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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College vs California State University-Bakersfield

Baton Rouge, LA · Bakersfield, CA · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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Pair LA:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE LA × CA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-NET Largest gap · Avg Net Price

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.

  • Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College: average net price rose +72.4% from $11,610 (2013) to $20,015 (2023), r² 0.84.
  • California State University-Bakersfield: net price ranged $5,318–$8,634 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -32.5% is not a trend (r² 0.05).
  • Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.41).
  • California State University-Bakersfield: acceptance rate eased +33.1% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.61).

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: Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College vs California State University-Bakersfield

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE California State University-Bakersfield leads on avg net price ($5,652 vs $19,151 at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION California State University-Bakersfield leads on in-state tuition ($8,090 vs $11,954 at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College leads on 150%-time completion (69.8% vs 49.6% at California State University-Bakersfield)

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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College and California State University-Bakersfield?▼
California State University-Bakersfield leads on avg net price at $5,652 versus $19,151 at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College and California State University-Bakersfield?▼
California State University-Bakersfield leads on in-state tuition at $8,090 versus $11,954 at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College and California State University-Bakersfield?▼
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College leads on 150%-time completion at 69.8% versus 49.6% at California State University-Bakersfield. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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