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Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce vs University of South Florida

Ponce, PR · Tampa, FL · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair PR:FL

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE PR × FL
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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 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.
  • University of South Florida: net price ranged $8,318–$11,700 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -2.5% is not a trend (r² 0.31).
  • Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.24).
  • University of South Florida: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.10).

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 University of South Florida

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce leads on out-of-state tuition ($6,650 vs $17,324 at University of South Florida)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 University of South Florida leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($48,328 vs $20,637 at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 University of South Florida leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($57,743 vs $24,908 at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce and University of South Florida?▼
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce leads on out-of-state tuition at $6,650 versus $17,324 at University of South Florida. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce and University of South Florida?▼
University of South Florida leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $48,328 versus $20,637 at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce and University of South Florida?▼
University of South Florida leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $57,743 versus $24,908 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); out-of-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025