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Pair MA:CA
MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-TUITION
- MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
- CROSS-STATE MA × CA
- ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
- NET-SPLIT Net-price split
- EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
- DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
- COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
- GAP-TUITION Largest gap · In-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.
- Bay Path University: enrollment ranged 1,186–1,944 (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.
- Bay Path University: acceptance rate eased +27.6% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.42).
- 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
Location
Type
Undergraduate Enrollment
In-State Tuition
Out-of-State Tuition
Median Debt at Graduation
Avg Net Price
Loan Repayment Rate (Completers)
Median Earnings (10 yr)
Retention Rate
150%-Time Completion
Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.
| Metric | Bay Path University Longmeadow, MA | California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA |
| Location | Longmeadow, MA | Sacramento, CA |
| Type | Private Nonprofit | Public |
| Undergraduate Enrollment | 1,108 | 28,350 |
| In-State Tuition | $38,302 | $8,018 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $38,302 | $20,618 |
| Median Debt at Graduation | $24,901 | $15,000 |
| Avg Net Price | $14,271 | $9,338 |
| Loan Repayment Rate (Completers) | 63.8% | 74.9% |
| Median Earnings (10 yr) | $55,383 | $64,876 |
| Retention Rate | 72.8% | 81.9% |
| 150%-Time Completion | 50.7% | 56.1% |
Rows ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side. College Scorecard.
Largest gaps: Bay Path University vs California State University-Sacramento
- IN-STATE-TUITION California State University-Sacramento leads on in-state tuition ($8,018 vs $38,302 at Bay Path University)
- OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI California State University-Sacramento leads on out-of-state tuition ($20,618 vs $38,302 at Bay Path University)
- MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA California State University-Sacramento leads on median debt at graduation ($15,000 vs $24,901 at Bay Path University)
Bay Path University profile · California State University-Sacramento profile · Compare other colleges
In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions
On in-state tuition, who leads between Bay Path University and California State University-Sacramento?▼
California State University-Sacramento leads on in-state tuition at $8,018 versus $38,302 at Bay Path University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Bay Path University and California State University-Sacramento?▼
California State University-Sacramento leads on out-of-state tuition at $20,618 versus $38,302 at Bay Path University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Bay Path University and California State University-Sacramento?▼
California State University-Sacramento leads on median debt at graduation at $15,000 versus $24,901 at Bay Path University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.