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Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies vs California State University-Long Beach

Fayette, MO · Long Beach, CA · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair MO:CA

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-GAP · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · GAP-TUITION

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE MO × CA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • 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-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.
  • Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies: enrollment ranged 1,493–1,824 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.

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: Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies vs California State University-Long Beach

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies leads on out-of-state tuition ($7,440 vs $19,950 at California State University-Long Beach)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE California State University-Long Beach leads on acceptance rate (46.3% vs 87.5% at Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies)
  3. RETENTION-RATE California State University-Long Beach leads on retention rate (86.8% vs 52.9% at Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies and California State University-Long Beach?▼
Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies leads on out-of-state tuition at $7,440 versus $19,950 at California State University-Long Beach. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies and California State University-Long Beach?▼
California State University-Long Beach leads on acceptance rate at 46.3% versus 87.5% at Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On retention rate, who leads between Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies and California State University-Long Beach?▼
California State University-Long Beach leads on retention rate at 86.8% versus 52.9% at Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies. 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