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Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico vs University of California-Berkeley

Hato Rey, PR · Berkeley, CA · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair PR:CA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE PR × CA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • 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 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. Pair any cost snapshot with that asymmetry before treating the campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • University of California-Berkeley: enrollment grew +27.4% over 2013–2023; fitted +670 students/yr fitted, r² 0.92.
  • Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico: enrollment ranged 3,334–3,840 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico: average net price rose +14.0% from $14,336 (2013) to $16,338 (2023), r² 0.81.
  • University of California-Berkeley: average net price rose +8.8% from $13,769 (2013) to $14,979 (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: Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico vs University of California-Berkeley

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico leads on out-of-state tuition ($9,870 vs $50,547 at University of California-Berkeley)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI University of California-Berkeley leads on 150%-time completion (92.9% vs 25.9% at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 University of California-Berkeley leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($74,919 vs $37,753 at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico and University of California-Berkeley?▼
Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico leads on out-of-state tuition at $9,870 versus $50,547 at University of California-Berkeley. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico and University of California-Berkeley?▼
University of California-Berkeley leads on 150%-time completion at 92.9% versus 25.9% at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico and University of California-Berkeley?▼
University of California-Berkeley leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $74,919 versus $37,753 at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico. 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