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Pair MA:CA
MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-GAP · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-TUITION
- MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
- CROSS-STATE MA × CA
- ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
- NET-SPLIT Net-price split
- EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
- DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
- COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
- 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 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.
- Boston College: acceptance rate tightened -51.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.82).
- California State University-East Bay: acceptance rate eased +40.9% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.69).
- Boston College: enrollment ranged 9,465–9,865 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
- California State University-East Bay: enrollment ranged 10,422–13,433 (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
Location
Type
Undergraduate Enrollment
In-State Tuition
Acceptance Rate
Avg Net Price
Out-of-State Tuition
150%-Time Completion
Median Earnings (6 yr)
Median Earnings (10 yr)
Loan Repayment Rate (Completers)
Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.
| Metric | Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA | California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA |
| Location | Chestnut Hill, MA | Hayward, CA |
| Type | Private Nonprofit | Public |
| Undergraduate Enrollment | 10,085 | 9,809 |
| In-State Tuition | $70,702 | $7,583 |
| Acceptance Rate | 16.4% | 97.4% |
| Avg Net Price | $41,704 | $9,320 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $70,702 | $20,183 |
| 150%-Time Completion | 90.9% | 46.7% |
| Median Earnings (6 yr) | $85,717 | $55,546 |
| Median Earnings (10 yr) | $103,937 | $71,401 |
| Loan Repayment Rate (Completers) | 94.2% | 72.6% |
Rows ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side. College Scorecard.
Largest gaps: Boston College vs California State University-East Bay
- IN-STATE-TUITION California State University-East Bay leads on in-state tuition ($7,583 vs $70,702 at Boston College)
- ACCEPTANCE-RATE Boston College leads on acceptance rate (16.4% vs 97.4% at California State University-East Bay)
- AVG-NET-PRICE California State University-East Bay leads on avg net price ($9,320 vs $41,704 at Boston College)
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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions
On in-state tuition, who leads between Boston College and California State University-East Bay?▼
California State University-East Bay leads on in-state tuition at $7,583 versus $70,702 at Boston College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between Boston College and California State University-East Bay?▼
Boston College leads on acceptance rate at 16.4% versus 97.4% at California State University-East Bay. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Boston College and California State University-East Bay?▼
California State University-East Bay leads on avg net price at $9,320 versus $41,704 at Boston College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.