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Caribbean University-Ponce vs Carrington College-Sacramento

Ponce, PR · Sacramento, CA · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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Pair PR:CA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE PR × CA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-NET Largest gap · Avg Net Price

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • Carrington College-Sacramento: enrollment ranged 1,124–3,261 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Caribbean University-Ponce: enrollment shrank -63.8% over 2013–2023; fitted -80 students/yr fitted, r² 0.89.
  • Caribbean University-Ponce: average net price rose +131.5% from $2,886 (2013) to $6,680 (2023), r² 0.48.
  • Carrington College-Sacramento: average net price rose +120.6% from $16,838 (2013) to $37,143 (2023), r² 0.84.

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: Caribbean University-Ponce vs Carrington College-Sacramento

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE Caribbean University-Ponce leads on avg net price ($4,964 vs $41,338 at Carrington College-Sacramento)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Carrington College-Sacramento leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($37,870 vs $18,349 at Caribbean University-Ponce)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Carrington College-Sacramento leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($39,633 vs $22,842 at Caribbean University-Ponce)

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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between Caribbean University-Ponce and Carrington College-Sacramento?▼
Caribbean University-Ponce leads on avg net price at $4,964 versus $41,338 at Carrington College-Sacramento. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Caribbean University-Ponce and Carrington College-Sacramento?▼
Carrington College-Sacramento leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $37,870 versus $18,349 at Caribbean University-Ponce. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Caribbean University-Ponce and Carrington College-Sacramento?▼
Carrington College-Sacramento leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $39,633 versus $22,842 at Caribbean University-Ponce. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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