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Florida State University vs University of California-Berkeley

Tallahassee, FL · Berkeley, CA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair FL:CA

PUBLIC-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-PAR · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-HIGH · GAP-TUITION

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE FL × CA
  • ACCEPT-PAR Admission near-par
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • 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 ENROLL-1SIDE · brisk · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Headcount surged on one side only

ENROLL-1SIDE · brisk · 2013–2023

University of California-Berkeley posted a brisk directional enrollment rise over 2013–2023 while its peer's size series stays a range, and both acceptance rates tightened. Do not read this as parallel growth under the same selectivity story.

  • University of California-Berkeley: enrollment grew +27.4% over 2013–2023; fitted +670 students/yr fitted, r² 0.92.
  • Florida State University: enrollment ranged 31,812–33,368 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Florida State University: acceptance rate tightened -55.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.88).
  • University of California-Berkeley: acceptance rate tightened -35.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.59).

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: Florida State University vs University of California-Berkeley

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Florida State University leads on in-state tuition ($5,656 vs $16,347 at University of California-Berkeley)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Florida State University leads on out-of-state tuition ($18,786 vs $50,547 at University of California-Berkeley)
  3. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of California-Berkeley leads on acceptance rate (11.0% vs 24.2% at Florida State University)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Florida State University and University of California-Berkeley?▼
Florida State University leads on in-state tuition at $5,656 versus $16,347 at University of California-Berkeley. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Florida State University and University of California-Berkeley?▼
Florida State University leads on out-of-state tuition at $18,786 versus $50,547 at University of California-Berkeley. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between Florida State University and University of California-Berkeley?▼
University of California-Berkeley leads on acceptance rate at 11.0% versus 24.2% at Florida State University. 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