Alabama A & M University vs California State University-Sacramento

Normal, AL · Sacramento, CA · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair AL:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE AL × CA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · 150%-Time Completion

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-RACE · wide · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Both grew, one campus expanded much faster

ENROLL-RACE · wide · 2013–2023

Undergraduate headcount rose at both Alabama A & M University and California State University-Sacramento across 2013–2023, but one fitted annual pace pulls far ahead of the other. Treat them as size peers on different slopes, not interchangeable large campuses.

  • Alabama A & M University: enrollment grew +41.3% over 2013–2023; fitted +145 students/yr fitted, r² 0.91.
  • California State University-Sacramento: enrollment grew +7.2% over 2013–2023; fitted +246 students/yr fitted, r² 0.57.
  • Alabama A & M University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.00).
  • California State University-Sacramento: acceptance rate eased +34.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.70).

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: Alabama A & M University vs California State University-Sacramento

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI California State University-Sacramento leads on 150%-time completion (56.1% vs 26.3% at Alabama A & M University)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA California State University-Sacramento leads on median debt at graduation ($15,000 vs $31,000 at Alabama A & M University)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE California State University-Sacramento leads on avg net price ($9,338 vs $17,621 at Alabama A & M University)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Alabama A & M University and California State University-Sacramento?
California State University-Sacramento leads on 150%-time completion at 56.1% versus 26.3% at Alabama A & M University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Alabama A & M University and California State University-Sacramento?
California State University-Sacramento leads on median debt at graduation at $15,000 versus $31,000 at Alabama A & M University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Alabama A & M University and California State University-Sacramento?
California State University-Sacramento leads on avg net price at $9,338 versus $17,621 at Alabama A & M University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); 150%-time completion focus for this pair · 2025