UNC vs Duke University

Compare two rival schools - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University with tuition and admission information where UNC is a four-years, public located in Chapel Hill, NC and Duke University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) located in Durham, NC.

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

UNC is a public and Duke University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Duke University has more expensive tuition & fees ($60,244) than UNC ($36,891).
It is harder to admit to Duke University than UNC.
Duke University has a higher submitted SAT score (1,260) than UNC (1,260).
Duke University has higher submitted ACT score (25) than UNC (25).
UNC has more students with 30,092 students while Duke University has 16,172 students.
Duke University has more full-time faculties with 4,074 faculties while UNC has 1,910 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University.

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UNCDuke University

UNC	vs.	Duke University
Chapel Hill, North Carolina	Location	Durham, North Carolina
four-years, public	School Type	four-years, private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
In-State$9,028 Out-Of-State$36,891	Tuition & Fees	$60,244
53% ($15,936)	% Receiving Financial Aid (Avg. amount)	58% ($48,351)
$15,936	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$48,351
24.40 %	Acceptance Rates	9.86 %
45.03 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	53.60 %
1,260	SAT Score	1,513
25	ACT Score	34
91 %	Graduation Rate	96 %
5 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
95 %	Retention Rate	97 %
30,092	Student Population	16,172
1,910	Number of Faculties	4,074
13 to 1	Student to Faculty Ratio	6 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services