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California State University-Chico vs Alliant International University-San Diego

Chico, CA · San Diego, CA · largest Scorecard gap: loan repayment rate (completers)

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Pair CA:CA

MIXED-SECTOR · SAME-STATE · EARN-PAR · DEBT-SPLIT · GAP-FOCUS

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • SAME-STATE Same state · CA
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • GAP-FOCUS Largest gap · Loan Repayment Rate (Completers)

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.

  • Alliant International University-San Diego: enrollment ranged 226–391 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • California State University-Chico: enrollment shrank -13.6% over 2013–2023; fitted -260 students/yr fitted, r² 0.44.
  • California State University-Chico: acceptance rate eased +30.9% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.66).
  • Alliant International University-San Diego: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.15).

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 State University-Chico vs Alliant International University-San Diego

  1. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT California State University-Chico leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (78.1% vs 45.1% at Alliant International University-San Diego)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION California State University-Chico leads on in-state tuition ($8,472 vs $14,304 at Alliant International University-San Diego)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Alliant International University-San Diego leads on out-of-state tuition ($14,304 vs $21,072 at California State University-Chico)

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Loan Repayment Rate (Completers) and other Scorecard questions

On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between California State University-Chico and Alliant International University-San Diego?▼
California State University-Chico leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 78.1% versus 45.1% at Alliant International University-San Diego. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between California State University-Chico and Alliant International University-San Diego?▼
California State University-Chico leads on in-state tuition at $8,472 versus $14,304 at Alliant International University-San Diego. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between California State University-Chico and Alliant International University-San Diego?▼
Alliant International University-San Diego leads on out-of-state tuition at $14,304 versus $21,072 at California State University-Chico. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); loan repayment rate (completers) focus for this pair · 2025