Gordon College vs California State University-Long Beach

Wenham, MA · Long Beach, CA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair MA:CA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE MA × CA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • 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.

  • 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).
  • Gordon College: average net price fell -5.1% from $26,144 (2013) to $24,817 (2023), r² 0.53.
  • Gordon College: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.00).
  • 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: Gordon College vs California State University-Long Beach

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION California State University-Long Beach leads on in-state tuition ($7,350 vs $30,700 at Gordon College)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE California State University-Long Beach leads on avg net price ($10,440 vs $24,883 at Gordon College)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA California State University-Long Beach leads on median debt at graduation ($14,289 vs $26,250 at Gordon College)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Gordon College and California State University-Long Beach?
California State University-Long Beach leads on in-state tuition at $7,350 versus $30,700 at Gordon College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Gordon College and California State University-Long Beach?
California State University-Long Beach leads on avg net price at $10,440 versus $24,883 at Gordon College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Gordon College and California State University-Long Beach?
California State University-Long Beach leads on median debt at graduation at $14,289 versus $26,250 at Gordon 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