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University of California-Berkeley vs Florida International University

Berkeley, CA · Miami, FL · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair CA:FL

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE CA × FL
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • 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 ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Selectivity moved on only one side of this board

ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, one school's acceptance-rate series clears the r² ≥ 0.40 floor while the other does not. Read the directional claim as one-sided, then check the companion metric below.

  • University of California-Berkeley: acceptance rate tightened -35.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.59).
  • Florida International University: acceptance rate eased +10.8% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.69).
  • University of California-Berkeley: enrollment grew +27.4% over 2013–2023; fitted +670 students/yr fitted, r² 0.92.
  • Florida International University: enrollment ranged 38,234–41,843 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.

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 California-Berkeley vs Florida International University

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of California-Berkeley leads on acceptance rate (11.0% vs 54.7% at Florida International University)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Florida International University leads on out-of-state tuition ($18,964 vs $50,547 at University of California-Berkeley)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION Florida International University leads on in-state tuition ($6,565 vs $16,347 at University of California-Berkeley)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between University of California-Berkeley and Florida International University?▼
University of California-Berkeley leads on acceptance rate at 11.0% versus 54.7% at Florida International University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of California-Berkeley and Florida International University?▼
Florida International University leads on out-of-state tuition at $18,964 versus $50,547 at University of California-Berkeley. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between University of California-Berkeley and Florida International University?▼
Florida International University leads on in-state tuition at $6,565 versus $16,347 at University of California-Berkeley. 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