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University of California-Berkeley vs Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Berkeley, CA · Cambridge, MA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair CA:MA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE CA × MA
  • ACCEPT-TIGHT Tight admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · In-State Tuition

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.

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology: net price ranged $5,084–$23,547 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -9.2% is not a trend (r² 0.29).
  • University of California-Berkeley: average net price rose +8.8% from $13,769 (2013) to $14,979 (2023), r² 0.59.
  • University of California-Berkeley: acceptance rate tightened -35.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.59).
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology: acceptance rate tightened -41.1% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.77).

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 Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION University of California-Berkeley leads on in-state tuition ($16,347 vs $62,396 at Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads on acceptance rate (4.5% vs 11.0% at University of California-Berkeley)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($131,633 vs $74,919 at University of California-Berkeley)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between University of California-Berkeley and Massachusetts Institute of Technology?▼
University of California-Berkeley leads on in-state tuition at $16,347 versus $62,396 at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between University of California-Berkeley and Massachusetts Institute of Technology?▼
Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads on acceptance rate at 4.5% versus 11.0% at University of California-Berkeley. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between University of California-Berkeley and Massachusetts Institute of Technology?▼
Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $131,633 versus $74,919 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); in-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025