Bowie State University vs Fresno Pacific University

Bowie, MD · Fresno, CA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair MD:CA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE MD × CA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • 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 NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • Bowie State University: average net price rose +49.2% from $12,962 (2013) to $19,335 (2023), r² 0.59.
  • Fresno Pacific University: net price ranged $11,531–$20,706 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -7.1% is not a trend (r² 0.12).
  • Bowie State University: acceptance rate eased +61.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.53).
  • Fresno Pacific University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (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: Bowie State University vs Fresno Pacific University

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Bowie State University leads on in-state tuition ($9,218 vs $36,660 at Fresno Pacific University)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Bowie State University leads on out-of-state tuition ($19,938 vs $36,660 at Fresno Pacific University)
  3. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT Fresno Pacific University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (63.0% vs 43.9% at Bowie State University)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Bowie State University and Fresno Pacific University?
Bowie State University leads on in-state tuition at $9,218 versus $36,660 at Fresno Pacific University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Bowie State University and Fresno Pacific University?
Bowie State University leads on out-of-state tuition at $19,938 versus $36,660 at Fresno Pacific University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Bowie State University and Fresno Pacific University?
Fresno Pacific University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 63.0% versus 43.9% at Bowie State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); in-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025