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University of California-Santa Cruz vs CUNY Graduate School and University Center

Santa Cruz, CA · New York, NY · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair CA:NY

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE CA × NY
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • 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-Santa Cruz 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-Santa Cruz: enrollment grew +13.5% over 2013–2023; fitted +189 students/yr fitted, r² 0.71.

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-Santa Cruz 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 $50,205 at University of California-Santa Cruz)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION CUNY Graduate School and University Center leads on in-state tuition ($7,235 vs $16,005 at University of California-Santa Cruz)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 CUNY Graduate School and University Center leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($68,616 vs $49,716 at University of California-Santa Cruz)

University of California-Santa Cruz 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-Santa Cruz and CUNY Graduate School and University Center?▼
CUNY Graduate School and University Center leads on out-of-state tuition at $15,185 versus $50,205 at University of California-Santa Cruz. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between University of California-Santa Cruz and CUNY Graduate School and University Center?▼
CUNY Graduate School and University Center leads on in-state tuition at $7,235 versus $16,005 at University of California-Santa Cruz. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between University of California-Santa Cruz and CUNY Graduate School and University Center?▼
CUNY Graduate School and University Center leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $68,616 versus $49,716 at University of California-Santa Cruz. 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