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University of Akron Main Campus vs University of California-Los Angeles

Akron, OH · Los Angeles, CA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair OH:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE OH × 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 TWIN-TIGHTEN · adm · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Both acceptance rates tightened, 2013–2023

TWIN-TIGHTEN · adm · 2013–2023

University of Akron Main Campus and University of California-Los Angeles each posted a directional decline in acceptance rate over the same College Scorecard window, but one squeeze is far steeper than the other.

  • University of California-Los Angeles: acceptance rate tightened -60.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.93).
  • University of Akron Main Campus: acceptance rate tightened -26.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.53).
  • University of Akron Main Campus: net price ranged $14,422–$22,083 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -15.7% is not a trend (r² 0.04).
  • University of California-Los Angeles: net price ranged $11,627–$15,637 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +2.1% is not a trend (r² 0.05).

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: University of Akron Main Campus vs University of California-Los Angeles

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of California-Los Angeles leads on acceptance rate (9.0% vs 59.7% at University of Akron Main Campus)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI University of Akron Main Campus leads on out-of-state tuition ($20,815 vs $49,403 at University of California-Los Angeles)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI University of California-Los Angeles leads on 150%-time completion (92.6% vs 49.8% at University of Akron Main Campus)

University of Akron Main Campus profile · University of California-Los Angeles profile · Compare other colleges

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between University of Akron Main Campus and University of California-Los Angeles?▼
University of California-Los Angeles leads on acceptance rate at 9.0% versus 59.7% at University of Akron Main Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of Akron Main Campus and University of California-Los Angeles?▼
University of Akron Main Campus leads on out-of-state tuition at $20,815 versus $49,403 at University of California-Los Angeles. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between University of Akron Main Campus and University of California-Los Angeles?▼
University of California-Los Angeles leads on 150%-time completion at 92.6% versus 49.8% at University of Akron Main Campus. 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