Los Angeles College of Music vs Sonoma State University

Pasadena, CA · Rohnert Park, CA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair CA:CA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • SAME-STATE Same state · 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.

  • Los Angeles College of Music: average net price rose +31.2% from $31,147 (2013) to $40,853 (2023), r² 0.72.
  • Sonoma State University: net price ranged $6,230–$17,563 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -20.5% is not a trend (r² 0.21).
  • Los Angeles College of Music: enrollment grew +80.4% over 2013–2023; fitted +13 students/yr fitted, r² 0.58.
  • Sonoma State University: enrollment shrank -35.4% over 2013–2023; fitted -311 students/yr fitted, r² 0.73.

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: Los Angeles College of Music vs Sonoma State University

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Sonoma State University leads on in-state tuition ($8,624 vs $30,540 at Los Angeles College of Music)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Sonoma State University leads on avg net price ($12,885 vs $43,590 at Los Angeles College of Music)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Sonoma State University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($52,179 vs $20,538 at Los Angeles College of Music)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Los Angeles College of Music and Sonoma State University?
Sonoma State University leads on in-state tuition at $8,624 versus $30,540 at Los Angeles College of Music. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Los Angeles College of Music and Sonoma State University?
Sonoma State University leads on avg net price at $12,885 versus $43,590 at Los Angeles College of Music. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Los Angeles College of Music and Sonoma State University?
Sonoma State University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $52,179 versus $20,538 at Los Angeles College of Music. 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