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California State University-Stanislaus vs California State University-Bakersfield

Turlock, CA · Bakersfield, CA · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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

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

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

Decade path · College Scorecard

One campus shows net-price relief; the peer does not

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, only one school has a directional decline in average net price; the other stays a measured range. Cost gaps on this board are moving targets, not fixed snapshot deltas.

  • California State University-Bakersfield: net price ranged $5,318–$8,634 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -32.5% is not a trend (r² 0.05).
  • California State University-Stanislaus: average net price fell -27.3% from $7,797 (2013) to $5,671 (2023), r² 0.77.
  • California State University-Stanislaus: acceptance rate eased +35.1% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.94).
  • California State University-Bakersfield: acceptance rate eased +33.1% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.61).

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-Stanislaus vs California State University-Bakersfield

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA California State University-Stanislaus leads on median debt at graduation ($13,540 vs $16,600 at California State University-Bakersfield)
  2. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT California State University-Stanislaus leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (70.9% vs 62.6% at California State University-Bakersfield)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI California State University-Stanislaus leads on 150%-time completion (55.6% vs 49.6% at California State University-Bakersfield)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between California State University-Stanislaus and California State University-Bakersfield?▼
California State University-Stanislaus leads on median debt at graduation at $13,540 versus $16,600 at California State University-Bakersfield. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between California State University-Stanislaus and California State University-Bakersfield?▼
California State University-Stanislaus leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 70.9% versus 62.6% at California State University-Bakersfield. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between California State University-Stanislaus and California State University-Bakersfield?▼
California State University-Stanislaus leads on 150%-time completion at 55.6% versus 49.6% at California State University-Bakersfield. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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