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Rutgers University-New Brunswick vs University of California-Santa Barbara

New Brunswick, NJ · Santa Barbara, CA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair NJ:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE NJ × CA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • 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

Selectivity moved on only one side of this board

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).
  • Rutgers University-New Brunswick: acceptance rate eased +9.8% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.62).
  • Rutgers University-New Brunswick: enrollment grew +8.8% over 2013–2023; fitted +223 students/yr fitted, r² 0.72.
  • 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: Rutgers University-New Brunswick vs University of California-Santa Barbara

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of California-Santa Barbara leads on acceptance rate (33.0% vs 58.1% at Rutgers University-New Brunswick)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA University of California-Santa Barbara leads on median debt at graduation ($13,993 vs $21,500 at Rutgers University-New Brunswick)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE University of California-Santa Barbara leads on avg net price ($16,109 vs $24,406 at Rutgers University-New Brunswick)

Rutgers University-New Brunswick profile · University of California-Santa Barbara profile · Compare other colleges

Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Rutgers University-New Brunswick and University of California-Santa Barbara?▼
University of California-Santa Barbara leads on acceptance rate at 33.0% versus 58.1% at Rutgers University-New Brunswick. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Rutgers University-New Brunswick and University of California-Santa Barbara?▼
University of California-Santa Barbara leads on median debt at graduation at $13,993 versus $21,500 at Rutgers University-New Brunswick. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Rutgers University-New Brunswick and University of California-Santa Barbara?▼
University of California-Santa Barbara leads on avg net price at $16,109 versus $24,406 at Rutgers University-New Brunswick. 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