University of California-San Diego vs Villanova University

La Jolla, CA · Villanova, PA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

Scorecard match plate

Pair CA:PA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE CA × PA
  • ACCEPT-PAR Admission near-par
  • 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.

  • Villanova University: average net price rose +34.5% from $33,371 (2013) to $44,876 (2023), r² 0.51.
  • University of California-San Diego: net price ranged $11,750–$15,240 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -18.5% is not a trend (r² 0.03).
  • University of California-San Diego: acceptance rate tightened -34.6% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.46).
  • Villanova University: acceptance rate tightened -48.6% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.90).

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 Villanova University

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION University of California-San Diego leads on in-state tuition ($16,758 vs $67,776 at Villanova University)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE University of California-San Diego leads on avg net price ($12,470 vs $43,756 at Villanova University)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA University of California-San Diego leads on median debt at graduation ($15,500 vs $25,874 at Villanova University)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between University of California-San Diego and Villanova University?
University of California-San Diego leads on in-state tuition at $16,758 versus $67,776 at Villanova University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between University of California-San Diego and Villanova University?
University of California-San Diego leads on avg net price at $12,470 versus $43,756 at Villanova University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between University of California-San Diego and Villanova University?
University of California-San Diego leads on median debt at graduation at $15,500 versus $25,874 at Villanova 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