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California State University-Monterey Bay vs California State University-Sacramento

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

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PUBLIC-PAIR · SAME-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · 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-SPLIT Earnings split
  • 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-Monterey Bay: enrollment ranged 5,153–6,615 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • California State University-Sacramento: enrollment grew +7.2% over 2013–2023; fitted +246 students/yr fitted, r² 0.57.
  • California State University-Monterey Bay: acceptance rate eased +113.6% 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-Monterey Bay vs California State University-Sacramento

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE California State University-Sacramento leads on avg net price ($9,338 vs $13,663 at California State University-Monterey Bay)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA California State University-Monterey Bay leads on median debt at graduation ($12,750 vs $15,000 at California State University-Sacramento)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 California State University-Sacramento leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($64,876 vs $59,247 at California State University-Monterey Bay)

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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between California State University-Monterey Bay and California State University-Sacramento?▼
California State University-Sacramento leads on avg net price at $9,338 versus $13,663 at California State University-Monterey Bay. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between California State University-Monterey Bay and California State University-Sacramento?▼
California State University-Monterey Bay leads on median debt at graduation at $12,750 versus $15,000 at California State University-Sacramento. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between California State University-Monterey Bay and California State University-Sacramento?▼
California State University-Sacramento leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $64,876 versus $59,247 at California State University-Monterey Bay. 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