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California State University-Fullerton vs University of California-Santa Barbara

Fullerton, CA · Santa Barbara, CA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair CA:CA

PUBLIC-PAIR · SAME-STATE · ACCEPT-GAP · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-PAR · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-ACCEPT

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · CA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • 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.

  • California State University-Fullerton: acceptance rate eased +89.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.71).
  • University of California-Santa Barbara: acceptance rate tightened -37.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.63).
  • California State University-Fullerton: enrollment grew +12.0% over 2013–2023; fitted +389 students/yr fitted, r² 0.78.
  • University of California-Santa Barbara: enrollment grew +19.8% over 2013–2023; fitted +397 students/yr fitted, r² 0.83.

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 University-Fullerton vs University of California-Santa Barbara

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of California-Santa Barbara leads on acceptance rate (33.0% vs 90.5% at California State University-Fullerton)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI California State University-Fullerton leads on out-of-state tuition ($20,070 vs $50,614 at University of California-Santa Barbara)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE California State University-Fullerton leads on avg net price ($6,555 vs $16,109 at University of California-Santa Barbara)

California State University-Fullerton profile · University of California-Santa Barbara profile · Compare other colleges

Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between California State University-Fullerton and University of California-Santa Barbara?▼
University of California-Santa Barbara leads on acceptance rate at 33.0% versus 90.5% at California State University-Fullerton. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between California State University-Fullerton and University of California-Santa Barbara?▼
California State University-Fullerton leads on out-of-state tuition at $20,070 versus $50,614 at University of California-Santa Barbara. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between California State University-Fullerton and University of California-Santa Barbara?▼
California State University-Fullerton leads on avg net price at $6,555 versus $16,109 at University of California-Santa Barbara. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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