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State University of New York at Oswego vs University of California-Santa Barbara

Oswego, NY · Santa Barbara, CA · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair NY:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE NY × CA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • 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 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.

  • State University of New York at Oswego: acceptance rate eased +65.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.82).
  • University of California-Santa Barbara: acceptance rate tightened -37.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.63).
  • State University of New York at Oswego: enrollment shrank -22.5% over 2013–2023; fitted -152 students/yr fitted, r² 0.81.
  • 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: State University of New York at Oswego vs University of California-Santa Barbara

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI State University of New York at Oswego leads on out-of-state tuition ($18,735 vs $50,614 at University of California-Santa Barbara)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of California-Santa Barbara leads on acceptance rate (33.0% vs 80.5% at State University of New York at Oswego)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION State University of New York at Oswego leads on in-state tuition ($8,825 vs $16,414 at University of California-Santa Barbara)

State University of New York at Oswego profile · University of California-Santa Barbara profile · Compare other colleges

Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between State University of New York at Oswego and University of California-Santa Barbara?▼
State University of New York at Oswego leads on out-of-state tuition at $18,735 versus $50,614 at University of California-Santa Barbara. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between State University of New York at Oswego and University of California-Santa Barbara?▼
University of California-Santa Barbara leads on acceptance rate at 33.0% versus 80.5% at State University of New York at Oswego. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between State University of New York at Oswego and University of California-Santa Barbara?▼
State University of New York at Oswego leads on in-state tuition at $8,825 versus $16,414 at University of California-Santa Barbara. 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