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California State University-Chico vs California State University-Northridge

Chico, CA · Northridge, CA · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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Pair CA:CA

PUBLIC-PAIR · SAME-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-SPLIT · EARN-PAR · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-NET

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · CA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-NET Largest gap · Avg Net Price

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.

  • California State University-Chico: enrollment shrank -13.6% over 2013–2023; fitted -260 students/yr fitted, r² 0.44.
  • California State University-Northridge: enrollment ranged 32,103–36,979 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • California State University-Chico: acceptance rate eased +30.9% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.66).
  • California State University-Northridge: acceptance rate eased +101.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.81).

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 California State University-Northridge

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE California State University-Northridge leads on avg net price ($7,021 vs $14,480 at California State University-Chico)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA California State University-Northridge leads on median debt at graduation ($13,872 vs $16,552 at California State University-Chico)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 California State University-Chico leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($50,493 vs $44,372 at California State University-Northridge)

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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between California State University-Chico and California State University-Northridge?▼
California State University-Northridge leads on avg net price at $7,021 versus $14,480 at California State University-Chico. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between California State University-Chico and California State University-Northridge?▼
California State University-Northridge leads on median debt at graduation at $13,872 versus $16,552 at California State University-Chico. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between California State University-Chico and California State University-Northridge?▼
California State University-Chico leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $50,493 versus $44,372 at California State University-Northridge. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); avg net price focus for this pair · 2025