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Kent State University at Trumbull vs California State University-East Bay

Warren, OH · Hayward, CA · largest Scorecard gap: retention rate

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Pair OH:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE OH × CA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · Retention Rate

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • Kent State University at Trumbull: enrollment shrank -44.0% over 2013–2023; fitted -130 students/yr fitted, r² 0.91.
  • California State University-East Bay: enrollment ranged 10,422–13,433 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Kent State University at Trumbull: net price ranged $7,735–$11,990 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -4.3% is not a trend (r² 0.11).
  • California State University-East Bay: net price ranged $10,340–$13,298 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -10.0% is not a trend (r² 0.02).

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: Kent State University at Trumbull vs California State University-East Bay

  1. RETENTION-RATE California State University-East Bay leads on retention rate (75.7% vs 46.8% at Kent State University at Trumbull)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI California State University-East Bay leads on 150%-time completion (46.7% vs 29.5% at Kent State University at Trumbull)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 California State University-East Bay leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($71,401 vs $45,388 at Kent State University at Trumbull)

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Retention Rate and other Scorecard questions

On retention rate, who leads between Kent State University at Trumbull and California State University-East Bay?▼
California State University-East Bay leads on retention rate at 75.7% versus 46.8% at Kent State University at Trumbull. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Kent State University at Trumbull and California State University-East Bay?▼
California State University-East Bay leads on 150%-time completion at 46.7% versus 29.5% at Kent State University at Trumbull. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Kent State University at Trumbull and California State University-East Bay?▼
California State University-East Bay leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $71,401 versus $45,388 at Kent State University at Trumbull. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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