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University of South Carolina-Columbia vs Dominican University of California

Columbia, SC · San Rafael, CA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair SC:CA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE SC × CA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • 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 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 South Carolina-Columbia: average net price rose +48.5% from $16,523 (2013) to $24,532 (2023), r² 0.86.
  • Dominican University of California: net price ranged $32,053–$48,859 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +6.9% is not a trend (r² 0.36).
  • University of South Carolina-Columbia: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.01).
  • Dominican University of California: acceptance rate eased +23.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.82).

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 South Carolina-Columbia vs Dominican University of California

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION University of South Carolina-Columbia leads on in-state tuition ($12,688 vs $52,161 at Dominican University of California)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE University of South Carolina-Columbia leads on avg net price ($22,811 vs $35,333 at Dominican University of California)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI University of South Carolina-Columbia leads on out-of-state tuition ($35,972 vs $52,161 at Dominican University of California)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between University of South Carolina-Columbia and Dominican University of California?▼
University of South Carolina-Columbia leads on in-state tuition at $12,688 versus $52,161 at Dominican University of California. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between University of South Carolina-Columbia and Dominican University of California?▼
University of South Carolina-Columbia leads on avg net price at $22,811 versus $35,333 at Dominican University of California. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of South Carolina-Columbia and Dominican University of California?▼
University of South Carolina-Columbia leads on out-of-state tuition at $35,972 versus $52,161 at Dominican University of California. 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