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Pair CA:TN
MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-SPLIT · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-ACCEPT
- MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
- CROSS-STATE CA × TN
- ACCEPT-SPLIT Admission split
- NET-SPLIT Net-price split
- EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
- DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
- COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
- GAP-ACCEPT Largest gap · Acceptance Rate
Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.
Decade path · College Scorecard
Selectivity moved on only one side of this board
ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023
Over 2013–2023, one school's acceptance-rate series clears the r² ≥ 0.40 floor while the other does not. Read the directional claim as one-sided, then check the companion metric below.
- Vanderbilt University: acceptance rate tightened -50.7% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.81).
- California State Polytechnic University-Pomona: acceptance rate eased +41.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.48).
- California State Polytechnic University-Pomona: enrollment grew +16.4% over 2013–2023; fitted +484 students/yr fitted, r² 0.57.
- Vanderbilt University: enrollment grew +5.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +38 students/yr fitted, r² 0.82.
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
Location
Type
Undergraduate Enrollment
Acceptance Rate
In-State Tuition
Out-of-State Tuition
150%-Time Completion
Avg Net Price
Median Earnings (6 yr)
Median Earnings (10 yr)
Median Debt at Graduation
Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.
| Metric | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA | Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN |
| Location | Pomona, CA | Nashville, TN |
| Type | Public | Private Nonprofit |
| Undergraduate Enrollment | 25,042 | 7,208 |
| Acceptance Rate | 75.2% | 5.9% |
| In-State Tuition | $7,780 | $67,498 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $20,380 | $67,498 |
| 150%-Time Completion | 67.6% | 93.1% |
| Avg Net Price | $11,531 | $15,846 |
| Median Earnings (6 yr) | $54,466 | $73,909 |
| Median Earnings (10 yr) | $71,902 | $91,565 |
| Median Debt at Graduation | $16,000 | $14,000 |
Rows ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side. College Scorecard.
Largest gaps: California State Polytechnic University-Pomona vs Vanderbilt University
- ACCEPTANCE-RATE Vanderbilt University leads on acceptance rate (5.9% vs 75.2% at California State Polytechnic University-Pomona)
- IN-STATE-TUITION California State Polytechnic University-Pomona leads on in-state tuition ($7,780 vs $67,498 at Vanderbilt University)
- OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI California State Polytechnic University-Pomona leads on out-of-state tuition ($20,380 vs $67,498 at Vanderbilt University)
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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions
On acceptance rate, who leads between California State Polytechnic University-Pomona and Vanderbilt University?▼
Vanderbilt University leads on acceptance rate at 5.9% versus 75.2% at California State Polytechnic University-Pomona. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between California State Polytechnic University-Pomona and Vanderbilt University?▼
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona leads on in-state tuition at $7,780 versus $67,498 at Vanderbilt University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between California State Polytechnic University-Pomona and Vanderbilt University?▼
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona leads on out-of-state tuition at $20,380 versus $67,498 at Vanderbilt University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.