Coe College vs Sonoma State University

Cedar Rapids, IA · Rohnert Park, CA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair IA:CA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE IA × CA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • 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 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.

  • Sonoma State University: net price ranged $6,230–$17,563 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -20.5% is not a trend (r² 0.21).
  • Coe College: average net price fell -8.0% from $20,822 (2013) to $19,155 (2023), r² 0.69.
  • Coe College: acceptance rate eased +14.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.46).
  • Sonoma State University: acceptance rate eased +15.7% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.77).

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: Coe College vs Sonoma State University

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Sonoma State University leads on in-state tuition ($8,624 vs $54,666 at Coe College)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Sonoma State University leads on out-of-state tuition ($21,224 vs $54,666 at Coe College)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Sonoma State University leads on median debt at graduation ($16,705 vs $27,000 at Coe College)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Coe College and Sonoma State University?
Sonoma State University leads on in-state tuition at $8,624 versus $54,666 at Coe College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Coe College and Sonoma State University?
Sonoma State University leads on out-of-state tuition at $21,224 versus $54,666 at Coe College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Coe College and Sonoma State University?
Sonoma State University leads on median debt at graduation at $16,705 versus $27,000 at Coe College. 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