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Alcorn State University vs California State University-Fresno

Alcorn State, MS · Fresno, CA · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair MS:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE MS × CA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · Out-of-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.

  • Alcorn State University: acceptance rate tightened -70.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.78).
  • California State University-Fresno: acceptance rate eased +65.7% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.71).
  • Alcorn State University: enrollment shrank -27.5% over 2013–2023; fitted -81 students/yr fitted, r² 0.71.
  • California State University-Fresno: enrollment ranged 19,911–22,334 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.

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: Alcorn State University vs California State University-Fresno

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Alcorn State University leads on out-of-state tuition ($8,785 vs $19,950 at California State University-Fresno)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Alcorn State University leads on acceptance rate (45.3% vs 95.3% at California State University-Fresno)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE California State University-Fresno leads on avg net price ($7,000 vs $13,265 at Alcorn State University)

Alcorn State University profile · California State University-Fresno profile · Compare other colleges

Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Alcorn State University and California State University-Fresno?▼
Alcorn State University leads on out-of-state tuition at $8,785 versus $19,950 at California State University-Fresno. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between Alcorn State University and California State University-Fresno?▼
Alcorn State University leads on acceptance rate at 45.3% versus 95.3% at California State University-Fresno. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Alcorn State University and California State University-Fresno?▼
California State University-Fresno leads on avg net price at $7,000 versus $13,265 at Alcorn 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); out-of-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025