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University of California-Los Angeles vs Vanderbilt University

Los Angeles, CA · Nashville, TN · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair CA:TN

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE CA × TN
  • ACCEPT-TIGHT Tight admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • 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 ENROLL-RACE · single · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Both enrollments grew, different paces

ENROLL-RACE · single · 2013–2023

Undergraduate headcount rose at both University of California-Los Angeles and Vanderbilt University across 2013–2023 on similar paces, while acceptance rates tightened on both sides, a growth-under-squeeze pattern rather than a pure size race.

  • University of California-Los Angeles: enrollment grew +15.3% over 2013–2023; fitted +389 students/yr fitted, r² 0.94.
  • Vanderbilt University: enrollment grew +5.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +38 students/yr fitted, r² 0.82.
  • University of California-Los Angeles: acceptance rate tightened -60.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.93).
  • Vanderbilt University: acceptance rate tightened -50.7% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.81).

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 · 1 tied metrics omitted. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: University of California-Los Angeles vs Vanderbilt University

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION University of California-Los Angeles leads on in-state tuition ($15,203 vs $67,498 at Vanderbilt University)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Vanderbilt University leads on acceptance rate (5.9% vs 9.0% at University of California-Los Angeles)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI University of California-Los Angeles leads on out-of-state tuition ($49,403 vs $67,498 at Vanderbilt University)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between University of California-Los Angeles and Vanderbilt University?▼
University of California-Los Angeles leads on in-state tuition at $15,203 versus $67,498 at Vanderbilt University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between University of California-Los Angeles and Vanderbilt University?▼
Vanderbilt University leads on acceptance rate at 5.9% versus 9.0% at University of California-Los Angeles. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of California-Los Angeles and Vanderbilt University?▼
University of California-Los Angeles leads on out-of-state tuition at $49,403 versus $67,498 at Vanderbilt University. 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