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University of California-Santa Cruz vs University of Illinois Chicago

Santa Cruz, CA · Chicago, IL · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair CA:IL

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE CA × IL
  • 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 NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

One campus shows net-price relief; the peer does not

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, only one school has a directional decline in average net price; the other stays a measured range. Cost gaps on this board are moving targets, not fixed snapshot deltas.

  • 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 Illinois Chicago: average net price fell -9.1% from $13,545 (2013) to $12,313 (2023), r² 0.59.
  • University of California-Santa Cruz: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.01).
  • University of Illinois Chicago: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (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 University of Illinois Chicago

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI University of Illinois Chicago leads on out-of-state tuition ($29,884 vs $50,205 at University of California-Santa Cruz)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE University of Illinois Chicago leads on avg net price ($10,974 vs $17,890 at University of California-Santa Cruz)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI University of California-Santa Cruz leads on 150%-time completion (74.8% vs 61.0% at University of Illinois Chicago)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of California-Santa Cruz and University of Illinois Chicago?▼
University of Illinois Chicago leads on out-of-state tuition at $29,884 versus $50,205 at University of California-Santa Cruz. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between University of California-Santa Cruz and University of Illinois Chicago?▼
University of Illinois Chicago leads on avg net price at $10,974 versus $17,890 at University of California-Santa Cruz. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between University of California-Santa Cruz and University of Illinois Chicago?▼
University of California-Santa Cruz leads on 150%-time completion at 74.8% versus 61.0% at University of Illinois Chicago. 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