Claflin University vs California State University-Long Beach

Orangeburg, SC · Long Beach, CA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair SC:CA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE SC × CA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · In-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.
  • Claflin University: enrollment ranged 1,727–2,043 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Claflin University: acceptance rate eased +37.9% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.70).
  • California State University-Long Beach: acceptance rate eased +52.9% 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: Claflin University vs California State University-Long Beach

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION California State University-Long Beach leads on in-state tuition ($7,350 vs $18,282 at Claflin University)
  2. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT California State University-Long Beach leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (77.4% vs 37.0% at Claflin University)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA California State University-Long Beach leads on median debt at graduation ($14,289 vs $29,000 at Claflin University)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Claflin University and California State University-Long Beach?
California State University-Long Beach leads on in-state tuition at $7,350 versus $18,282 at Claflin University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Claflin University and California State University-Long Beach?
California State University-Long Beach leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 77.4% versus 37.0% at Claflin University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Claflin University and California State University-Long Beach?
California State University-Long Beach leads on median debt at graduation at $14,289 versus $29,000 at Claflin University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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