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Tennessee Technological University vs University of California-Merced

Cookeville, TN · Merced, CA · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair TN:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE TN × CA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • 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 RANGE-ONLY · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

No stable joint trend on the primary axis

RANGE-ONLY · 2013–2023

For Tennessee Technological University vs University of California-Merced, the overlapping average net-price path series over 2013–2023 does not clear a directional claim on both sides. What follows is the measured range, not a rise/fall headline.

  • Tennessee Technological University: net price ranged $11,321–$16,321 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +25.5% is not a trend (r² 0.33).
  • University of California-Merced: net price ranged $10,751–$13,896 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +6.9% is not a trend (r² 0.02).

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: Tennessee Technological University vs University of California-Merced

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Tennessee Technological University leads on out-of-state tuition ($15,576 vs $49,823 at University of California-Merced)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Tennessee Technological University leads on in-state tuition ($11,376 vs $15,623 at University of California-Merced)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 University of California-Merced leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($64,368 vs $48,501 at Tennessee Technological University)

Tennessee Technological University profile · University of California-Merced profile · Compare other colleges

Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Tennessee Technological University and University of California-Merced?▼
Tennessee Technological University leads on out-of-state tuition at $15,576 versus $49,823 at University of California-Merced. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Tennessee Technological University and University of California-Merced?▼
Tennessee Technological University leads on in-state tuition at $11,376 versus $15,623 at University of California-Merced. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Tennessee Technological University and University of California-Merced?▼
University of California-Merced leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $64,368 versus $48,501 at Tennessee Technological University. 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