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University of California-San Diego vs CUNY Graduate School and University Center

La Jolla, CA · New York, NY · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair CA:NY

PUBLIC-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-GAP · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · GAP-TUITION

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE CA × NY
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · Out-of-State Tuition

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-RACE · wide · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Both grew, one campus expanded much faster

ENROLL-RACE · wide · 2013–2023

Undergraduate headcount rose at both University of California-San Diego and CUNY Graduate School and University Center across 2013–2023, but one fitted annual pace pulls far ahead of the other. Treat them as size peers on different slopes, not interchangeable large campuses.

  • CUNY Graduate School and University Center: enrollment grew +175.8% over 2013–2023; fitted +194 students/yr fitted, r² 0.98.
  • University of California-San Diego: enrollment grew +42.0% over 2013–2023; fitted +1,028 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.

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-San Diego vs CUNY Graduate School and University Center

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI CUNY Graduate School and University Center leads on out-of-state tuition ($15,185 vs $50,958 at University of California-San Diego)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of California-San Diego leads on acceptance rate (26.7% vs 68.5% at CUNY Graduate School and University Center)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION CUNY Graduate School and University Center leads on in-state tuition ($7,235 vs $16,758 at University of California-San Diego)

University of California-San Diego profile · CUNY Graduate School and University Center profile · Compare other colleges

Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of California-San Diego and CUNY Graduate School and University Center?▼
CUNY Graduate School and University Center leads on out-of-state tuition at $15,185 versus $50,958 at University of California-San Diego. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between University of California-San Diego and CUNY Graduate School and University Center?▼
University of California-San Diego leads on acceptance rate at 26.7% versus 68.5% at CUNY Graduate School and University Center. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between University of California-San Diego and CUNY Graduate School and University Center?▼
CUNY Graduate School and University Center leads on in-state tuition at $7,235 versus $16,758 at University of California-San Diego. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); out-of-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025