Auburn University vs California State University-Bakersfield

Auburn, AL · Bakersfield, CA · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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Pair AL:CA

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

  • 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-NET Largest gap · Avg Net Price

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

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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.

  • Auburn University: acceptance rate tightened -39.0% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.51).
  • California State University-Bakersfield: acceptance rate eased +33.1% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.61).
  • Auburn University: enrollment grew +30.2% over 2013–2023; fitted +561 students/yr fitted, r² 0.92.
  • California State University-Bakersfield: enrollment ranged 7,226–9,955 (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: Auburn University vs California State University-Bakersfield

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE California State University-Bakersfield leads on avg net price ($5,652 vs $24,323 at Auburn University)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Auburn University leads on acceptance rate (45.9% vs 93.8% at California State University-Bakersfield)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI California State University-Bakersfield leads on out-of-state tuition ($20,690 vs $34,922 at Auburn University)

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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between Auburn University and California State University-Bakersfield?
California State University-Bakersfield leads on avg net price at $5,652 versus $24,323 at Auburn University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between Auburn University and California State University-Bakersfield?
Auburn University leads on acceptance rate at 45.9% versus 93.8% at California State University-Bakersfield. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Auburn University and California State University-Bakersfield?
California State University-Bakersfield leads on out-of-state tuition at $20,690 versus $34,922 at Auburn University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); avg net price focus for this pair · 2025