The College of Idaho vs University of California-Berkeley

Caldwell, ID · Berkeley, CA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE ID × CA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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 ENROLL-1SIDE · brisk · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Headcount surged on one side only

ENROLL-1SIDE · brisk · 2013–2023

University of California-Berkeley posted a brisk directional enrollment rise over 2013–2023 while its peer's size series stays a range, and both acceptance rates tightened. Do not read this as parallel growth under the same selectivity story.

  • University of California-Berkeley: enrollment grew +27.4% over 2013–2023; fitted +670 students/yr fitted, r² 0.92.
  • The College of Idaho: enrollment ranged 936–1,118 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • The College of Idaho: acceptance rate tightened -47.8% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.81).
  • University of California-Berkeley: acceptance rate tightened -35.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.59).

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: The College of Idaho vs University of California-Berkeley

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of California-Berkeley leads on acceptance rate (11.0% vs 49.1% at The College of Idaho)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION University of California-Berkeley leads on in-state tuition ($16,347 vs $37,845 at The College of Idaho)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 University of California-Berkeley leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($92,446 vs $48,473 at The College of Idaho)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between The College of Idaho and University of California-Berkeley?
University of California-Berkeley leads on acceptance rate at 11.0% versus 49.1% at The College of Idaho. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between The College of Idaho and University of California-Berkeley?
University of California-Berkeley leads on in-state tuition at $16,347 versus $37,845 at The College of Idaho. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between The College of Idaho and University of California-Berkeley?
University of California-Berkeley leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $92,446 versus $48,473 at The College of Idaho. 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