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Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks vs University of California-Santa Barbara

Reading, PA · Santa Barbara, CA · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair PA:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE PA × CA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · 150%-Time Completion

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-Santa Barbara: acceptance rate tightened -37.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.63).
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks: acceptance rate eased +16.9% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.82).
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks: enrollment ranged 0–2,785 (2013–2023, 9 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • University of California-Santa Barbara: enrollment grew +19.8% over 2013–2023; fitted +397 students/yr fitted, r² 0.83.

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 Berks vs University of California-Santa Barbara

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI University of California-Santa Barbara leads on 150%-time completion (84.3% vs 27.7% at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of California-Santa Barbara leads on acceptance rate (33.0% vs 98.7% at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks leads on out-of-state tuition ($26,958 vs $50,614 at University of California-Santa Barbara)

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks profile · University of California-Santa Barbara profile · Compare other colleges

150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks and University of California-Santa Barbara?▼
University of California-Santa Barbara leads on 150%-time completion at 84.3% versus 27.7% at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks and University of California-Santa Barbara?▼
University of California-Santa Barbara leads on acceptance rate at 33.0% versus 98.7% at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks and University of California-Santa Barbara?▼
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks leads on out-of-state tuition at $26,958 versus $50,614 at University of California-Santa Barbara. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); 150%-time completion focus for this pair · 2025