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Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico-Orlando vs University of California-Los Angeles

Orlando, FL · Los Angeles, CA · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair FL:CA

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · GAP-TUITION

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE FL × CA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • 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 ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico-Orlando: enrollment ranged 69–165 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • University of California-Los Angeles: enrollment grew +15.3% over 2013–2023; fitted +389 students/yr fitted, r² 0.94.
  • Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico-Orlando: net price ranged $11,560–$20,040 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +10.5% is not a trend (r² 0.34).
  • University of California-Los Angeles: net price ranged $11,627–$15,637 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +2.1% is not a trend (r² 0.05).

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: Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico-Orlando vs University of California-Los Angeles

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico-Orlando leads on out-of-state tuition ($14,547 vs $49,403 at University of California-Los Angeles)
  2. RETENTION-RATE University of California-Los Angeles leads on retention rate (97.3% vs 37.5% at Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico-Orlando)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 University of California-Los Angeles leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($82,511 vs $47,540 at Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico-Orlando)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico-Orlando and University of California-Los Angeles?▼
Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico-Orlando leads on out-of-state tuition at $14,547 versus $49,403 at University of California-Los Angeles. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On retention rate, who leads between Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico-Orlando and University of California-Los Angeles?▼
University of California-Los Angeles leads on retention rate at 97.3% versus 37.5% at Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico-Orlando. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico-Orlando and University of California-Los Angeles?▼
University of California-Los Angeles leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $82,511 versus $47,540 at Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico-Orlando. 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