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Wheaton College (Massachusetts) vs University of California-Santa Barbara

Norton, MA · Santa Barbara, CA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair MA:CA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE MA × CA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • 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 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).
  • Wheaton College (Massachusetts): acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.27).
  • Wheaton College (Massachusetts): enrollment ranged 1,565–1,762 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • 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

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Wheaton College (Massachusetts) vs University of California-Santa Barbara

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION University of California-Santa Barbara leads on in-state tuition ($16,414 vs $63,960 at Wheaton College (Massachusetts))
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of California-Santa Barbara leads on acceptance rate (33.0% vs 67.7% at Wheaton College (Massachusetts))
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA University of California-Santa Barbara leads on median debt at graduation ($13,993 vs $26,000 at Wheaton College (Massachusetts))

Wheaton College (Massachusetts) profile · University of California-Santa Barbara profile · Compare other colleges

In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Wheaton College (Massachusetts) and University of California-Santa Barbara?▼
University of California-Santa Barbara leads on in-state tuition at $16,414 versus $63,960 at Wheaton College (Massachusetts). Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between Wheaton College (Massachusetts) and University of California-Santa Barbara?▼
University of California-Santa Barbara leads on acceptance rate at 33.0% versus 67.7% at Wheaton College (Massachusetts). Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Wheaton College (Massachusetts) and University of California-Santa Barbara?▼
University of California-Santa Barbara leads on median debt at graduation at $13,993 versus $26,000 at Wheaton College (Massachusetts). 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