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Indiana University-Indianapolis vs University of California-Los Angeles

Indianapolis, IN · Los Angeles, CA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair IN:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE IN × CA
  • ACCEPT-SPLIT Admission split
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • 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

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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.

  • University of California-Los Angeles: acceptance rate tightened -60.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.93).
  • Indiana University-Indianapolis: acceptance rate eased +17.0% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.79).
  • Indiana University-Indianapolis: enrollment shrank -23.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -472 students/yr fitted, r² 0.81.
  • University of California-Los Angeles: enrollment grew +15.3% over 2013–2023; fitted +389 students/yr fitted, r² 0.94.

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: Indiana University-Indianapolis vs University of California-Los Angeles

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of California-Los Angeles leads on acceptance rate (9.0% vs 76.4% at Indiana University-Indianapolis)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI University of California-Los Angeles leads on 150%-time completion (92.6% vs 54.1% at Indiana University-Indianapolis)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 University of California-Los Angeles leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($82,511 vs $55,198 at Indiana University-Indianapolis)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Indiana University-Indianapolis and University of California-Los Angeles?▼
University of California-Los Angeles leads on acceptance rate at 9.0% versus 76.4% at Indiana University-Indianapolis. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Indiana University-Indianapolis and University of California-Los Angeles?▼
University of California-Los Angeles leads on 150%-time completion at 92.6% versus 54.1% at Indiana University-Indianapolis. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Indiana University-Indianapolis and University of California-Los Angeles?▼
University of California-Los Angeles leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $82,511 versus $55,198 at Indiana University-Indianapolis. 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