Kentucky State University vs California State University-Sacramento

Frankfort, KY · Sacramento, CA · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair KY:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE KY × CA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • 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 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.

  • Kentucky State University: enrollment ranged 1,226–2,131 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • California State University-Sacramento: enrollment grew +7.2% over 2013–2023; fitted +246 students/yr fitted, r² 0.57.
  • Kentucky State University: acceptance rate eased +145.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.81).
  • 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: Kentucky State University vs California State University-Sacramento

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI California State University-Sacramento leads on 150%-time completion (56.1% vs 29.5% at Kentucky State University)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 California State University-Sacramento leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($64,876 vs $36,382 at Kentucky State University)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA California State University-Sacramento leads on median debt at graduation ($15,000 vs $25,938 at Kentucky State University)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Kentucky State University and California State University-Sacramento?
California State University-Sacramento leads on 150%-time completion at 56.1% versus 29.5% at Kentucky State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Kentucky State University and California State University-Sacramento?
California State University-Sacramento leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $64,876 versus $36,382 at Kentucky State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Kentucky State University and California State University-Sacramento?
California State University-Sacramento leads on median debt at graduation at $15,000 versus $25,938 at Kentucky 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