Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts vs University of the Pacific

North Adams, MA · Stockton, CA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair MA:CA

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-TUITION

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE MA × CA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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.

  • Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts: average net price rose +27.5% from $14,837 (2013) to $18,920 (2023), r² 0.44.
  • University of the Pacific: average net price fell -14.5% from $30,318 (2013) to $25,926 (2023), r² 0.49.
  • Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts: acceptance rate eased +37.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.91).
  • University of the Pacific: acceptance rate eased +30.6% 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: Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts vs University of the Pacific

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts leads on in-state tuition ($12,436 vs $57,080 at University of the Pacific)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts leads on out-of-state tuition ($21,381 vs $57,080 at University of the Pacific)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 University of the Pacific leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($62,672 vs $36,803 at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts and University of the Pacific?
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts leads on in-state tuition at $12,436 versus $57,080 at University of the Pacific. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts and University of the Pacific?
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts leads on out-of-state tuition at $21,381 versus $57,080 at University of the Pacific. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts and University of the Pacific?
University of the Pacific leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $62,672 versus $36,803 at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. 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