Virginia State University vs University of the Pacific

Petersburg, VA · Stockton, CA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair VA:CA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE VA × CA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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

One campus shows net-price relief; the peer does not

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, only one school has a directional decline in average net price; the other stays a measured range. Cost gaps on this board are moving targets, not fixed snapshot deltas.

  • University of the Pacific: average net price fell -14.5% from $30,318 (2013) to $25,926 (2023), r² 0.49.
  • Virginia State University: net price ranged $13,399–$17,237 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +8.6% is not a trend (r² 0.18).
  • Virginia State University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.13).
  • University of the Pacific: acceptance rate eased +30.6% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.59).

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: Virginia State University vs University of the Pacific

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Virginia State University leads on in-state tuition ($10,043 vs $57,080 at University of the Pacific)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Virginia State University leads on out-of-state tuition ($22,650 vs $57,080 at University of the Pacific)
  3. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT University of the Pacific leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (79.2% vs 38.2% at Virginia State University)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Virginia State University and University of the Pacific?
Virginia State University leads on in-state tuition at $10,043 versus $57,080 at University of the Pacific. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Virginia State University and University of the Pacific?
Virginia State University leads on out-of-state tuition at $22,650 versus $57,080 at University of the Pacific. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Virginia State University and University of the Pacific?
University of the Pacific leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 79.2% versus 38.2% at Virginia State University. 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