Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) vs University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC)

Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) are two esteemed institutions of higher learning with distinct characteristics. OHSU, a health sciences university, boasts a highly selective admissions process with an acceptance rate of 4%, while UNC, a public research university, offers broader access with an acceptance rate of 27%. OHSU's student body is predominantly focused on health-related fields, with popular majors including nursing, medicine, and dentistry. UNC, on the other hand, offers a diverse range of undergraduate and graduate programs, with popular majors spanning the humanities, social sciences, and STEM fields. Both universities foster vibrant and diverse student communities, with OHSU's student body comprising 5% international students and UNC's student body reflecting a 13% international student population. While OHSU excels in health sciences with a 90% graduation rate, UNC shines in a wider range of disciplines, achieving an overall graduation rate of

	Oregon Health & Science University	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Overview
Location	Portland, Oregon	Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Campus setting	City: Large	City: Small
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Public	Public
Calendar system	Quarter	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate		97.0%
Common app member	No	Yes
Religious affiliation

Admission
Acceptance rate	N/A	20.4%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $55 Graduate: $75	Undergraduate: $85 Graduate: $95
SAT range	N/A	1140 - 1380
ACT range	N/A	22 - 27
Students submitting SAT score		2.0%
Students submitting ACT score		12.0%
Total number of applicants		50,729
Total number of admissions given out		10,348
Admitted students who chose to enroll		4,690
Yield rate		45.3%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)		N/A
High school GPA	N/A	Required
Recommendation letters	N/A	Required
High school transcript	N/A	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	N/A	Required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price		In state: $24,770 Out of state: $52,633
Average net price		$11,508
Tuition		In state: $7,019 Out of state: $34,882
Room & board		Room/dormitory: $6,878 Meal plan: $5,004
Available payment plans		Guaranteed tuition plan Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)		42.0% Average amount $16,076
Students receiving federal student loan		17.0% Average amount $4,244
Students taking out private loans		3.0% Average amount $14,032

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	783 Men 18.8% Women 81.2%	19,845 Men 39.6% Women 60.4%
Graduate students	2,201 Men 35.9% Women 64.1%	11,796 Men 41.4% Women 58.6%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Low
Out-of-state students	N/A	16.2%
International students	2.8%	6.8%
Campus local/setting	City: Large	City: Small
Dormitory capacity	N/A	9,984
First year students are required to live on campus?	N/A	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	N/A	North Carolina Georgia Maryland New York Pennsylvania

Academics
Popular study areas	Health Professions Biological and Biomedical Sciences Engineering Family and Consumer Sciences Natural Resources and Conservation	Health Professions Business Social Sciences Public Administration and Social Service Multidisciplinary Studies
Students to faculty ratio	10:1	15:1
Institutional accreditation	Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

Outcome
Graduation rate	N/A	90.5%
Dropout rate	N/A	3.7%
Transferred out	N/A	5.4%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other (Graduate/Professional Certificates) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $188,472 Year 3: $192,520 Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences (Graduate/Professional Certificates) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $198,793 Year 3: $154,082 Dentistry (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $132,916 Year 2: $129,184 Year 3: $147,716 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $107,949 Year 2: $109,020 Year 3: $119,209 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $102,856 Year 2: $109,763 Year 3: $116,687 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $120,143 Year 2: $108,992 Year 3: $110,617 Health and Medical Administrative Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $108,927 Year 2: $97,452 Year 3: $103,263 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $80,852 Year 2: $79,081 Year 3: $83,399 Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $65,046 Year 2: $84,102 Year 3: $76,612 Public Health (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $58,685 Year 2: $65,557 Year 3: $75,872	Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $168,979 Year 2: N/A Year 3: $238,213 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $135,965 Year 2: $127,836 Year 3: $150,089 Dentistry (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $116,248 Year 2: $82,440 Year 3: $128,102 Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $67,961 Year 2: $103,078 Year 3: $117,488 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $89,271 Year 2: $86,036 Year 3: $96,602 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $74,162 Year 2: $72,083 Year 3: $95,204 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $74,938 Year 2: $73,823 Year 3: $89,917 Law (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $71,557 Year 2: $57,770 Year 3: $87,057 Applied Mathematics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $64,899 Year 2: $67,660 Year 3: $86,155 Health and Medical Administrative Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $68,205 Year 2: $68,666 Year 3: $82,520

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