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Pair TN:CA
MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-PAR · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-TUITION
- MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
- CROSS-STATE TN × CA
- ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
- NET-PAR Net near-par
- EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
- DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
- COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
- 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.
- Middle Tennessee State University: average net price rose +37.4% from $9,169 (2013) to $12,599 (2023), r² 0.65.
- Fresno Pacific University: net price ranged $11,531–$20,706 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -7.1% is not a trend (r² 0.12).
- Middle Tennessee State University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.03).
- Fresno Pacific University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.02).
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
Location
Type
Undergraduate Enrollment
In-State Tuition
Median Earnings (6 yr)
Median Earnings (10 yr)
Out-of-State Tuition
Median Debt at Graduation
Retention Rate
Acceptance Rate
150%-Time Completion
Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.
| Metric | Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN | Fresno Pacific University Fresno, CA |
| Location | Murfreesboro, TN | Fresno, CA |
| Type | Public | Private Nonprofit |
| Undergraduate Enrollment | 16,301 | 1,544 |
| In-State Tuition | $10,266 | $36,660 |
| Median Earnings (6 yr) | $39,941 | $51,422 |
| Median Earnings (10 yr) | $48,541 | $58,896 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $31,574 | $36,660 |
| Median Debt at Graduation | $20,000 | $23,146 |
| Retention Rate | 79.5% | 71.6% |
| Acceptance Rate | 69.1% | 64.1% |
| 150%-Time Completion | 53.8% | 52.8% |
Rows ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side. College Scorecard.
Largest gaps: Middle Tennessee State University vs Fresno Pacific University
- IN-STATE-TUITION Middle Tennessee State University leads on in-state tuition ($10,266 vs $36,660 at Fresno Pacific University)
- MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Fresno Pacific University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($51,422 vs $39,941 at Middle Tennessee State University)
- MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Fresno Pacific University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($58,896 vs $48,541 at Middle Tennessee State University)
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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions
On in-state tuition, who leads between Middle Tennessee State University and Fresno Pacific University?▼
Middle Tennessee State University leads on in-state tuition at $10,266 versus $36,660 at Fresno Pacific University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Middle Tennessee State University and Fresno Pacific University?▼
Fresno Pacific University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $51,422 versus $39,941 at Middle Tennessee State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Middle Tennessee State University and Fresno Pacific University?▼
Fresno Pacific University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $58,896 versus $48,541 at Middle Tennessee State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.