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Pair TN:CA
PUBLIC-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-PAR · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-TUITION
- PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
- 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 · 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.
- 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).
- Middle Tennessee State University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.03).
- Sonoma State University: acceptance rate eased +15.7% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.77).
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
Undergraduate Enrollment
Out-of-State Tuition
Median Earnings (10 yr)
Acceptance Rate
Median Earnings (6 yr)
Median Debt at Graduation
In-State Tuition
Loan Repayment Rate (Completers)
150%-Time Completion
Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.
| Metric | Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN | Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA |
| Location | Murfreesboro, TN | Rohnert Park, CA |
| Undergraduate Enrollment | 16,301 | 5,166 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $31,574 | $21,224 |
| Median Earnings (10 yr) | $48,541 | $65,986 |
| Acceptance Rate | 69.1% | 93.4% |
| Median Earnings (6 yr) | $39,941 | $52,179 |
| Median Debt at Graduation | $20,000 | $16,705 |
| In-State Tuition | $10,266 | $8,624 |
| Loan Repayment Rate (Completers) | 64.0% | 74.9% |
| 150%-Time Completion | 53.8% | 59.1% |
Rows ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side. College Scorecard.
Largest gaps: Middle Tennessee State University vs Sonoma State University
- OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Sonoma State University leads on out-of-state tuition ($21,224 vs $31,574 at Middle Tennessee State University)
- MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Sonoma State University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($65,986 vs $48,541 at Middle Tennessee State University)
- ACCEPTANCE-RATE Middle Tennessee State University leads on acceptance rate (69.1% vs 93.4% at Sonoma 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 Sonoma State University?▼
Sonoma State University leads on out-of-state tuition at $21,224 versus $31,574 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 Sonoma State University?▼
Sonoma State University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $65,986 versus $48,541 at Middle Tennessee State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between Middle Tennessee State University and Sonoma State University?▼
Middle Tennessee State University leads on acceptance rate at 69.1% versus 93.4% at Sonoma State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.