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California State University-Long Beach vs University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus

Long Beach, CA · Norman, OK · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair CA:OK

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE CA × OK
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-ACCEPT Largest gap · Acceptance Rate

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-Long Beach: enrollment grew +12.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +312 students/yr fitted, r² 0.71.
  • University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus: enrollment ranged 20,528–21,675 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • California State University-Long Beach: acceptance rate eased +52.9% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.61).
  • University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.00).

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 University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE California State University-Long Beach leads on acceptance rate (46.3% vs 76.6% at University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE California State University-Long Beach leads on avg net price ($10,440 vs $15,300 at University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA California State University-Long Beach leads on median debt at graduation ($14,289 vs $20,654 at University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus)

California State University-Long Beach profile · University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus profile · Compare other colleges

Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between California State University-Long Beach and University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus?▼
California State University-Long Beach leads on acceptance rate at 46.3% versus 76.6% at University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between California State University-Long Beach and University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus?▼
California State University-Long Beach leads on avg net price at $10,440 versus $15,300 at University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between California State University-Long Beach and University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus?▼
California State University-Long Beach leads on median debt at graduation at $14,289 versus $20,654 at University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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