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Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce vs Dominican University of California

Ponce, PR · San Rafael, CA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair PR:CA

PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-TUITION

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE PR × CA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · In-State Tuition

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.

  • Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce: average net price rose +55.0% from $6,506 (2013) to $10,082 (2023), r² 0.72.
  • Dominican University of California: net price ranged $32,053–$48,859 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +6.9% is not a trend (r² 0.36).
  • Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.24).
  • Dominican University of California: acceptance rate eased +23.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.82).

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: Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce vs Dominican University of California

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce leads on in-state tuition ($6,650 vs $52,161 at Dominican University of California)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce leads on out-of-state tuition ($6,650 vs $52,161 at Dominican University of California)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Dominican University of California leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($71,477 vs $20,637 at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce and Dominican University of California?▼
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce leads on in-state tuition at $6,650 versus $52,161 at Dominican University of California. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce and Dominican University of California?▼
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce leads on out-of-state tuition at $6,650 versus $52,161 at Dominican University of California. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce and Dominican University of California?▼
Dominican University of California leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $71,477 versus $20,637 at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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