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University of Maryland-College Park vs University of California-San Diego

College Park, MD · La Jolla, CA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair MD:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE MD × CA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • 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 ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Selectivity moved on only one side of this board

ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, one school's acceptance-rate series clears the r² ≥ 0.40 floor while the other does not. Read the directional claim as one-sided, then check the companion metric below.

  • University of California-San Diego: acceptance rate tightened -34.6% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.46).
  • University of Maryland-College Park: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.00).
  • University of Maryland-College Park: enrollment grew +16.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +439 students/yr fitted, r² 0.77.
  • University of California-San Diego: enrollment grew +42.0% over 2013–2023; fitted +1,028 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.

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 Maryland-College Park vs University of California-San Diego

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of California-San Diego leads on acceptance rate (26.7% vs 44.8% at University of Maryland-College Park)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION University of Maryland-College Park leads on in-state tuition ($11,809 vs $16,758 at University of California-San Diego)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE University of California-San Diego leads on avg net price ($12,470 vs $15,678 at University of Maryland-College Park)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between University of Maryland-College Park and University of California-San Diego?▼
University of California-San Diego leads on acceptance rate at 26.7% versus 44.8% at University of Maryland-College Park. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between University of Maryland-College Park and University of California-San Diego?▼
University of Maryland-College Park leads on in-state tuition at $11,809 versus $16,758 at University of California-San Diego. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between University of Maryland-College Park and University of California-San Diego?▼
University of California-San Diego leads on avg net price at $12,470 versus $15,678 at University of Maryland-College Park. 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