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University of California-Santa Cruz vs Sonoma State University

Santa Cruz, CA · Rohnert Park, CA · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair CA:CA

PUBLIC-PAIR · SAME-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-SPLIT · EARN-PAR · DEBT-PAR · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-TUITION

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · CA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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 RANGE-ONLY · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

No stable joint trend on the primary axis

RANGE-ONLY · 2013–2023

For University of California-Santa Cruz vs Sonoma State University, the overlapping average net-price path series over 2013–2023 does not clear a directional claim on both sides. What follows is the measured range, not a rise/fall headline.

  • Sonoma State University: net price ranged $6,230–$17,563 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -20.5% is not a trend (r² 0.21).
  • 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).

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 Sonoma State University

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Sonoma State University leads on out-of-state tuition ($21,224 vs $50,205 at University of California-Santa Cruz)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Sonoma State University leads on in-state tuition ($8,624 vs $16,005 at University of California-Santa Cruz)
  3. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of California-Santa Cruz leads on acceptance rate (65.8% vs 93.4% at Sonoma State University)

University of California-Santa Cruz profile · Sonoma State University 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 Sonoma State University?▼
Sonoma State University leads on out-of-state tuition at $21,224 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 Sonoma State University?▼
Sonoma State University leads on in-state tuition at $8,624 versus $16,005 at University of California-Santa Cruz. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between University of California-Santa Cruz and Sonoma State University?▼
University of California-Santa Cruz leads on acceptance rate at 65.8% versus 93.4% at Sonoma State University. 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