College of the Ozarks vs California State University-Sacramento

Point Lookout, MO · Sacramento, CA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair MO:CA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE MO × CA
  • ACCEPT-SPLIT Admission split
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-ACCEPT Largest gap · Acceptance Rate

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.

  • College of the Ozarks: average net price fell -33.3% from $11,491 (2013) to $7,669 (2023), r² 0.56.
  • California State University-Sacramento: net price ranged $6,654–$11,178 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -1.0% is not a trend (r² 0.02).
  • College of the Ozarks: acceptance rate eased +14.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.41).
  • California State University-Sacramento: acceptance rate eased +34.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.70).

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: College of the Ozarks vs California State University-Sacramento

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE College of the Ozarks leads on acceptance rate (12.0% vs 94.0% at California State University-Sacramento)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION California State University-Sacramento leads on in-state tuition ($8,018 vs $22,320 at College of the Ozarks)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 California State University-Sacramento leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($64,876 vs $41,592 at College of the Ozarks)

College of the Ozarks profile · California State University-Sacramento profile · Compare other colleges

Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between College of the Ozarks and California State University-Sacramento?
College of the Ozarks leads on acceptance rate at 12.0% versus 94.0% at California State University-Sacramento. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between College of the Ozarks and California State University-Sacramento?
California State University-Sacramento leads on in-state tuition at $8,018 versus $22,320 at College of the Ozarks. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between College of the Ozarks and California State University-Sacramento?
California State University-Sacramento leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $64,876 versus $41,592 at College of the Ozarks. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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