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University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez vs University of California-Los Angeles

Mayaguez, PR · Los Angeles, CA · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair PR:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE PR × CA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • 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

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez: average net price rose +42.4% from $8,909 (2013) to $12,684 (2023), r² 0.65.
  • University of California-Los Angeles: net price ranged $11,627–$15,637 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +2.1% is not a trend (r² 0.05).
  • University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez: acceptance rate tightened -28.0% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.59).
  • University of California-Los Angeles: acceptance rate tightened -60.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.93).

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 Puerto Rico-Mayaguez vs University of California-Los Angeles

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez leads on out-of-state tuition ($5,274 vs $49,403 at University of California-Los Angeles)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of California-Los Angeles leads on acceptance rate (9.0% vs 56.5% at University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez leads on in-state tuition ($5,274 vs $15,203 at University of California-Los Angeles)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez and University of California-Los Angeles?▼
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez leads on out-of-state tuition at $5,274 versus $49,403 at University of California-Los Angeles. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez and University of California-Los Angeles?▼
University of California-Los Angeles leads on acceptance rate at 9.0% versus 56.5% at University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez and University of California-Los Angeles?▼
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez leads on in-state tuition at $5,274 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); out-of-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025