Idaho State University vs California State University-Long Beach

Pocatello, ID · Long Beach, CA · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair ID:CA

PUBLIC-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-OUTCOME

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE ID × CA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · 150%-Time Completion

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

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • Idaho State University: average net price rose +14.7% from $15,104 (2013) to $17,324 (2023), r² 0.84.
  • 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).
  • Idaho State University: enrollment shrank -22.2% over 2013–2023; fitted -275 students/yr fitted, r² 0.87.
  • California State University-Long Beach: enrollment grew +12.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +312 students/yr fitted, r² 0.71.

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: Idaho State University vs California State University-Long Beach

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI California State University-Long Beach leads on 150%-time completion (69.3% vs 38.8% at Idaho State University)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 California State University-Long Beach leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($64,403 vs $45,608 at Idaho State University)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA California State University-Long Beach leads on median debt at graduation ($14,289 vs $20,039 at Idaho State University)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Idaho State University and California State University-Long Beach?
California State University-Long Beach leads on 150%-time completion at 69.3% versus 38.8% at Idaho State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Idaho State University and California State University-Long Beach?
California State University-Long Beach leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $64,403 versus $45,608 at Idaho State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Idaho State University and California State University-Long Beach?
California State University-Long Beach leads on median debt at graduation at $14,289 versus $20,039 at Idaho State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); 150%-time completion focus for this pair · 2025