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American Public University System vs California State University-Sacramento

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

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Pair WV:CA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE WV × CA
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • 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 ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • American Public University System: enrollment ranged 35,656–44,924 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • California State University-Sacramento: enrollment grew +7.2% over 2013–2023; fitted +246 students/yr fitted, r² 0.57.
  • 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).
  • California State University-Sacramento: net price ranged $6,654–$11,178 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -1.0% is not a trend (r² 0.02).

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-Sacramento

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI American Public University System leads on out-of-state tuition ($8,400 vs $20,618 at California State University-Sacramento)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 California State University-Sacramento leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($51,074 vs $32,917 at American Public University System)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 California State University-Sacramento leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($64,876 vs $44,409 at American Public University System)

American Public University System profile · California State University-Sacramento 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-Sacramento?▼
American Public University System leads on out-of-state tuition at $8,400 versus $20,618 at California State University-Sacramento. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between American Public University System and California State University-Sacramento?▼
California State University-Sacramento leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $51,074 versus $32,917 at American Public University System. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between American Public University System and California State University-Sacramento?▼
California State University-Sacramento leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $64,876 versus $44,409 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