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University of California-Santa Cruz vs University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus

Santa Cruz, CA · Norman, OK · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair CA:OK

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE CA × OK
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • 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-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • University of California-Santa Cruz: enrollment grew +13.5% over 2013–2023; fitted +189 students/yr fitted, r² 0.71.
  • University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus: enrollment ranged 20,528–21,675 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • University of California-Santa Cruz: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.01).
  • University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.00).

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 Oklahoma-Norman Campus

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus leads on out-of-state tuition ($27,377 vs $50,205 at University of California-Santa Cruz)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus leads on in-state tuition ($9,797 vs $16,005 at University of California-Santa Cruz)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA University of California-Santa Cruz leads on median debt at graduation ($16,666 vs $20,654 at University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus)

University of California-Santa Cruz profile · University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus 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 University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus?▼
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus leads on out-of-state tuition at $27,377 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 University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus?▼
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus leads on in-state tuition at $9,797 versus $16,005 at University of California-Santa Cruz. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between University of California-Santa Cruz and University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus?▼
University of California-Santa Cruz leads on median debt at graduation at $16,666 versus $20,654 at University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus. 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