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The University of Tennessee-Martin vs California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

Martin, TN · San Luis Obispo, CA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair TN:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE TN × 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 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.

  • The University of Tennessee-Martin: average net price rose +48.6% from $6,933 (2013) to $10,299 (2023), r² 0.72.
  • California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo: net price ranged $15,624–$21,595 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -8.7% is not a trend (r² 0.03).
  • The University of Tennessee-Martin: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.19).
  • California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.01).

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 University of Tennessee-Martin vs California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo leads on acceptance rate (31.3% vs 88.2% at The University of Tennessee-Martin)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI The University of Tennessee-Martin leads on out-of-state tuition ($16,600 vs $34,665 at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($90,768 vs $44,213 at The University of Tennessee-Martin)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between The University of Tennessee-Martin and California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo?▼
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo leads on acceptance rate at 31.3% versus 88.2% at The University of Tennessee-Martin. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between The University of Tennessee-Martin and California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo?▼
The University of Tennessee-Martin leads on out-of-state tuition at $16,600 versus $34,665 at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between The University of Tennessee-Martin and California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo?▼
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $90,768 versus $44,213 at The University of Tennessee-Martin. 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