Lakeland University vs San Jose State University

Plymouth, WI · San Jose, CA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

Scorecard match plate

Pair WI:CA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE WI × CA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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

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.

  • Lakeland University: average net price rose +18.3% from $18,669 (2013) to $22,092 (2023), r² 0.54.
  • San Jose State University: net price ranged $12,862–$16,542 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -0.4% is not a trend (r² 0.13).
  • Lakeland University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.32).
  • San Jose State University: acceptance rate eased +26.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.57).

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: Lakeland University vs San Jose State University

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION San Jose State University leads on in-state tuition ($8,410 vs $33,396 at Lakeland University)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE San Jose State University leads on avg net price ($13,760 vs $24,212 at Lakeland University)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA San Jose State University leads on median debt at graduation ($15,000 vs $25,000 at Lakeland University)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Lakeland University and San Jose State University?
San Jose State University leads on in-state tuition at $8,410 versus $33,396 at Lakeland University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Lakeland University and San Jose State University?
San Jose State University leads on avg net price at $13,760 versus $24,212 at Lakeland University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Lakeland University and San Jose State University?
San Jose State University leads on median debt at graduation at $15,000 versus $25,000 at Lakeland University. 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