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City University of Seattle vs California State University-Long Beach

Seattle, WA · Long Beach, CA · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair WA:CA

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · EARN-PAR · DEBT-SPLIT · GAP-DEBT

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE WA × CA
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • 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 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.
  • City University of Seattle: enrollment ranged 651–1,289 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • City University of Seattle: net price ranged $23,557–$35,049 across 3 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +9.1% is not a trend (r² n/a).
  • California State University-Long Beach: net price ranged $8,338–$10,054 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -7.9% is not a trend (r² 0.24).

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: City University of Seattle vs California State University-Long Beach

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA California State University-Long Beach leads on median debt at graduation ($14,289 vs $25,000 at City University of Seattle)
  2. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT California State University-Long Beach leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (77.4% vs 64.8% at City University of Seattle)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 City University of Seattle leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($56,195 vs $50,062 at California State University-Long Beach)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between City University of Seattle and California State University-Long Beach?▼
California State University-Long Beach leads on median debt at graduation at $14,289 versus $25,000 at City University of Seattle. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between City University of Seattle and California State University-Long Beach?▼
California State University-Long Beach leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 77.4% versus 64.8% at City University of Seattle. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between City University of Seattle and California State University-Long Beach?▼
City University of Seattle leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $56,195 versus $50,062 at California State University-Long Beach. 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