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University of California-Santa Cruz vs Rochester Institute of Technology

Santa Cruz, CA · Rochester, NY · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair CA:NY

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE CA × NY
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • 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.

  • Rochester Institute of Technology: average net price rose +18.0% from $25,155 (2013) to $29,694 (2023), r² 0.45.
  • University of California-Santa Cruz: net price ranged $15,107–$18,828 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +9.9% is not a trend (r² 0.35).
  • University of California-Santa Cruz: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.01).
  • Rochester Institute of Technology: acceptance rate eased +18.7% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.65).

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 Rochester Institute of Technology

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION University of California-Santa Cruz leads on in-state tuition ($16,005 vs $59,274 at Rochester Institute of Technology)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE University of California-Santa Cruz leads on avg net price ($17,890 vs $34,906 at Rochester Institute of Technology)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA University of California-Santa Cruz leads on median debt at graduation ($16,666 vs $26,778 at Rochester Institute of Technology)

University of California-Santa Cruz profile · Rochester Institute of Technology profile · Compare other colleges

In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between University of California-Santa Cruz and Rochester Institute of Technology?▼
University of California-Santa Cruz leads on in-state tuition at $16,005 versus $59,274 at Rochester Institute of Technology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between University of California-Santa Cruz and Rochester Institute of Technology?▼
University of California-Santa Cruz leads on avg net price at $17,890 versus $34,906 at Rochester Institute of Technology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between University of California-Santa Cruz and Rochester Institute of Technology?▼
University of California-Santa Cruz leads on median debt at graduation at $16,666 versus $26,778 at Rochester Institute of Technology. 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