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South Carolina State University vs Dominican University of California

Orangeburg, SC · San Rafael, CA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair SC:CA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE SC × 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 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.

  • Dominican University of California: enrollment shrank -24.8% over 2013–2023; fitted -31 students/yr fitted, r² 0.64.
  • South Carolina State University: enrollment ranged 2,012–2,876 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • South Carolina State University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.07).
  • 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: South Carolina State University vs Dominican University of California

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION South Carolina State University leads on in-state tuition ($11,060 vs $52,161 at Dominican University of California)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI South Carolina State University leads on out-of-state tuition ($21,750 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 $30,064 at South Carolina State University)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between South Carolina State University and Dominican University of California?▼
South Carolina State University leads on in-state tuition at $11,060 versus $52,161 at Dominican University of California. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between South Carolina State University and Dominican University of California?▼
South Carolina State University leads on out-of-state tuition at $21,750 versus $52,161 at Dominican University of California. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between South Carolina State University and Dominican University of California?▼
Dominican University of California leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $71,477 versus $30,064 at South Carolina State University. 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