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Middle Tennessee State University vs California State University-Long Beach

Murfreesboro, TN · Long Beach, CA · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair TN:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE TN × CA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · Out-of-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.

  • Middle Tennessee State University: average net price rose +37.4% from $9,169 (2013) to $12,599 (2023), r² 0.65.
  • California State University-Long Beach: net price ranged $8,338–$10,054 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -7.9% is not a trend (r² 0.24).
  • Middle Tennessee State University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.03).
  • California State University-Long Beach: acceptance rate eased +52.9% 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: Middle Tennessee State University vs California State University-Long Beach

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI California State University-Long Beach leads on out-of-state tuition ($19,950 vs $31,574 at Middle Tennessee State University)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE California State University-Long Beach leads on acceptance rate (46.3% vs 69.1% at Middle Tennessee State University)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA California State University-Long Beach leads on median debt at graduation ($14,289 vs $20,000 at Middle Tennessee State University)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Middle Tennessee State University and California State University-Long Beach?▼
California State University-Long Beach leads on out-of-state tuition at $19,950 versus $31,574 at Middle Tennessee State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between Middle Tennessee State University and California State University-Long Beach?▼
California State University-Long Beach leads on acceptance rate at 46.3% versus 69.1% at Middle Tennessee State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Middle Tennessee State University and California State University-Long Beach?▼
California State University-Long Beach leads on median debt at graduation at $14,289 versus $20,000 at Middle Tennessee 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); out-of-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025