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California State University-Long Beach vs George Mason University

Long Beach, CA · Fairfax, VA · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair CA:VA

PUBLIC-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-GAP · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-TUITION

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE CA × VA
  • 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 · Out-of-State Tuition

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-RACE · single · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Both enrollments grew, different paces

ENROLL-RACE · single · 2013–2023

Undergraduate headcount rose at both California State University-Long Beach and George Mason University across 2013–2023. The fitted annual pace is what separates this board from a generic large-campus frame.

  • George Mason University: enrollment grew +27.0% over 2013–2023; fitted +620 students/yr fitted, r² 0.93.
  • California State University-Long Beach: enrollment grew +12.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +312 students/yr fitted, r² 0.71.
  • California State University-Long Beach: acceptance rate eased +52.9% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.61).
  • George Mason University: acceptance rate eased +43.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.80).

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-Long Beach vs George Mason University

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI California State University-Long Beach leads on out-of-state tuition ($19,950 vs $38,688 at George Mason University)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION California State University-Long Beach leads on in-state tuition ($7,350 vs $14,220 at George Mason University)
  3. ACCEPTANCE-RATE California State University-Long Beach leads on acceptance rate (46.3% vs 87.5% at George Mason University)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between California State University-Long Beach and George Mason University?▼
California State University-Long Beach leads on out-of-state tuition at $19,950 versus $38,688 at George Mason University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between California State University-Long Beach and George Mason University?▼
California State University-Long Beach leads on in-state tuition at $7,350 versus $14,220 at George Mason University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between California State University-Long Beach and George Mason University?▼
California State University-Long Beach leads on acceptance rate at 46.3% versus 87.5% at George Mason University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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