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Ohio State University-Main Campus vs University of California-Riverside

Columbus, OH · Riverside, CA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair OH:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE OH × CA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • 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 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.

  • University of California-Riverside: average net price rose +19.5% from $11,473 (2013) to $13,707 (2023), r² 0.45.
  • Ohio State University-Main Campus: net price ranged $16,845–$18,623 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +2.4% is not a trend (r² 0.02).
  • Ohio State University-Main Campus: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.03).
  • University of California-Riverside: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.16).

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: Ohio State University-Main Campus vs University of California-Riverside

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Ohio State University-Main Campus leads on acceptance rate (60.6% vs 76.4% at University of California-Riverside)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Ohio State University-Main Campus leads on out-of-state tuition ($40,022 vs $49,806 at University of California-Riverside)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE University of California-Riverside leads on avg net price ($14,304 vs $17,339 at Ohio State University-Main Campus)

Ohio State University-Main Campus profile · University of California-Riverside profile · Compare other colleges

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Ohio State University-Main Campus and University of California-Riverside?▼
Ohio State University-Main Campus leads on acceptance rate at 60.6% versus 76.4% at University of California-Riverside. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Ohio State University-Main Campus and University of California-Riverside?▼
Ohio State University-Main Campus leads on out-of-state tuition at $40,022 versus $49,806 at University of California-Riverside. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Ohio State University-Main Campus and University of California-Riverside?▼
University of California-Riverside leads on avg net price at $14,304 versus $17,339 at Ohio State University-Main Campus. 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