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California State University-Fresno vs California State University-Sacramento

Fresno, CA · Sacramento, CA · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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PUBLIC-PAIR · SAME-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-SPLIT · EARN-PAR · DEBT-PAR · 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-PAR Debt near-par
  • 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-Sacramento: enrollment grew +7.2% over 2013–2023; fitted +246 students/yr fitted, r² 0.57.
  • California State University-Fresno: enrollment ranged 19,911–22,334 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • California State University-Fresno: acceptance rate eased +65.7% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.71).
  • California State University-Sacramento: acceptance rate eased +34.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.70).

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-Fresno vs California State University-Sacramento

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE California State University-Fresno leads on avg net price ($7,000 vs $9,338 at California State University-Sacramento)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 California State University-Sacramento leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($51,074 vs $44,012 at California State University-Fresno)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION California State University-Fresno leads on in-state tuition ($7,350 vs $8,018 at California State University-Sacramento)

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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between California State University-Fresno and California State University-Sacramento?▼
California State University-Fresno leads on avg net price at $7,000 versus $9,338 at California State University-Sacramento. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between California State University-Fresno and California State University-Sacramento?▼
California State University-Sacramento leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $51,074 versus $44,012 at California State University-Fresno. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between California State University-Fresno and California State University-Sacramento?▼
California State University-Fresno leads on in-state tuition at $7,350 versus $8,018 at California State University-Sacramento. 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