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Oklahoma State University-Main Campus vs University of California-San Diego

Stillwater, OK · La Jolla, CA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair OK:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE OK × CA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • 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 ENROLL-1SIDE · brisk · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Headcount surged on one side only

ENROLL-1SIDE · brisk · 2013–2023

University of California-San Diego posted a brisk directional enrollment rise over 2013–2023 while its peer's size series stays a range, and both acceptance rates tightened. Do not read this as parallel growth under the same selectivity story.

  • University of California-San Diego: enrollment grew +42.0% over 2013–2023; fitted +1,028 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.
  • Oklahoma State University-Main Campus: enrollment ranged 19,777–20,827 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Oklahoma State University-Main Campus: acceptance rate tightened -6.7% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.66).
  • University of California-San Diego: acceptance rate tightened -34.6% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.46).

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: Oklahoma State University-Main Campus vs University of California-San Diego

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of California-San Diego leads on acceptance rate (26.7% vs 75.0% at Oklahoma State University-Main Campus)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Oklahoma State University-Main Campus leads on out-of-state tuition ($25,754 vs $50,958 at University of California-San Diego)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION Oklahoma State University-Main Campus leads on in-state tuition ($10,234 vs $16,758 at University of California-San Diego)

Oklahoma State University-Main Campus profile · University of California-San Diego profile · Compare other colleges

Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Oklahoma State University-Main Campus and University of California-San Diego?▼
University of California-San Diego leads on acceptance rate at 26.7% versus 75.0% at Oklahoma State University-Main Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Oklahoma State University-Main Campus and University of California-San Diego?▼
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus leads on out-of-state tuition at $25,754 versus $50,958 at University of California-San Diego. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Oklahoma State University-Main Campus and University of California-San Diego?▼
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus leads on in-state tuition at $10,234 versus $16,758 at University of California-San Diego. 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