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City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College vs University of California-Santa Barbara

Chicago, IL · Santa Barbara, CA · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair IL:CA

PUBLIC-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-OUTCOME

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE IL × CA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · 150%-Time Completion

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.

  • City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College: average net price fell -48.3% from $7,214 (2013) to $3,729 (2023), r² 0.53.
  • University of California-Santa Barbara: net price ranged $13,825–$16,252 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -2.2% is not a trend (r² 0.01).
  • City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College: enrollment grew +12.0% over 2013–2023; fitted +103 students/yr fitted, r² 0.47.
  • 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: City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College vs University of California-Santa Barbara

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI University of California-Santa Barbara leads on 150%-time completion (84.3% vs 15.9% at City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College leads on in-state tuition ($4,590 vs $16,414 at University of California-Santa Barbara)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College leads on out-of-state tuition ($15,150 vs $50,614 at University of California-Santa Barbara)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College and University of California-Santa Barbara?▼
University of California-Santa Barbara leads on 150%-time completion at 84.3% versus 15.9% at City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College and University of California-Santa Barbara?▼
City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College leads on in-state tuition at $4,590 versus $16,414 at University of California-Santa Barbara. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College and University of California-Santa Barbara?▼
City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College leads on out-of-state tuition at $15,150 versus $50,614 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); 150%-time completion focus for this pair · 2025