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Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona vs University of California-Berkeley

Altoona, PA · Berkeley, CA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair PA:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE PA × CA
  • ACCEPT-SPLIT Admission split
  • 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 ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

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ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, one school's acceptance-rate series clears the r² ≥ 0.40 floor while the other does not. Read the directional claim as one-sided, then check the companion metric below.

  • University of California-Berkeley: acceptance rate tightened -35.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.59).
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona: acceptance rate eased +14.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.94).
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona: enrollment ranged 0–3,829 (2013–2023, 9 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • University of California-Berkeley: enrollment grew +27.4% over 2013–2023; fitted +670 students/yr fitted, r² 0.92.

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: Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona vs University of California-Berkeley

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of California-Berkeley leads on acceptance rate (11.0% vs 98.1% at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI University of California-Berkeley leads on 150%-time completion (92.9% vs 17.2% at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA University of California-Berkeley leads on median debt at graduation ($13,000 vs $25,000 at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona)

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona profile · University of California-Berkeley profile · Compare other colleges

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona and University of California-Berkeley?▼
University of California-Berkeley leads on acceptance rate at 11.0% versus 98.1% at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona and University of California-Berkeley?▼
University of California-Berkeley leads on 150%-time completion at 92.9% versus 17.2% at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona and University of California-Berkeley?▼
University of California-Berkeley leads on median debt at graduation at $13,000 versus $25,000 at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona. 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