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University of California-San Diego vs University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus

La Jolla, CA · Norman, OK · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair CA:OK

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE CA × OK
  • 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-San Diego: acceptance rate tightened -34.6% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.46).
  • University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.00).
  • University of California-San Diego: enrollment grew +42.0% over 2013–2023; fitted +1,028 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.
  • University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus: enrollment ranged 20,528–21,675 (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-San Diego vs University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of California-San Diego leads on acceptance rate (26.7% vs 76.6% at University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus leads on out-of-state tuition ($27,377 vs $50,958 at University of California-San Diego)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus leads on in-state tuition ($9,797 vs $16,758 at University of California-San Diego)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between University of California-San Diego and University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus?▼
University of California-San Diego leads on acceptance rate at 26.7% versus 76.6% at University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of California-San Diego and University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus?▼
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus leads on out-of-state tuition at $27,377 versus $50,958 at University of California-San Diego. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between University of California-San Diego and University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus?▼
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus leads on in-state tuition at $9,797 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); acceptance rate focus for this pair · 2025