University of Richmond vs University of California-Santa Barbara

University of Richmond, VA · Santa Barbara, CA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

Scorecard match plate

Pair VA:CA

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-PAR · NET-SPLIT · EARN-PAR · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-HIGH · GAP-TUITION

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE VA × CA
  • ACCEPT-PAR Admission near-par
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • 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 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 Richmond: average net price rose +36.4% from $24,505 (2013) to $33,417 (2023), r² 0.75.
  • University of California-Santa Barbara: net price ranged $13,825–$16,252 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -2.2% is not a trend (r² 0.01).
  • University of Richmond: acceptance rate tightened -25.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.64).
  • University of California-Santa Barbara: acceptance rate tightened -37.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.63).

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 Richmond vs University of California-Santa Barbara

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION University of California-Santa Barbara leads on in-state tuition ($16,414 vs $65,230 at University of Richmond)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE University of California-Santa Barbara leads on avg net price ($16,109 vs $31,309 at University of Richmond)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA University of California-Santa Barbara leads on median debt at graduation ($13,993 vs $21,000 at University of Richmond)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between University of Richmond and University of California-Santa Barbara?
University of California-Santa Barbara leads on in-state tuition at $16,414 versus $65,230 at University of Richmond. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between University of Richmond and University of California-Santa Barbara?
University of California-Santa Barbara leads on avg net price at $16,109 versus $31,309 at University of Richmond. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between University of Richmond and University of California-Santa Barbara?
University of California-Santa Barbara leads on median debt at graduation at $13,993 versus $21,000 at University of Richmond. 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