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North Dakota State University-Main Campus vs University of California-Merced

Fargo, ND · Merced, CA · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair ND:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE ND × CA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · Out-of-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

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • North Dakota State University-Main Campus: average net price rose +13.4% from $14,404 (2013) to $16,334 (2023), r² 0.76.
  • University of California-Merced: net price ranged $10,751–$13,896 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +6.9% is not a trend (r² 0.02).
  • North Dakota State University-Main Campus: acceptance rate eased +13.9% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.66).
  • University of California-Merced: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.00).

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 Dakota State University-Main Campus vs University of California-Merced

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI North Dakota State University-Main Campus leads on out-of-state tuition ($15,764 vs $49,823 at University of California-Merced)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA University of California-Merced leads on median debt at graduation ($16,144 vs $23,199 at North Dakota State University-Main Campus)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION North Dakota State University-Main Campus leads on in-state tuition ($11,110 vs $15,623 at University of California-Merced)

North Dakota State University-Main Campus profile · University of California-Merced profile · Compare other colleges

Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between North Dakota State University-Main Campus and University of California-Merced?▼
North Dakota State University-Main Campus leads on out-of-state tuition at $15,764 versus $49,823 at University of California-Merced. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between North Dakota State University-Main Campus and University of California-Merced?▼
University of California-Merced leads on median debt at graduation at $16,144 versus $23,199 at North Dakota State University-Main Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between North Dakota State University-Main Campus and University of California-Merced?▼
North Dakota State University-Main Campus leads on in-state tuition at $11,110 versus $15,623 at University of California-Merced. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); out-of-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025