Location
- University of Maryland-College Park
- College Park, MD
- University of California-Santa Barbara
- Santa Barbara, CA
University of Maryland-College Park vs University of California-Santa Barbara
College Park, MD · Santa Barbara, CA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition
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Pair MD:CA
PUBLIC-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-PAR · NET-PAR · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-HIGH · GAP-TUITION
- PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
- CROSS-STATE MD × CA
- ACCEPT-PAR Admission near-par
- NET-PAR Net near-par
- EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
- DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
- COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
- GAP-TUITION Largest gap · In-State Tuition
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-Santa Barbara: acceptance rate tightened -37.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.63).
- 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-Santa Barbara: enrollment grew +19.8% over 2013–2023; fitted +397 students/yr fitted, r² 0.83.
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
Undergraduate Enrollment
In-State Tuition
Acceptance Rate
Median Debt at Graduation
Out-of-State Tuition
Median Earnings (6 yr)
Median Earnings (10 yr)
Loan Repayment Rate (Completers)
150%-Time Completion
Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.
| Metric | University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD | University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA |
|---|---|---|
| Location | College Park, MD | Santa Barbara, CA |
| Undergraduate Enrollment | 30,760 | 23,113 |
| In-State Tuition | $11,809 | $16,414 |
| Acceptance Rate | 44.8% | 33.0% |
| Median Debt at Graduation | $19,000 | $13,993 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $41,186 | $50,614 |
| Median Earnings (6 yr) | $67,785 | $56,852 |
| Median Earnings (10 yr) | $82,860 | $74,915 |
| Loan Repayment Rate (Completers) | 85.5% | 79.3% |
| 150%-Time Completion | 88.6% | 84.3% |
Largest gaps: University of Maryland-College Park vs University of California-Santa Barbara
- IN-STATE-TUITION University of Maryland-College Park leads on in-state tuition ($11,809 vs $16,414 at University of California-Santa Barbara)
- ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of California-Santa Barbara leads on acceptance rate (33.0% vs 44.8% at University of Maryland-College Park)
- MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA University of California-Santa Barbara leads on median debt at graduation ($13,993 vs $19,000 at University of Maryland-College Park)
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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions
On in-state tuition, who leads between University of Maryland-College Park and University of California-Santa Barbara?▼
University of Maryland-College Park leads on in-state tuition at $11,809 versus $16,414 at University of California-Santa Barbara. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between University of Maryland-College Park and University of California-Santa Barbara?▼
University of California-Santa Barbara leads on acceptance rate at 33.0% versus 44.8% at University of Maryland-College Park. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between University of Maryland-College Park and University of California-Santa Barbara?▼
University of California-Santa Barbara leads on median debt at graduation at $13,993 versus $19,000 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); in-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025