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Colleges similar to University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

15 schools closest to University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Trajecta Score 79) — neighbors in North Carolina first, then the closest schools nationally by Trajecta Score, a 0–100 measure built from College Scorecard and IPEDS data.

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Colleges similar to University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, compared
# College Location Admit rate SAT range Avg net price Earnings (10yr) Score
— University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (this school) Chapel Hill, NC 15% 1390–1530 $11,655 $72k 79
1 Davidson College Highly Selective Davidson, NC 13% 1400–1530 $17,379 $81k 80
2 Wake Forest University Selective Winston-Salem, NC 22% 1410–1520 $28,719 $78k 74
3 Duke University Elite Durham, NC 6% 1500–1570 $29,612 $98k 85
4 North Carolina State University at Raleigh Moderate Raleigh, NC 42% 1300–1470 $17,303 $69k 69
5 Elon University Open Elon, NC 66% 1130–1280 $41,555 $75k 58
6 Cabarrus College of Health Sciences Selective Concord, NC 23% — $17,618 $59k 58
7 University of Florida Selective Gainesville, FL 24% 1320–1480 $6,541 $72k 79
8 University of Southern California Elite Los Angeles, CA 10% 1450–1550 $32,740 $92k 79
9 Harvey Mudd College Highly Selective Claremont, CA 13% 1500–1570 $35,924 $139k 79
10 Carnegie Mellon University Highly Selective Pittsburgh, PA 12% 1500–1570 $31,944 $115k 80
11 Georgetown University Highly Selective Washington, DC 13% 1390–1550 $40,815 $103k 80
12 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Highly Selective Ann Arbor, MI 16% 1360–1530 $13,138 $84k 80
13 Colgate University Highly Selective Hamilton, NY 14% 1430–1540 $28,786 $85k 78
14 Haverford College Highly Selective Haverford, PA 12% 1460–1550 $25,314 $80k 78
15 University of California-San Diego Selective La Jolla, CA 27% — $12,470 $85k 78

How these are picked: schools in North Carolina with the closest Trajecta Score come first, then the closest schools nationally — deterministic, from College Scorecard / IPEDS data, never opinion surveys. SAT ranges are 25th–75th percentiles of enrolled students; net price is the average across aid recipients. How the ranking works →

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