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Caribbean University-Vega Baja vs Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Manati

Vega Baja, PR · Manati, PR · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair PR:PR

MIXED-SECTOR · SAME-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-TUITION

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • SAME-STATE Same state · PR
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings 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

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.

  • Caribbean University-Vega Baja: net price ranged $2,285–$6,310 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +100.7% is not a trend (r² 0.25).
  • Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Manati: average net price fell -31.7% from $3,526 (2013) to $2,407 (2023), r² 0.74.
  • Caribbean University-Vega Baja: enrollment shrank -63.6% over 2013–2023; fitted -39 students/yr fitted, r² 0.83.
  • Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Manati: enrollment shrank -60.7% over 2013–2023; fitted -53 students/yr fitted, r² 0.89.

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-Vega Baja vs Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Manati

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Manati leads on in-state tuition ($1,600 vs $8,844 at Caribbean University-Vega Baja)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Manati leads on out-of-state tuition ($1,600 vs $8,844 at Caribbean University-Vega Baja)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Manati leads on avg net price ($2,846 vs $5,235 at Caribbean University-Vega Baja)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Caribbean University-Vega Baja and Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Manati?▼
Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Manati leads on in-state tuition at $1,600 versus $8,844 at Caribbean University-Vega Baja. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Caribbean University-Vega Baja and Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Manati?▼
Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Manati leads on out-of-state tuition at $1,600 versus $8,844 at Caribbean University-Vega Baja. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Caribbean University-Vega Baja and Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Manati?▼
Instituto Tecnologico de Puerto Rico-Recinto de Manati leads on avg net price at $2,846 versus $5,235 at Caribbean University-Vega Baja. 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