California Institute of the Arts vs Sonoma State University

Valencia, CA · Rohnert Park, CA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • SAME-STATE Same state · CA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • 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.

  • Sonoma State University: enrollment shrank -35.4% over 2013–2023; fitted -311 students/yr fitted, r² 0.73.
  • California Institute of the Arts: enrollment ranged 762–1,015 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • California Institute of the Arts: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.00).
  • Sonoma State University: acceptance rate eased +15.7% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.77).

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: California Institute of the Arts vs Sonoma State University

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Sonoma State University leads on in-state tuition ($8,624 vs $58,996 at California Institute of the Arts)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Sonoma State University leads on avg net price ($12,885 vs $46,080 at California Institute of the Arts)
  3. ACCEPTANCE-RATE California Institute of the Arts leads on acceptance rate (32.3% vs 93.4% at Sonoma State University)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between California Institute of the Arts and Sonoma State University?
Sonoma State University leads on in-state tuition at $8,624 versus $58,996 at California Institute of the Arts. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between California Institute of the Arts and Sonoma State University?
Sonoma State University leads on avg net price at $12,885 versus $46,080 at California Institute of the Arts. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between California Institute of the Arts and Sonoma State University?
California Institute of the Arts leads on acceptance rate at 32.3% versus 93.4% at Sonoma 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