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California State Polytechnic University-Pomona vs University of Illinois Chicago

Pomona, CA · Chicago, IL · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair CA:IL

PUBLIC-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-PAR · EARN-PAR · DEBT-PAR · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-TUITION

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE CA × IL
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • 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

One campus shows net-price relief; the peer does not

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, only one school has a directional decline in average net price; the other stays a measured range. Cost gaps on this board are moving targets, not fixed snapshot deltas.

  • University of Illinois Chicago: average net price fell -9.1% from $13,545 (2013) to $12,313 (2023), r² 0.59.
  • California State Polytechnic University-Pomona: net price ranged $11,085–$14,304 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -4.6% is not a trend (r² 0.00).
  • California State Polytechnic University-Pomona: acceptance rate eased +41.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.48).
  • University of Illinois Chicago: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.35).

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 State Polytechnic University-Pomona vs University of Illinois Chicago

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION California State Polytechnic University-Pomona leads on in-state tuition ($7,780 vs $14,338 at University of Illinois Chicago)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI California State Polytechnic University-Pomona leads on out-of-state tuition ($20,380 vs $29,884 at University of Illinois Chicago)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI California State Polytechnic University-Pomona leads on 150%-time completion (67.6% vs 61.0% at University of Illinois Chicago)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between California State Polytechnic University-Pomona and University of Illinois Chicago?▼
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona leads on in-state tuition at $7,780 versus $14,338 at University of Illinois Chicago. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between California State Polytechnic University-Pomona and University of Illinois Chicago?▼
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona leads on out-of-state tuition at $20,380 versus $29,884 at University of Illinois Chicago. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between California State Polytechnic University-Pomona and University of Illinois Chicago?▼
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona leads on 150%-time completion at 67.6% versus 61.0% at University of Illinois Chicago. 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