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Florida International University vs California State University-Long Beach

Miami, FL · Long Beach, CA · largest Scorecard gap: loan repayment rate (completers)

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Pair FL:CA

PUBLIC-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-PAR · NET-SPLIT · EARN-PAR · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-FOCUS

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE FL × CA
  • ACCEPT-PAR Admission near-par
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-FOCUS Largest gap · Loan Repayment Rate (Completers)

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.

  • Florida International University: average net price fell -25.5% from $12,266 (2013) to $9,133 (2023), r² 0.52.
  • 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).
  • Florida International University: acceptance rate eased +10.8% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.69).
  • 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: Florida International University vs California State University-Long Beach

  1. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT California State University-Long Beach leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (77.4% vs 62.6% at Florida International University)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE California State University-Long Beach leads on acceptance rate (46.3% vs 54.7% at Florida International University)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA California State University-Long Beach leads on median debt at graduation ($14,289 vs $16,500 at Florida International University)

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Loan Repayment Rate (Completers) and other Scorecard questions

On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Florida International University and California State University-Long Beach?▼
California State University-Long Beach leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 77.4% versus 62.6% at Florida International University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between Florida International University and California State University-Long Beach?▼
California State University-Long Beach leads on acceptance rate at 46.3% versus 54.7% at Florida International University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Florida International University and California State University-Long Beach?▼
California State University-Long Beach leads on median debt at graduation at $14,289 versus $16,500 at Florida International University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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