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North Carolina State University at Raleigh vs University of California-Santa Barbara

Raleigh, NC · Santa Barbara, CA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair NC:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE NC × CA
  • ACCEPT-PAR Admission near-par
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • 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-RACE · narrow · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Nearly parallel enrollment growth

ENROLL-RACE · narrow · 2013–2023

Undergraduate headcount rose at both North Carolina State University at Raleigh and University of California-Santa Barbara across 2013–2023 on similar paces, while acceptance rates tightened on both sides, a growth-under-squeeze pattern rather than a pure size race.

  • University of California-Santa Barbara: enrollment grew +19.8% over 2013–2023; fitted +397 students/yr fitted, r² 0.83.
  • North Carolina State University at Raleigh: enrollment grew +14.8% over 2013–2023; fitted +358 students/yr fitted, r² 0.83.
  • North Carolina State University at Raleigh: acceptance rate tightened -20.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.60).
  • University of California-Santa Barbara: acceptance rate tightened -37.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.63).

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: North Carolina State University at Raleigh vs University of California-Santa Barbara

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION North Carolina State University at Raleigh leads on in-state tuition ($8,799 vs $16,414 at University of California-Santa Barbara)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI North Carolina State University at Raleigh leads on out-of-state tuition ($32,847 vs $50,614 at University of California-Santa Barbara)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA University of California-Santa Barbara leads on median debt at graduation ($13,993 vs $20,121 at North Carolina State University at Raleigh)

North Carolina State University at Raleigh profile · University of California-Santa Barbara profile · Compare other colleges

In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between North Carolina State University at Raleigh and University of California-Santa Barbara?▼
North Carolina State University at Raleigh leads on in-state tuition at $8,799 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 North Carolina State University at Raleigh and University of California-Santa Barbara?▼
North Carolina State University at Raleigh leads on out-of-state tuition at $32,847 versus $50,614 at University of California-Santa Barbara. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between North Carolina State University at Raleigh and University of California-Santa Barbara?▼
University of California-Santa Barbara leads on median debt at graduation at $13,993 versus $20,121 at North Carolina State University at Raleigh. 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