University

Open Admission NO NO NO

Preferential Admission YES NO NO

Deferred Admission YES YES YES

Early Admission NO NO YES

Early Action Plan YES NO NO

Early Decision Plan NO NO NO

Advanced Placement Credit YES YES YES

Entrance RequirementsUNC Chapel Hill UNC Chapel Pembroke NC A&T State University

High School Diploma YES YES YES

GED Accepted NO YES YES

International Baccalaureate Accepted

YES NO YES

Entrance Difficulty

UNC Chapel Hill UNC Chapel Pembroke NC A&T State University

Entrance Difficulty Very Difficult Moderately Difficult

Moderately Difficult

Number of Applicants 30,835 3,087 7,368

Number of Acceptances 8,243 2,224 4,049

Entrance Exam ScoresUNC Chapel Hill UNC Chapel Pembroke NC A&T State University

SAT Critical Reading Mean Score 644 441

SAT Critical Reading 25th Percentile 590 410 410

SAT Critical Reading 75th Percentile 700 500 490

SAT Math Mean Score 657 462

SAT Math 25th Percentile 610 430 420

SAT Math 75th Percentile 710 510 500

SAT Writing Mean Score 639 422

SAT Writing 25th Percentile 590 390 370

SAT Writing 75th Percentile 690 480 450

ACT Mean Score 29 18

ACT 25th Percentile 26 17 16

ACT 75th Percentile 31 20 20

High School Class Rank

UNC Chapel Hill UNC Chapel Pembroke NC A&T State University

Top 50% of Graduating Class 99.2 72 73

Top 25% of Graduating Class 96 35 31

Top 10% of Graduating Class 78.4 11 10

Average GPA (out of 4.0) 4.56 3.29 3.13

Tuition

UNC Chapel Hill UNC Chapel Pembroke NC A&T State University

Tuition (in-state) $6,423 $3,211 $3,270

Tuition (out-of-state) $28,205 $12,418 $14,351

Other Expenses

UNC Chapel Hill UNC Chapel Pembroke NC A&T State University

Fees $1,917 $1,933 $3,528

Books $1,328 $1,400 $2,500

Room/Board $10,008 $7,318 $6,309

Financial AidUNC Chapel Hill UNC Chapel Pembroke NC A&T State University

Financial Aid FreshmenUndergrad FreshmenUndergrad FreshmenUndergrad

Financial aid applicants 286810070 9723810 17997716

Applicants identified as having financial need

17487699 8353438 15986978

Applicants who had their need fully met

11876339 65242 77255

Average % of need met 100100 6466 7980

Average financial aid package

$16,014$16,721 $9,387$9,757 $14,218$13,873

Average need-based loan $3,042$4,097 $3,365$4,271 $3,386$4,062

Average need-based scholarship or grant

$14,137$14,080 $6,632$6,541 $5,185$5,109

Average non need-based aid

$8,393$6,740 $1,098$812 $6,208$7,333

Types of Financial Aid AvailableUNC Chapel Hill UNC Chapel Pembroke NC A&T State University

Federal Pell Grants Yes Yes Yes

Federal Perkins Loans Yes Yes Yes

Federal Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans Yes Yes Yes

Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans

Yes Yes Yes

Federal Direct Plus Loans Yes Yes Yes

Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants

Yes Yes Yes

Institutional Loans Yes Yes No

Institutional need-based scholarships and Grants

Yes Yes Yes

Private need-based scholarships and Grants

Yes Yes Yes

State Loans Yes No No

United Negro College Fund Scholarships No No No

Campus Services

UNC Chapel Hill UNC Chapel Pembroke NC A&T State University

Health Clinic YES YES YES

Legal Services YES NO NO

Personal / Psychological Counseling

YES YES YES

Women's Center YES YES YES

Summary The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, The University of North Carolina at Pembroke, and North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University are all located in North Carolina.

All three schools are 4 year universities.

All three schools are co-eds, meaning they enroll male and female students.

UNC Chapel Hill has almost three times the number of students of NC A&T and five times the number of UNC Pembroke.

SAT or ACT are both required for admission.

UNC Chapel Hill’s Professor to Student Ratio is smaller than UNC Pembroke and NC A&T.

References Compare Schools. (2015). Future For Kids. Retrieved March 3, 2015, from www.f4k.org