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American Public University System vs California State University-Northridge

Charles Town, WV · Northridge, CA · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair WV:CA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE WV × CA
  • 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 RANGE-ONLY · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

No stable joint trend on the primary axis

RANGE-ONLY · 2013–2023

For American Public University System vs California State University-Northridge, the overlapping average net-price path series over 2013–2023 does not clear a directional claim on both sides. What follows is the measured range, not a rise/fall headline.

  • California State University-Northridge: net price ranged $5,703–$11,439 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -33.6% is not a trend (r² 0.06).
  • American Public University System: net price ranged $9,095–$11,262 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +0.1% is not a trend (r² 0.01).

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: American Public University System vs California State University-Northridge

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI American Public University System leads on out-of-state tuition ($8,400 vs $20,058 at California State University-Northridge)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA California State University-Northridge leads on median debt at graduation ($13,872 vs $21,743 at American Public University System)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE California State University-Northridge leads on avg net price ($7,021 vs $9,597 at American Public University System)

American Public University System profile · California State University-Northridge profile · Compare other colleges

Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between American Public University System and California State University-Northridge?▼
American Public University System leads on out-of-state tuition at $8,400 versus $20,058 at California State University-Northridge. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between American Public University System and California State University-Northridge?▼
California State University-Northridge leads on median debt at graduation at $13,872 versus $21,743 at American Public University System. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between American Public University System and California State University-Northridge?▼
California State University-Northridge leads on avg net price at $7,021 versus $9,597 at American Public University System. 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