California Institute of the Arts vs University of Iowa

Valencia, CA · Iowa City, IA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

Scorecard match plate

Pair CA:IA

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-GAP · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-TUITION

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE CA × IA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · In-State Tuition

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • University of Iowa: average net price rose +30.1% from $16,447 (2013) to $21,398 (2023), r² 0.75.
  • California Institute of the Arts: net price ranged $42,600–$56,876 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +13.9% is not a trend (r² 0.25).
  • California Institute of the Arts: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.00).
  • University of Iowa: acceptance rate eased +5.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.58).

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: California Institute of the Arts vs University of Iowa

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION University of Iowa leads on in-state tuition ($11,283 vs $58,996 at California Institute of the Arts)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE California Institute of the Arts leads on acceptance rate (32.3% vs 83.6% at University of Iowa)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE University of Iowa leads on avg net price ($22,531 vs $46,080 at California Institute of the Arts)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between California Institute of the Arts and University of Iowa?
University of Iowa leads on in-state tuition at $11,283 versus $58,996 at California Institute of the Arts. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between California Institute of the Arts and University of Iowa?
California Institute of the Arts leads on acceptance rate at 32.3% versus 83.6% at University of Iowa. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between California Institute of the Arts and University of Iowa?
University of Iowa leads on avg net price at $22,531 versus $46,080 at California Institute of the Arts. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); in-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025