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University of California-Berkeley vs The Catholic University of America

Berkeley, CA · Washington, DC · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair CA:DC

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE CA × DC
  • ACCEPT-SPLIT Admission split
  • 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

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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.

  • The Catholic University of America: acceptance rate eased +39.6% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.61).
  • University of California-Berkeley: acceptance rate tightened -35.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.59).
  • University of California-Berkeley: enrollment grew +27.4% over 2013–2023; fitted +670 students/yr fitted, r² 0.92.
  • The Catholic University of America: enrollment shrank -15.9% over 2013–2023; fitted -67 students/yr fitted, r² 0.84.

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 The Catholic University of America

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of California-Berkeley leads on acceptance rate (11.0% vs 82.8% at The Catholic University of America)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION University of California-Berkeley leads on in-state tuition ($16,347 vs $58,378 at The Catholic University of America)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE University of California-Berkeley leads on avg net price ($13,481 vs $29,561 at The Catholic University of America)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between University of California-Berkeley and The Catholic University of America?▼
University of California-Berkeley leads on acceptance rate at 11.0% versus 82.8% at The Catholic University of America. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between University of California-Berkeley and The Catholic University of America?▼
University of California-Berkeley leads on in-state tuition at $16,347 versus $58,378 at The Catholic University of America. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between University of California-Berkeley and The Catholic University of America?▼
University of California-Berkeley leads on avg net price at $13,481 versus $29,561 at The Catholic University of America. 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