Santa Ana College vs University of Iowa

Santa Ana, CA · Iowa City, IA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

Scorecard match plate

Pair CA:IA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE CA × IA
  • 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.

  • Santa Ana College: net price ranged $1,497–$4,745 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +50.8% is not a trend (r² 0.03).
  • University of Iowa: average net price rose +30.1% from $16,447 (2013) to $21,398 (2023), r² 0.75.
  • Santa Ana College: enrollment shrank -22.8% over 2013–2023; fitted -897 students/yr fitted, r² 0.74.
  • University of Iowa: enrollment ranged 21,198–23,410 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.

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: Santa Ana College vs University of Iowa

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Santa Ana College leads on in-state tuition ($1,180 vs $11,283 at University of Iowa)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Santa Ana College leads on avg net price ($3,133 vs $22,531 at University of Iowa)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Santa Ana College leads on median debt at graduation ($6,871 vs $22,500 at University of Iowa)

Santa Ana College profile · University of Iowa profile · Compare other colleges

In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Santa Ana College and University of Iowa?
Santa Ana College leads on in-state tuition at $1,180 versus $11,283 at University of Iowa. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Santa Ana College and University of Iowa?
Santa Ana College leads on avg net price at $3,133 versus $22,531 at University of Iowa. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Santa Ana College and University of Iowa?
Santa Ana College leads on median debt at graduation at $6,871 versus $22,500 at University of Iowa. 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