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University of Houston-Clear Lake vs University of California-Los Angeles

Houston, TX · Los Angeles, CA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair TX:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE TX × CA
  • ACCEPT-SPLIT Admission split
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-ACCEPT Largest gap · Acceptance Rate

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-RACE · single · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Both enrollments grew, different paces

ENROLL-RACE · single · 2013–2023

Undergraduate headcount rose at both University of Houston-Clear Lake and University of California-Los Angeles across 2013–2023. The fitted annual pace is what separates this board from a generic large-campus frame.

  • University of Houston-Clear Lake: enrollment grew +29.7% over 2013–2023; fitted +170 students/yr fitted, r² 0.75.
  • University of California-Los Angeles: enrollment grew +15.3% over 2013–2023; fitted +389 students/yr fitted, r² 0.94.

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 Houston-Clear Lake vs University of California-Los Angeles

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of California-Los Angeles leads on acceptance rate (9.0% vs 90.5% at University of Houston-Clear Lake)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI University of Houston-Clear Lake leads on out-of-state tuition ($21,114 vs $49,403 at University of California-Los Angeles)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION University of Houston-Clear Lake leads on in-state tuition ($7,770 vs $15,203 at University of California-Los Angeles)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between University of Houston-Clear Lake and University of California-Los Angeles?▼
University of California-Los Angeles leads on acceptance rate at 9.0% versus 90.5% at University of Houston-Clear Lake. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of Houston-Clear Lake and University of California-Los Angeles?▼
University of Houston-Clear Lake leads on out-of-state tuition at $21,114 versus $49,403 at University of California-Los Angeles. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between University of Houston-Clear Lake and University of California-Los Angeles?▼
University of Houston-Clear Lake leads on in-state tuition at $7,770 versus $15,203 at University of California-Los Angeles. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); acceptance rate focus for this pair · 2025